WFC Runners – Thursday
session 22nd March
There is a saying amongst runners…”If you
want to improve strength and speed, run hills”. Ok, there are better run related sayings but
you get the gist! This week saw the
return of everyone’s favourite session…the Blue Ball hill session.
It was a good turnout with 8 runners making an
appearance including Jake who joined us for the first time.
The plan was as follows:
- Warm-up and stretch in Abbey Gardens
- Jog to Blue Ball Hill
- 10 x 45 second sprints with a jog recovery
back to the bottom of the hill
- Jog back to Abbey Gardens
- Cool down and stretch
The aim was to reach the same point on Blue
Ball hill with every rep. It is a steep hill and 45 seconds, although it
doesn’t seem like that much, takes in the steepest part of the hill and is a
real challenge!
The downhill recovery should be used to relax
the muscles and get the breathing back to normal, before turning and running
back up again.
The group worked really hard and were
extremely consistent for each of the 10 reps. Everyone seemed to be suitably
knackered at the end, so job done!!
Looking forward to next week the clocks go
forward so for the first time since September…we will be running in the
light!! The world is our oyster, so we
will start venturing out and around the city a little more!!
If you are on Strava, but have yet to join our
WFC Runners group, then please let me know and I will add you. Also, if
you have any running related stories and fancy writing them up for the blog,
then please send them through to WFCrunners@gmail.com
Lastly, if you are not already part of a
running club and run at parkrun, then I have set up Winchester Fit Club Runners
as a club. When you get your parkrun
results email or newsletter there is a link to edit your profile. Follow this and select “Winchester Fit Club
Runners” as your club. Then click “Please Alter” and it is done! Next time you run your results will show as
being part of our club.
Happy running everyone
Coach James
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