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	August 2019
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			1 Track: Wibbly Wobbly Legs Track: Wibbly Wobbly Legs Thursday 1 August 2019 @ 18:30 - 20:00 CV32 6AD, River Cl, Leamington Spa CV32 6AD, UK Striders track session at Edmonscote track. The track costs £4.70 or you can also get a track pass Bronze Medal 2 x 1,000 2 x 800 2 x 400 100 metre walk recovery in between Total 4,400 Metres Silver Medal 2 x 1,000 2 x 800 6 x 400 100 metre walk recovery in between Total 6,000 Metres Gold Medal 2 x 1,000 2 x 800 9 x 400 100 metre walk recovery in between Total 7,200 Metres Platinum Medal 2 x 1,000 2 x 800 12 x 400 100 metre walk recovery in between Total 8,400 Metres •	2 6@6 6@6 Friday 2 August 2019 @ 18:00 - 19:30 Leamington Lawn Tennis & Squash Club, Guy's Cliffe Ave, Leamington Spa CV32 6LZ, UK 18:00 Six at Six The Clubhouse A sociable, steady run providing a great way to squeeze some miles in between work and the weekend! 6 miles (give or take) in 60 minutes (give or take) so suitable for anyone that can run a sub one hour 10k. Route is often (but not always) published on the Strider Chat page on the day. •	3 Parkrun Parkrun Saturday 3 August 2019 @ 09:00 - 10:00 Royal Leamington Spa, UK Come along to parkrun in Leamington, there’s always a bunch of Striders running so you can treat it as a social or go for a PB! •	4
5 Summer Route: Race Course Summer Route: Race Course Monday 5 August 2019 @ 19:30 - 21:30 Leamington Lawn Tennis & Squash Club, Guy's Cliffe Ave, Leamington Spa CV32 6LZ, UK Monday night is our main “Club” run from the Clubhouse at 7:30pm. There are different groups running at different paces over a short (2 groups), medium (2 groups) or long route (2 groups) with back markers so no-one gets left behind. Short (two groups) - Short Steady runs at 10+ min/mile - Short runs at 9-10 min/mile Medium (two groups) - Medium Steady runs at 8.30-9 min/mile - Medium runs at 8-8.30 min/mile Long (two groups) - Long Steady runs at 8.15-8.30 min/mile - Long at a fast pace You can view the route maps here… Short http://www.mapmyrun.com/gb/royal-leamington-spa-eng/summer-route-three-small-route-19415496 Medium http://www.mapmyrun.com/gb/royal-leamington-spa-eng/summer-route-three-medium-route-18129072 Long https://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/2132424478 •	6 Introductory Tempo Introductory Tempo Tuesday 6 August 2019 @ 18:45 - 20:30 Leamington Lawn Tennis & Squash Club, Guy's Cliffe Ave, Leamington Spa CV32 6LZ, UK Introductory Tempo Introductory Tempo sessions. If you’ve not tried it out before, please come along. 3-6 mile options available as always, front- and back-marked. Tempo running will make you better at running faster for longer, and as a general guide, we advise you replicate your half marathon race pace. Meet at the Clubhouse at 6:45pm for a gentle warmup run to the circuit Intro tempo 3 miles http://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/1269974533 Tempo Summer route Tempo Summer route Tuesday 6 August 2019 @ 18:45 - 20:30 Leamington Lawn Tennis & Squash Club, Guy's Cliffe Ave, Leamington Spa CV32 6LZ, UK 18:45 Tempo Tuesday The Clubhouse A speed session that trains your body to become more efficient and comfortable running at a faster pace. This is a HARD and mentally tough session – not for the faint hearted! Suited to faster runners who can run tempo at a minimum of 8 min/mile (sub 1:45 half marathon). Warmup run from/back to the Club together then an individual 4, 5, or 6m tempo. Please make sure you know the summer tempo routes: 4m, 5m or 6m Summer Tempo routes Intro tempo 3 miles http://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/1546429543 4miles http://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/749014053 5 miles https://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/1625277499 6 miles https://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/1625267668 • •	7 Summer Series – 3000m at the Warwickshire Open Graded Meeting Summer Series – 3000m at the Warwickshire Open Graded Meeting Wednesday 7 August 2019 @ 19:00 - 21:00 Edmondscote Stadium Leamington Spa CV32 6AG Summer Series – 3000m at the Warwickshire Open Graded Meeting Edmondscote Stadium Leamington Spa CV326AG Details are here… http://www.warwickshireathletics.co.uk/warwickshire-county-open-graded-meetings/ To save time and effort download an entry form… http://www.warwickshireathletics.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Open-graded-entry-form-2019.pdf Please park in the adjacent field not the track entrance and don’t forget your pins - 8 needed (front and back). The 3000m start time is approximately 8pm but entries close 30 mins beforehand and this is just one of a number of events that start at 7pm so get there in plenty of time to park, register and warm up. •	8 Track: Time Trials Track: Time Trials Thursday 8 August 2019 @ 18:30 - 20:00 CV32 6AD, River Cl, Leamington Spa CV32 6AD, UK Striders track session at Edmonscote track. The track costs £4.70 or you can also get a track pass Bronze Medal 800m 1600m 1000m 400m 200m 2-3mins recovery in between Total 4,000 Metres Silver Medal 800m 1600m 1000m 800m 400m 200m 2-3mins recovery in between Total 4,800 Metres Gold Medal 800m 1600m 1200m 1000m 400m 200m 2-3mins recovery in between Total 5,200 Metres Platinum Medal 800m 1600m 1200m 1000m 800m 400m 200m 2-3mins recovery in between Total 6,000 Metres •	9 6@6 6@6 Friday 9 August 2019 @ 18:00 - 19:30 Leamington Lawn Tennis & Squash Club, Guy's Cliffe Ave, Leamington Spa CV32 6LZ, UK 18:00 Six at Six The Clubhouse A sociable, steady run providing a great way to squeeze some miles in between work and the weekend! 6 miles (give or take) in 60 minutes (give or take) so suitable for anyone that can run a sub one hour 10k. Route is often (but not always) published on the Strider Chat page on the day. •	10 Parkrun Parkrun Saturday 10 August 2019 @ 09:00 - 10:00 Royal Leamington Spa, UK Come along to parkrun in Leamington, there’s always a bunch of Striders running so you can treat it as a social or go for a PB! •	11
12 Summer Route: The Cape & The Warwickshire Summer Route: The Cape & The Warwickshire Monday 12 August 2019 @ 19:30 - 21:30 Leamington Lawn Tennis & Squash Club, Guy's Cliffe Ave, Leamington Spa CV32 6LZ, United Kingdom Monday night is our main “Club” run from the Clubhouse at 7:30pm. There will be 4 groups running at different paces over a short, medium (2 group) or long route with back markers so no-one gets left behind. You can view the route maps here… http://www.mapmyrun.com/gb/royal-leamington-spa-eng/summer-route-four-small-route-20804614 http://www.mapmyrun.com/gb/royal-leamington-spa-eng/summer-route-four-medium-route-20802116 http://www.mapmyrun.com/gb/royal-leamington-spa-eng/summer-route-four-long-route-20793546 •	13 Tempo Summer route Tempo Summer route Tuesday 13 August 2019 @ 18:45 - 20:30 Leamington Lawn Tennis & Squash Club, Guy's Cliffe Ave, Leamington Spa CV32 6LZ, UK 18:45 Tempo Tuesday The Clubhouse A speed session that trains your body to become more efficient and comfortable running at a faster pace. This is a HARD and mentally tough session – not for the faint hearted! Suited to faster runners who can run tempo at a minimum of 8 min/mile (sub 1:45 half marathon). Warmup run from/back to the Club together then an individual 4, 5, or 6m tempo. Please make sure you know the summer tempo routes: 4m, 5m or 6m Summer Tempo routes Intro tempo 3 miles http://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/1546429543 4miles http://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/749014053 5 miles https://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/1625277499 6 miles https://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/1625267668 •	14 Crocodiling Crocodiling Wednesday 14 August 2019 @ 19:00 - 20:00 Bringing back an old favourite - join us at the club for a run to the circuit. Meet at the club at 7pm. •	15 Track: Yasso 800's Track: Yasso 800's Thursday 15 August 2019 @ 18:30 - 20:00 CV32 6AD, River Cl, Leamington Spa CV32 6AD, UK Striders track session at Edmonscote track. The track costs £4.70 or you can also get a track pass Bronze Medal 4 x 800m Total 3,200 Metres No walking - 400m recovery jog (400 metres x 4) Total 4,800 Metres Silver Medal 6 x 800m Total 4,800 Metres No walking - 400m recovery jog (400 metres x 6) Total 7,200 Metres Gold Medal 8 x 800m Total 6,400 Metres No walking - 400m recovery jog (400 metres x 8) Total 9,600 Metres Platinum Medal 10 x 800m Total 8,000 Metres No walking - 400m recovery jog (400 metres x 10) Total 12,000 Metres Run the 800s in the minutes/seconds of your predicted marathon time. 3 minutes 20 seconds = 3 hours 20 minutes marathon. �� •	16 6@6 6@6 Friday 16 August 2019 @ 18:00 - 19:30 Leamington Lawn Tennis & Squash Club, Guy's Cliffe Ave, Leamington Spa CV32 6LZ, UK 18:00 Six at Six The Clubhouse A sociable, steady run providing a great way to squeeze some miles in between work and the weekend! 6 miles (give or take) in 60 minutes (give or take) so suitable for anyone that can run a sub one hour 10k. Route is often (but not always) published on the Strider Chat page on the day. •	17 Parkrun Parkrun Saturday 17 August 2019 @ 09:00 - 10:00 Royal Leamington Spa, UK Come along to parkrun in Leamington, there’s always a bunch of Striders running so you can treat it as a social or go for a PB! •	18
19 Pub Run Pub Run Monday 19 August 2019 @ 19:30 - 21:00 The New Inn, 195-197 Leam Terrace, Leamington Spa CV31 1DW Last Pub run of the season from The New Inn, Leam Terrace, Leamington Spa....this one organised by Chris, meet at the normal time ready to go at 7.30pm with food afterwards! Parking is not great on Leam Terrace so please car share, jog down where possible. Please also arrive early as we are aiming to leave as close to 7:30pm as possible due to the night drawing in earlier. Short route will be around 6.3 miles as per below: https://www.strava.com/activities/2613462869 Long route will be around 7.5 miles (slightly modified version of below) https://www.strava.com/activities/2616190315 Note these maps start and finish at Chris's house and go past the New Inn. We will obviously be starting and finishing at the The New Inn. •	20 Tempo Summer route Tempo Summer route Tuesday 20 August 2019 @ 18:45 - 20:30 Leamington Lawn Tennis & Squash Club, Guy's Cliffe Ave, Leamington Spa CV32 6LZ, UK 18:45 Tempo Tuesday The Clubhouse A speed session that trains your body to become more efficient and comfortable running at a faster pace. This is a HARD and mentally tough session – not for the faint hearted! Suited to faster runners who can run tempo at a minimum of 8 min/mile (sub 1:45 half marathon). Warmup run from/back to the Club together then an individual 4, 5, or 6m tempo. Please make sure you know the summer tempo routes: 4m, 5m or 6m Summer Tempo routes Intro tempo 3 miles http://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/1546429543 4miles http://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/749014053 5 miles https://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/1625277499 6 miles https://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/1625267668 •	21 Handicap Series: Mile Relays Handicap Series: Mile Relays Wednesday 21 August 2019 @ 19:00 - 20:00 Relays will be in St Nicholas Park in Warwick, 7pm start. We will do 3 x 1 mile relays in random teams. Meet by the boat house at the bottom of the steps off the Banbury Road Bridge in Warwick. •	22 Track: Lopsided Egyptian Pyramid Track: Lopsided Egyptian Pyramid Thursday 22 August 2019 @ 18:30 - 20:00 CV32 6AD, River Cl, Leamington Spa CV32 6AD, UK Striders track session at Edmonscote track. The track costs £4.70 or you can also get a track pass Bronze Medal 400 600 800 1,000 800 600 400 Total 4,600 Metres 100 Metre walk recovery Silver Medal 400 600 800 1,000 1,200 1,000 800 600 400 Total 6,800 Metres 100 Metre walk recovery Gold Medal 400 600 800 1,000 1,200 1,000 800 600 x 2 400 x 2 Total 7,800 Metres 100 Metre walk recovery Platinum Medal 400 600 800 1,000 1,200 1,000 800 600 x 3 400 x 3 Total 8,800 Metres 100 Metre Walk Recovery •	23 6@6 6@6 Friday 23 August 2019 @ 18:00 - 19:30 Leamington Lawn Tennis & Squash Club, Guy's Cliffe Ave, Leamington Spa CV32 6LZ, UK 18:00 Six at Six The Clubhouse A sociable, steady run providing a great way to squeeze some miles in between work and the weekend! 6 miles (give or take) in 60 minutes (give or take) so suitable for anyone that can run a sub one hour 10k. Route is often (but not always) published on the Strider Chat page on the day. •	24 Parkrun Parkrun Saturday 24 August 2019 @ 09:00 - 10:00 Royal Leamington Spa, UK Come along to parkrun in Leamington, there’s always a bunch of Striders running so you can treat it as a social or go for a PB! •	25
26 Summer Route: Newbold Comyn (6pm START !!!!) Summer Route: Newbold Comyn (6pm START !!!!) Monday 26 August 2019 @ 18:00 - 20:00 Leamington Lawn Tennis & Squash Club, Guy's Cliffe Ave, Leamington Spa CV32 6LZ, United Kingdom 6pm START !!!! 6pm START !!!! 6pm START !!!! 6pm START !!!! 6pm START !!!! Monday night is our main “Club” run from the Clubhouse. There are different groups running at different paces over a short (2 groups), medium (2 groups) or long route (2 groups) with back markers so no-one gets left behind. Short (two groups) - Short Steady runs at 10+ min/mile - Short runs at 9-10 min/mile Medium (two groups) - Medium Steady runs at 8.30-9 min/mile - Medium runs at 8-8.30 min/mile Long (two groups) - Long Steady runs at 8.15-8.30 min/mile - Long at a fast pace You can view the route maps here… Short http://www.mapmyrun.com/gb/royal-leamington-spa-eng/summer-route-one-short-route-17211452 Medium http://www.mapmyrun.com/gb/royal-leamington-spa-eng/summer-route-one-medium-route-17208340 Long http://www.mapmyrun.com/gb/royal-leamington-spa-eng/summer-route-one-large-route-17204100 •	27 Tempo Summer route Tempo Summer route Tuesday 27 August 2019 @ 18:45 - 20:30 Leamington Lawn Tennis & Squash Club, Guy's Cliffe Ave, Leamington Spa CV32 6LZ, UK 18:45 Tempo Tuesday The Clubhouse A speed session that trains your body to become more efficient and comfortable running at a faster pace. This is a HARD and mentally tough session – not for the faint hearted! Suited to faster runners who can run tempo at a minimum of 8 min/mile (sub 1:45 half marathon). Warmup run from/back to the Club together then an individual 4, 5, or 6m tempo. Please make sure you know the summer tempo routes: 4m, 5m or 6m Summer Tempo routes Intro tempo 3 miles http://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/1546429543 4miles http://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/749014053 5 miles https://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/1625277499 6 miles https://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/1625267668 •	28 Fartlek Fartlek Wednesday 28 August 2019 @ 19:00 - 20:30 Leamington Lawn Tennis & Squash Club, Guy's Cliffe Ave, Leamington Spa CV32 6LZ, UK Fartlek A session which mixes steady paced running with short, sharp spurts of speed to push your fitness on. You’ll run fast, slow, medium over a variety of distances – mixing it up and having fun! Suitable for everyone. Meet at the Clubhouse at 7pm for a warm up run to the circuit. •	29 Track: Kill-a-Metre Track: Kill-a-Metre Thursday 29 August 2019 @ 18:30 - 20:00 CV32 6AD, River Cl, Leamington Spa CV32 6AD, UK Striders track session at Edmonscote track. The track costs £4.70 or you can also get a track pass Bronze Medal 1000m x 4 Total 4,000 Metres 3mins recovery in between Silver Medal 1000m x 6 Total 6,000 Metres 3mins recovery in between Gold Medal 1000m x 8 Total 8,000 Metres 3mins recovery in between Platinum Medal 1000m x 10 Total 10,000 Metres 3mins recovery in between •	30 6@6 6@6 Friday 30 August 2019 @ 18:00 - 19:30 Leamington Lawn Tennis & Squash Club, Guy's Cliffe Ave, Leamington Spa CV32 6LZ, UK 18:00 Six at Six The Clubhouse A sociable, steady run providing a great way to squeeze some miles in between work and the weekend! 6 miles (give or take) in 60 minutes (give or take) so suitable for anyone that can run a sub one hour 10k. Route is often (but not always) published on the Strider Chat page on the day. •	31 Strider parkrun takeover Strider parkrun takeover Saturday 31 August 2019 @ 09:00 - 10:00 Royal Leamington Spa, UK As thanks for the lending of equipment for our race at Ryton, we are mass volunteering at Leamington parkrun. Just email leamington@parkrun.com to get your name on the list. It will be a great way to support the event and get our name known! •

Our sessions

Read on to find out if a session is right for you. Unless otherwise stated, all sessions are free of charge to members.

Monday Clubruns

These are sociable, steady runs of between 6 and 8 miles.

A great chance to get to know your fellow club mates.

Numbers vary, but we often get 60+ people turning up. We split into smaller groups to make things manageable. If you can run 10K in 60 minutes you’ll be fine; you should be able to hold a conversation on the way round. Suitable for all.

We aim for groups running at these paces

Short 9-10 mins/mile
Medium Slow 8.30-9 mins/mile
Medium Fast 8-8.30 mins/mile
Long 7.30-8 mins/mile

There is also a group that runs long at medium pace without stops at 8.15-8.20 mins/mile

Tuesday Tempo

Speedwork at a lactate threshold pace. No talking in this one. Suitable for intermediate and faster runners. There is also a monthly introductory session to encourage and support people wanting to try tempo for the first time

Wednesday Sessions

These vary week by week. Hill Sessions, Fartlek runs, Circuit Training, Crocodiling. Suitable for all.

Track Sessions

These are speed workouts. They take a variety of forms, and vary week by week. Suitable for all.

Friday Six at Six

Six steady miles at six pm. A good way to finish the week. If you can manage 6 miles in an hour or so then you’ll be fine for this one. No one is left behind. Suitable for all.

August 2019