Liss Runners
Training
Arrangements for Club Activities Due to Social Distancing Precautions:
The club can now meet for all its regular training sessions with some restrictions on group numbers and social distancing precautions. To enable planning of groups and potential contact tracing all runners attending a session are required to register their intention to run using the Doodle polls circulated by email and Whatsapp.
Regular club runs such as the social runs and Sunday runs are restricted to 6 runners per group. If more than 6 then separate groups will be designated with different start times offset by 15 minutes from the previous group.
Wednesday training and torch runs may have unlimited runners with a designated trainer / leader. These sessions are run in a COVID secure environment in line with the recommendations of UK Athletics.
The club's risk assessment of these arrangements have introduced the following rules to minimise the risks associated with the spread of Covid-19:
- You MUST follow the current government guidance on social distancing and other hygene measures.
- DO NOT turn up for training if you feel unwell or are exhibiting any symptoms of Covid-19.
- You must book all sessions in advance. Those members without a advance booking will be turned away.
- The Newman Collard clubhouse building will remain unused at this time. Please ensure you bring water etc with you to sessions. Do not share water bottles with other runners.
- Do not allow other runners to join your ‘official’ group on the day.
| Day | Time | Session | Venue |
|
Some Tuesdays (see below) |
19:00 | Torch run |
See club emails and Doodle polls |
| Wednesday | 19:00 | Intervals* | Newman Collard car park |
|
Thursday |
19:00 |
Social run |
Petersfield Waitrose carpark |
|
Sunday |
09:00 |
Long run (approx 10 miles / 16 km) |
Newman Collard car park |
Sunday Runs:**
Sunday runs start with a "social mile" run as a single group before the group divides into smaller groups of similar ability for the remainder of the run. All the routes are around 10 miles and are all on road. The routes feature a mix of topography but are generally "lumpy."
| Date | 09:00 Route | |
| 04 April | Rake CW | |
| 11 April | Hawkley CW | |
| 18 April | Borden CW | |
| 25 April | Empshott CW | |
| 2 May | Petersfield CW | |
| 9 May | Rogate ACW | |
| 16 May | Steep ACW | |
| 23 May | Rake ACW | |
| 30 May | Hawkley ACW | |
| 6 June | Borden ACW | |
| 13 June | Empshott ACW | |
| 20 June | Petersfield ACW | |
| 27 June | Rogate CW | |
| 4 July | Steep CW | |
| 11 July | Rake CW | |
| 18 July | Hawkley CW | |
ACW=anti clock wise route / CW=clockwise route.
** There may be very few runners out training on Sundays when dates clash with the Southern XC League fixtures or other races (see Southern XC League page) - check with the Whatsapp group.
Wednesday Evening Intervals:
These sessions are designed to build the speed and strength needed to race, but you do not have to be a fast runner to attend these sessions, they are suitable for all abilities.
The summer handicap race series replaces the Wednesday training one per month during May - Sept (see club handicap series page).
| Date | Trainer |
| 31 March | Tom Frost |
| 7 April | John Collis |
| 14 April | Trevor's Challenge |
| 21 April | Andrew Turner |
| 28 April | Helen Purchase |
| 5 May | Rob Fleming |
| 12 May | Handicap #1 |
| 19 May | Tom Frost |
| 26 May | John Collis |
| 2 June | Andrew Turner |
| 9 June | Handicap #2 |
| 16 June | Helen Purchase |
| 23 June | Rob Fleming |
Thursday Evening Social Runs:-
Meet at 19:00 in the Waitrose car park, Petersfield:
The run route for these sessions will be decided on the day.
Evening Off-Road Torch
| Date | Leader | Location |
| See Doodle Polls | Ben Tyas & Kev Osman (with occasional guests) | See Doodle Polls |
| Venue | Meeting point |
| QECP | Main car park at Queen Elizabeth Country Park |
| Longmoor | Forest Road Car Park, Liss Forest |
Torch runs start at 19:00
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