Week Starting 5th January 2026

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 That’s a wrap for Christmas, and you have all trained and raced well over the festive period.

We find ourselves in 2026 with lots of individual targets for the year, and some exciting TRX news on the horizon - more on that in the coming weeks.

2026 will see the same format: Tuesday and Saturday sessions, Thursday easy or tempo, and Sunday meet-ups for a group run.

It would be lovely to organise a New Year outing for food, too.

A few of us are racing the Staffs Half in March, and many of you are racing the Manchester Marathon. It would be ace to get to these races and either run, or show support for the group.

Before it creeps up on you, start thinking about spring or summer now. If you’re a club runner, begin exploring the possibilities of track races. Pester your clubs and team managers for dates and get signed up. I know Greg at W&BAC will be looking for Masters athletes, and Noel will be recruiting runners to represent W&BAC on the track, too. It’s a great way to get some speed in your legs.

If you have any suggestions for races we can enter as a group, local or otherwise, let me know and I’ll post them on the weekly blog.

 

Training for this week

Tuesday

People I have moved the session to i54 tomorrow. I am aware that other groups use the area, but we have been using it too for years and I have ensured that we are not clashing with any other group too. 


Warmed Up and Ready to go 6.50pm: i54 Innovation Drive - start and finish at Atlas Copco. 


The loop starts after the first island off the Wobaston Road. https://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/6669018485/


• 6-minute tempo

• 12-16 x 400m with 80-second recovery

• Marathoners will add another 10 minutes of tempo afterwards



See you there. X

Saturday

• Not racing Midland and Brum leagues: do a parkrun

• Marathon training:2 miles warm-up - parkrun at tempo - 3 minutes jog float - 5k at marathon pace - 2 miles cool down.

































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