Southampton Running Sisters Beginners' Course 2012

The 2012 course  will be held at

Townhill Park Community Centre Meggeson Avenue,
Townhill Park, Southampton, SO18 2FH

The course runs on Mondays between 14th May and 9th July. 

Sessions start at 7.00, please arrive in good time. 

We advise you to enrol early, but we always try to squeeze in late arrivals, so if you discover you have missed the start day, turn up in good time at the venue and talk to the coaches who will help you fit in and join the fun.

For more details contact Tina Blackburn 07747 09119 or email info@srs.org.uk

2. Programme: Summary of guest speakers and weekly activities

Week 1: 14^th May, A Welcome from Running Sisters:

Course Overview plus Q&A session, 

Running activity: Practical introduction to running

Week 2: 21st May

Talk: Stretching, warm up and cool down

Exercise Preparation and Closure - an introduction to stretching

Speaker: Sharon Banks, Massage Southampton

Running activity: Fast Back

Week 3: 28th May 

Talk: Alexander Sports: Footwear

Running Styles, and shoes to match. Plus and overview of running clothing

Speaker: Dawn Taylor, Alexandra Sports

Running activity: Fartlek

NB: Monday 4^th June, No meeting because of Bank Holiday

Take yourself out for a run with some friends, put your feet up and catchup on your reading :-)

Week 4: 11th June, 

Talk: Running safely - a police perspective

Speaker: Sgt Vanessa Ford, Bitterne Police Station

Advice on how to approach running with safety in mind

Running activity: Hills

Week 5: 18^th June , 

Talk: Women Running

Informal Q&A session with Running Sisters

Running activity: Sprints

Week 6: 25^th June, 

Talk: Sport and Diet

Looking after yourself with a healthy approach to food and drink

Speaker: Michelle Sutcliffe

Running activity: Fun Run Preparations

Week 7: 14^th  June, 

Special Session: Speed and Agility 

A mixture of talk and practical session, Rob Cook

Week 8: 21st June 

Fun Run and Social Celebration

Fun Run and Social Celebration

Week 9 and afterwards… Join us for our regular runs on Mondays and Wednesdays, our satellite runs and find time for yourself

Six Week Get Fit Programme

Between beginners courses we are happy for new runners to come along to join our club runs, so long as they are able to run without a break for about 45 minutes. Following the programme below should get you to that level. 
The daily walking will also get your into the regular exercise habit. 

Get Fit Programme

You can use this basic programme to develop your running independently starting from scratch. You might also use it to get back to running on your own after a break.  

WEEK 1 Activity

Sunday run 5 mins, walk/slow jog 2 mins repeat 4x

Monday walk 15 mins (AM and PM)

Tuesday run 5 mins, walk/slow jog 2 mins repeat 4x

Wednesday walk 15 mins (AM and PM)

Thursday run 5 mins, walk/slow jog 2 mins repeat 4x

Friday walk mins (AM and PM)

Saturday Rest or Alternative Activities

WEEK 2

Sunday run 8 mins, walk/slow jog 2 mins, repeat 3x

Monday walk 20 mins (AM and PM)

Tuesday run 8 mins, walk/slow jog 2 mins, repeat 3x

Wednesday walk 20 mins (AM and PM)

Thursday run 8 mins, walk/slow jog 2 mins, repeat 3x

Friday walk 20 mins (AM and PM)

Saturday Rest or Alternative Activities

WEEK 3

Sunday run 10 mins, walk/slow jog 2 mins, repeat 2x

Monday walk 30 mins (AM and PM)

Tuesday run 10 mins, walk/slow jog 2 mins, repeat 2x

Wednesday walk 30 mins (AM and PM)

Thursday run 10 mins, walk/slow jog 2 mins, repeat 2x

Friday walk 30 mins (AM and PM)

Saturday Rest or Alternative Activities

WEEK 4

Sunday run 10 mins, walk/slow jog 2 mins, repeat 3x

Monday walk 30 mins (AM and PM)

Tuesday run 10 mins, walk/slow jog 2 mins, repeat 3x

Wednesday walk 30 mins (AM and PM)

Thursday run 10 mins, walk/slow jog 2 mins, repeat 3x

Friday walk 30 mins (AM and PM)

Saturday Rest or Alternative Activities

WEEK 5

Sunday run 15 mins, walk/slow jog 2 mins, repeat 2x

Monday walk 30 mins (AM and PM)

Tuesday run 15 mins, walk/slow jog 2 mins, repeat 2x

Wednesday walk 30 mins (AM and PM)

Thursday run 15 mins, walk/slow jog 2 mins, repeat 2x

Friday walk 30 mins (AM and PM)

Saturday Rest or Alternative Activities

WEEK 6

Sunday run 15 mins, walk/slow jog 2 mins, repeat 3x

Monday walk 30 mins (AM and PM)

Tuesday run 15 mins, walk/slow jog 2 mins, repeat 3x

Wednesday walk 30 mins (AM and PM)

Thursday run 15 mins, walk/slow jog 2 mins, repeat 3x

Friday walk 30 mins (AM and PM)

Saturday Rest or Alternative Activities

SRS Beginners Course Week 2a 5th May

Meet at Bitterne Park Social Club
76 Manor Farm Road, Bitterne Park, SO18 1NQ

It is still possible for you to join the course, please turn up on the night with a completed application form and your payment as a cheque or cash (£30 or £25 for unwaged) see full details at the bottom of this page

Programme

Each week begins with a briefing, followed by a running activity and then short presentation by a guest speaker.


Week 2a 5th May - Bank Holiday no official programme but optional social run at 6.00pm

Week 3: 10th May Alexander Sports:

Running Styles, and shoes to match. Plus and overview of running clothing

Week 4: 17th May Michelle Sutcliffe:

Sport and Diet

Week 5: 24th May Emma Trickett, The Moving Body Clinic :

The role of sports massage

Week 5a 31st May - Bank Holiday optional social run at 6.00pm

Week 6: 7th June Sharon White:

Speed and Agility - mixed talk and practical session

Week 7: 14th June - Local WPC:

Running safely - a police perspective

Week 8: 21st June no speaker

Fun Run and Social Celebration

At the end of the course we welcome you to join us on our regular club runs.

Normally runs are scheduled for Monday, Wednesday and Saturday. Check out the Southampton Running Sisters training blog for details.




Download poster and application form pdf or doc



location details

SRS Beginners Course Week 2 26th April

Meet at Bitterne Park Social Club
76 Manor Farm Road, Bitterne Park, SO18 1NQ

Monday 26th April 7.00 – 8.30pm.

Todays class will focus on stretching, and mobilisation. How to get yourself moving and do things to make sure that you help protect yourself from injury.

Our guest speaker is Jo Harvey who is a fitness instructor at the University of Southampton.

The session will begin with an introduction and overview of stretching and mobilisation. This will be followed by:

* a short warm up run in the park

* outside: demonstration and practice of basic stretches

* inside: paired stretches and PNF stretches

* Q&A




It is still possible for you to join the course, please turn up on the night with a completed application form and your payment as a cheque or cash (£30 or £25 for unwaged) see full details at the bottom of this page

remaining programme

Week 2a 5th May - Bank Holiday optional social run at 6.00pm

Week 3: 10th May Alexander Sports:

Running Styles, and shoes to match. Plus and overview of running clothing

Week 4: 17th May Michelle Sutcliffe:

Sport and Diet

Week 5: 24th May Emma Trickett, The Moving Body Clinic :

The role of sports massage

Week 5a 31st May - Bank Holiday optional social run at 6.00pm

Week 6: 7th June Sharon White:

Speed and Agility - mixed talk and practical session

Week 7: 14th June - Local WPC:

Running safely - a police perspective

Week 8: 21st June no speaker

Fun Run and Social Celebration

At the end of the course we welcome you to join us on our regular club runs.

Normally runs are scheduled for Monday, Wednesday and Saturday. Check out the Southampton Running Sisters training blog for details.




Download poster and application form pdf or doc



location details

Missed the course - what to do?

Q

Im very interested in your beginner's running course as I really can't run at all without getting severly out of breath, but would like to learn. I hear that your course has finished and was wondering if there will be another one??? I dont want to wait till next year, my enthusiasm may have run out!

Answer


Sorry we do not have another beginners class scheduled til next spring, however I do have a few suggestions which should help you get into running starting today :-)

If you are a non runner, its quite usual to find yourself out of breath after a little exercise, however a gentle progressive programme which introduces a mix of gentle jogging and walking can help you build up your stamina until you can run continuously without a break.

The secret is to ensure that you initially exercise alternate days three days a week with activities such as walking or fitness classes as optional extras on the other days ( the frequency and intensity depending on your base level of fitness)

Although we have finished our beginners course 'til next year, we do have some beginners who are taking things slowly but continues to run with us on a Monday
when for the next few weeks we are running at 18.15 for 45 minutes.

These sessions start outside the Cowherds on Southampton Common and run until late September 09, after that we will always run from the Cowherds on the first Monday of the Month, any beginners/returners have a known date when they can meet club members.

You can also come along and chat with the coaches before we go our for our regular club runs on a Wednesday leaving from Southampton Solent. Check out details on our Southampton Running Sisters web site

If you turned up at that time, you could introduce yourself to us, and see if you could include running with us one day a week with two sessions on your own each week.

You can look at our beginners blog for some information, that includes some schedules to get you running from a standing start. Check out our training blog to check out our current training programme venues

When you are more advanced you could follow a 16 week worldwide festival of races couch to 5k programme.

Hope this is helpful. My advice is that running three times a week for six to eight weeks will make a significant difference to your fitness level. We all have to run alone for some time, see how you progress and then talk to me or one of the other coaches again :-)

 

Beginning Running?

Welcome to Southampton Running Sisters Beginners Blog



We only do one beginners course per year, but if you are able to follow our basic running programme for a few weeks, you should get yourself up to a level where you can come along and join our regular club.

We have running groups at a range of speeds/levels, and there is usually a comfy group which you can join in. All we ask before you come along to one of our regular club nights (Wednesday see our web site) is that you are able to run/jog for about 40 minutes without a break. The programmes below, are designed to get you to that level, although you will need to make sure that you get your trainers on and head out for a run at least three times each week.

Running Schedules

Take a look at the different running schedules we have assembled. There are three to choose from selected from the tabs at the bottom.
A 5 minute jog/walk
A 5 minute run/jog
An 8 minute run/jog
Choose the one which best describes the comfortable limit of what you can manage
You can use this sort of programme to get yourself into running, or to prepare yourself for a competition like the race for life