Adult & Junior Endurance Training at Bingley Harriers

Overview

Endurance training for seniors takes place on Tuesday and Thursday evenings predominantly from the Bradford & Bingley (B&B) Sports Club, Bingley BD16 1LT

The sessions are open to all Bingley Harriers members. Guests are more than welcome to come to a few sessions before they commit to joining the club; your first 4 sessions at B&B are free. 

The sessions are led by UK Athletics qualified Leaders & Coaches and generally consist of a warm-up followed by the main session finishing with a cool-down and some stretches.

Once you are signed up to the Bingley Harriers Team App we use Chat Groups to keep in touch with what is happening on Training nights.

What does it Cost?

The sessions from the B&B club cost :

Members (Seniors)      £2

Guests                               £3 (first 4 sessions free) 

Juniors                              £1

Discounted quarterly (Senior £15, Junior £9)  and annual (Senior £50, Junior £35) training passes are available for Members from the online club shop.  

What Should I Expect?

Tuesdays – 7.00pm to 8.00pm (B&B Sports Club)

These are structured sessions aimed at improving your Speed, Strength and Stamina. They are intended to be challenging but as they are repetition (rep) based they are also suitable for athletes of all abilities – if you really want to improve these are the sessions to attend.

–          SPEED sessions consisting of time or distance reps of efforts interspersed by timed recovery periods. (grass or track running is also a great way to improve your running form and efficiency). e.g. 10x (300mtrs at your mile pace, 40sec jog recover).  We will help with your pacing

–          STRENGTH sessions are usually hill based rep sessions conducted on the local roads (winter) and tracks / trails (summer).

–          STAMINA sessions are aimed at building an athlete’s endurance and consist of longer distance reps / intervals, tempo runs or time trials over distances up to 5k.

Thursdays – 7.00pm – 8.00pm (B&B Sports Club)

Thursday’s sessions are a little less structured and are intended to offer athletes a quality distance run of around one hour in duration (sometimes a little longer – especially in summer).

To accommodate the great spread of abilities that we have in the club there are a number of different groups that go their own separate ways. To give an idea of the range in pace between the groups, the steadiest group may cover 4 miles in the hour with run/walk options, and the fastest group may do around 9 miles in the hour.

If you are unsure of your pace we recommend you try the steadiest group first and move up through the groups until you find a pace that suits you best – but remember, to improve you need to challenge yourself and where possible run with people that are slightly faster than you!

Many members make use of the B&B Sports Club bar after training on a Thursday – please come along for a drink and chat, and on the last Thursday of the month there is a Food option after training.  There are no showers or changing facilities at the moment.

Any questions, please feel free to contact us using the link above (envelope in the header bar)

Junior Training

Please Note that we are currently FULL and are unable to take additional Juniors into our Group. If you wish to be added to our waiting list please contact Dave Potter (07779700281) or Tony Kingham (07932 829102). We will review the situation in January 2025.

Tuesdays – 7.00pm to 8.00pm at Bradford and Bingley Sports Club, Wagon Lane, Bingley BD16 1LT

This session is open to all Juniors from the age of 8 upwards, plus any parents who would like to accompany them.

Thursdays - 7.00pm to 8.00pm at Bradford and Bingley Sports Club

Similar to Tuesdays but tend to be for the more experienced Juniors (all ages).  Please ask to be put in touch with the Junior Endurance leaders if you have any queries.  

Routes will vary as much as possible, though in the winter months we have to stick to well-lit routes (the Club provides high-visibility tops).

Our main aim is to provide enjoyment, and to get young runners into the habit of running. As they gain experience we hope they will become Club members, and that they will then enter races wearing our famous club colours.

What does it Cost? The sessions from the Bradford and Bingley Club  cost £1 for Juniors, with discounted quarterly and annual passes for Members