The MMKAC road runner section is made up of adult runners of all abilities, backgrounds and ages. Many runners actively compete (in different events and over all distances) and are focused on improving their times and positions within races. However, we also include non-competitive runners who enjoy running with like minded people.
There are three sub-groups as detailed below. Most groups meet to train several times per week. Session locations can be obtained from the relevant group page or running leader.
Details of each of the training groups are:
Seniors and Masters, Middle/Long Distance Group: Male and female athletes in the group primarily focus focus road running (5k to marathon) throughout the year, cross country in the winter and distance events on the track in the summer. The typical ability of group members range between 14-23 mins for 5k, 30 – 45 mins for 10k and 69 – 100 mins for half marathon.
Please note that, due to the frequent use of the track in both summer and winter, joining this group will require payment of the track fee in addition to standard road-runner membership.
Group Leader - Steve Green mmkac.seniorsmasters.mld@gmail.com
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Intermediate/Mixed ability Group: suitable for those runners that find themselves toward the front of the Improvers group or for those that prefer to train on the redways, rather than on the track with the Performance group. We generally cover roughly 7-8 miles in around an hour. Sessions are aimed at runners that can cover 10k in around 35-45 minutes, although we regroup regularly so nobody is left behind. Typical interval sessions include around 24-26 minutes of running at ‘pace’ (typically around 5k pace), with the rest of the time made up of warm-up, warm-down and recovery running.
Group Leader – Ed Williamson edwilliamson_@hotmail.com 07788 501642
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Improvers Group: suitable for all people progressing from jogging to becoming runners. We offer a varied programme of time, distance and hill effort sessions which generally results in about 6 miles being covered in the 60-70minutes. We will always regroup so no-one is left behind so if you are working towards a specific goal or just want a sociable group to run with whilst improving stamina and/or speed then come along and give us a go.
Group leaders – Malcolm Kidby malcolmkidby@sky.com 07766 310883 / Alison Ray alisonray123@btinternet.com
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