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Training Group – Peter Sandery
Some people take up running as a
convenient form of exercise, a means of maintaining a level of fitness. Others
want to be able to race, to compete against other runners in track, road or
cross country races. If you are in the latter group, training that is targeted
at your goals is essential. Training with a group of like-minded people doesn’t
diminish the physical demands you will need to meet, but it does assist in
providing motivation to maintain that training.
Peter Sandery coachs a training group that meets at
the Adelaide Harriers clubrooms on the corner of Peacock Road and South Terrace
every Monday and Thursday evening, starting promptly at 5:30pm. The group
consists of male and female runners of widely varying ability and age (but
mainly masters age). Numbers vary from 12 to 25 on any night. Each training
session takes approximately one hour and consists of a structured set of warm-up
activities followed by an interval program (repetitions of timed running and
recovery periods). The interval programs are based on current research into
maximising running training outcomes. The aim is to improve the ability to run
well in middle and long distance races. You will need to have been running
regularly for some time before you consider interval training.
Sessions are planned over 6 week
periods, each consisting of 12 different sessions targeting the energy systems
that power running, using various combinations of running speeds, distances and
recovery times. Long slow running trains you to be good at long slow running.
Running fast requires high intensity training that results in adaptation to meet
the subsequent demand on the body. Our bodies respond to demand in quite
specific ways and you won’t run faster just by running further. If you don’t
have a goal of improving race performance and cannot face regular, demanding,
sustained effort that involves a moderate to high level of discomfit, this is
not the training group for you. Adelaide Harriers do charge an annual training
fee with pro rata payment for those who join during the year.
Training Group
- Park 9 McKinnon Parade - Anne Lang - Ph 0417 823666
Anne offers 3 training sessions each
week. Tuesday and Thursday at 7:00am, and Sunday morning at 8:00am.
Sprint Training
There are several sprint training groups
available. These groups train for a combination of competition including
Masters, Athletics League (Pros) and Athletics SA. Contact a SAMA committee
member for more information on these groups.
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