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

Beginners Course 2011 9th May-27 June

Our annual beginners course this year is starting on May 9th  because of the large number of bank holidays.

The course will be run from Taunton's College in Shirley, with practical sessions run on Southampton Common. 

Full details will be published shortly, but in the meantime if you would like to be added to the waiting list please mail us at info@srs.org.uk

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

Beginners Course April 2010 Week 1 19th April

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

Monday 19th April 7.00 – 8.30pm.

We will have to spend a bit of time on the first meeting on admin but we will also find time for a short gentle jog which will help you establish your personal targets for the course.

Please turn up in loose fitting clothing, suitable for a gentle jog
There is no need to buy special clothes or footwear at this stage, as long as you have some form of leisure/jogging/sports clothing and a pair of trainers

On the first day you can expect to:

* complete you registration and collect your membership card

* collect our information pack which contains course details and running advice

* get to know other beginners on our course

* have a chance to chat with existing running sisters

* have time to think about your personal running targets

* take part in a Q&A session to answer any special questions you may have

* come with us for a short run



please try to send of an application form in good time for the first night, but if necessary turn up on the night with a completed application form and your payment as a cheque or cash (£30 or £25 for unwaged)


Download poster and application form pdf or doc



location details

SRS Beginners 2010: Speaker Schedule

Each week's activity will follow the same basic programme:

* Arrival, Welcome, and check on progress

* Briefing for the day's activities

* Warm up

* Running Session

* Cool Down

* Guest Speaker

* Reminders for next week


Speaker Schedule:

Week 1: Running Sisters:

Course Overview - plus Q&A session

Week 2: 26 April Therapeutics :

Exercise Preparation and Closure - an introduction to stretching

Week 3: 10th May Alexander Sports:

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

Week 4: 17th May speaker tbc

Sport and Diet

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

The role of sports massage

Week 6: 7th June presenter tbc:

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.

SRS Beginners 2010 Week 1: 19th April 2010

We will be running our beginners course for eight weeks from Monday 19th April 7.00 – 8.30pm. This year we are meeting at Bitterne Park Social Club, 76 Manor Farm Road, Bitterne Park, SO18 1NQ

We will have to spend a bit of time on the first meeting on admin but we will also find time for a short gentle jog which will help you establish your personal targets for the course.

Please turn up in loose fitting clothing, suitable for a gentle jog
There is no need to buy special clothes or footwear at this stage, as long as you have some form of leisure/jogging/sports clothing and a pair of trainers

On the first day you can expect to:

* complete you registration and collect your membership card

* collect our information pack which contains course details and running advice

* get to know other beginners on our course

* have a chance to chat with existing running sisters

* have time to think about your personal running targets

* take part in a Q&A session to answer any special questions you may have

* come with us for a short run



please try to send of an application form in good time for the first night, but if necessary turn up on the night with a completed application form and your payment as a cheque or cash (£30 or £25 for unemployed or OAP)


Download poster and application form pdf or doc



location details

Bitterne Park Social Club, 
76 Manor Farm Rd, 
Bitterne Park,
SO18 1NQ

location details


The course sessions will not be held on bank holidays, and will run in total until 21st June 2010

Beginners Course Application Form and Poster

Download poster and application form pdf or doc

SRS Beginners Course 2010 Bitterne Park Southampton

We will be running our beginners course for eight weeks from Monday 19th April 7.00 – 8.30pm download poster and application form pdf or docx

location details

Bitterne Park Social Club, 
76 Manor Farm Rd, 
Bitterne Park,
SO18 1NQ

location details


The course sessions will not be held on bank holidays, and will run in total until 21st June 2010

We will have a mix of running sessions which gradually build up your stamina and expertise

We will have a set of speakers throughout the course who will give you insights into various aspects of running including clothing, safety, health and diet

We will have a final fun run for you to calibrate your progress

We will have a social celebration with food and drink after the fun run on the final evening or the course

We will help you prepare for the Race for Life or the Great South

We will welcome you to our regular club nights and club runs

We will give you a membership card which affiliates you to England Athletics and gains discounts at local sports stores and extends your membership until 31 December 2010

We will try to live up to our motto of running for fun, friendship and fitness

Meanwhile, why not take a look through the pages which were posted in association with the last course

As in previous years we will be providing an interesting programme of guest speakers to accompany a carefully crafted schedule of gentle training runs designed to help get you fit enough to manage a 5k fun run at the end of the course. Its a chance for runners to get to know the club and for absolute beginners to get into the running habit - so much cheaper than gym membership!

Its all good fun, and this will be the 16th year that the course has been held. There are experienced coaches plus plenty of already established runners from Running Sisters on hand to help get you up to speed.

"We have new runners of all ages, shapes and sizes join our course". says club chair Su White, who is also one of the coaches. "Our approach is really practical, giving down to earth advice and providing support from other runners who were themselves beginners a few year's ago. Our speakers cover topics like stretching, massage and physiotherapy, women's health, safe running, plus advice of diet, clothing and footwear. There is a fun run and celebratory supper at the end of the course, and miraculously we usually manage to get the weather to keep fine as well!"