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Club Run Sessions – Monday 2nd Feb Onwards

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From Monday 2nd Feb the club is running sessions on Monday 20:00hrs and Wednesday 19:00hrs every week with two groups at each session.

Group A will be slightly quicker with additional efforts than the Group B.  The planned sessions and leaders are as follows.  Details of sessions can also be found on the club website under Training and will be maintained there in future.  If you are interested and want more details about the club sessions contact the secretary or coach coordinator.

Date Day Group Leader Session
02/02/2015 Monday A Chris Heppell Hill Repeats
02/02/2015 Monday B Kelly Graham Hill Repeats
04/02/2015 Wednesday A Matty Bell Fartlek Session
04/02/2015 Wednesday B David Buffham Fartlek Session
09/02/2015 Monday A Andy Gowens Pyramid Intervals
09/02/2015 Monday B Jon Parkin Pyramid Intervals
11/02/2015 Wednesday A Chris Kenyon 1mile efforts
11/02/2015 Wednesday B Kelly Graham 1km efforts
16/02/2015 Monday A Andy Gowens 1km Efforts
16/02/2015 Monday B Jon Parkin Ladywell Way
18/02/2015 Wednesday A Matty Bell 30/30, 60/60, 90/90
18/02/2015 Wednesday B Sue Heppell 20/20, 30/30, 40/40
23/02/2015 Monday A Chris Heppell Ladywell Way
23/02/2015 Monday B Sue Heppell 0.5km efforts
25/02/2015 Wednesday A David Buffham Hill Repeats
25/02/2015 Wednesday B Tina Kelly Hill Repeats
02/03/2015 Monday A Chris Kenyon Technique Session
02/03/2015 Monday B Kelly Graham Technique Session
04/03/2015 Wednesday A Matty Bell Pyramid Intervals
04/03/2015 Wednesday B Tina Kelly Pyramid Intervals
09/03/2015 Monday A Chris Heppell Fartlek Session
09/03/2015 Monday B Jon Parkin Fartlek Session
11/03/2015 Wednesday A Chris Kenyon Ladywell Way
11/03/2015 Wednesday B Tina Kelly Ladywell Way
16/03/2015 Monday A Chris Heppell 1mile efforts
16/03/2015 Monday B David Buffham 1km efforts
18/03/2015 Wednesday A Joanne Brown 30/30, 60/60, 90/90
18/03/2015 Wednesday B Tina Kelly 20/20, 30/30, 40/40
23/03/2015 Monday A Chris Heppell Technique Session
23/03/2015 Monday B Jon Parkin Technique Session
25/03/2015 Wednesday A Chris Kenyon 1km Efforts
25/03/2015 Wednesday B Tina Kelly 0.5km Efforts
30/03/2015 Monday A Andy Gowens Hill Repeats
30/03/2015 Monday B Sue Heppell Hill Repeats
01/04/2015 Wednesday A Chris Kenyon Fartlek Session
01/04/2015 Wednesday B David Buffham Fartlek Session

Go-Tri Events at Ponteland

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Ponteland Tri are hosting 4 Go-Tri events in 2014.  Full details are available here.

If you have considered entering a Triathlon before this is a great opportunity to have a go at a low cost friendly event.  Distances are short and you can take the event as easily as necessary to ensure you enjoy your experience of Aqualthon, Duathlon or Triathlon.

Ponteland Tri is the Triathlon section of Ponteland Runners,  affiliated with Triathlon England in 2013 and keen to promote multi-sport events in the local community.

Feel free to get in touch with our club secretary if you have any queries and want to talk to somebody about the events prior to entering.  We are more than happy to talk and explain how the event operates and what to expect.

Ponteland Tri Swimming Sessions going well

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Tri4u Coaching in partnership with Ponteland Tri have expanded their Monday evening Coached swim session at Ponteland Pool to all 4 lanes.  An additional 12 members of Ponteland Runners have now attended their first 3 coached swim sessions with Tri4u and are benefitting from the benefits of a structured coached swim programme.  ( They have also had some great fun at the sessions )  They join a number of Ponteland Runners who already regularly attend these swim sessions.

The four lanes cover a wide range of swimmers,  some club members are looking to complete their first Triathlon,  others to improve their front crawl technique,  and some, who’ve already completed a number of triathlons are benefitting from proper structured coached swim sessions as part of their training programme.

The session runs on a Monday evening from 19:00hrs to 20:00hrs,  finishing just in time for the structured Run training session from 20:10hrs to 21:15hrs.  This provides a great dual-sport structured session on a Monday evening for many athletes in the club. If you are looking for a triathlon club in the area we are a great place for beginners and experienced athletes,  we offer a good variety of sessions and are keen to support anyone looking to try a triathlon or get back to running.

If you want to join the Monday evening swim session please contact Sue the club secretary.

For anyone who remembers the “Learn to Swim Young Man…….” advert will know there are many benefits to improving your swimming and it’s never too late.  As many of you know I was a complete none swimmer until three years ago and have now completed three sprint triathlons with another three booked this year.

Thanks go to Triathlon England who have faciltiated these expanded swim sessions and provided great support for Ponteland Runners as they have become an affiliated Triathlon Club in addition to a Running Club.

Ponteland Runners Beginners Sessions

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Ponteland Runners Beginners Sessions are a Great Success.

Two Ponteland Runners Leaders,  Suzanne Dunn and Sue Heppell are running beginners sessions to get people from non-runners to a park run in 10 weeks.

Starting on Wed Jan 15th nearly 30 beginner runners set out from the sports centre with a view to completing the 5km run in 10 weeks time. It’s not too late to join and benefit from the support and encouragement that Suzanne and Sue bring.

If you are already comfortable with continuous running the club offers other sessions throughout the week to suit most abilities.  Get in touch with the club secretary if you are interested.

 

 

6th Anniversary of TBSF

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Three of our leaders in running fitness were invited along to a very special VIP event hosted by the Tony Blair Sports Foundation (TBSF) to celebrate their 6th Anniversary.

The event was a breakfast meeting at the Copthorne Hotel on the quayside and was attended by Tony Blair as well as Arlene Ainsley and Jeanette Pickard from the TBSF. Tony gave a short speech followed by him sitting at each  table to spend time talking to everyone about their volunteering roles.

Suzanne Dunn &  Kelly Graham are 2 of the TBSF’s newest members (and will be doing the LiRF course next weekend) and were invited along with me. We all had a fab morning and thoroughly enjoyed ourselves.

The TBSF have been instrumental in the development of our club with the majority of our leaders being part or wholly funded by the TBSF.

Thanks TBSF for a really enjoyable morning!

Sue

Membership Reaches 70

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Ponteland Runners is going from strong and has just reached an all time high in membership of 70 members, with more on the way.

The club had 21 runners at the Great North Run and 18 at the Blaydon Race.  In our closed club competition we had 24 women and 18 men complete 122 races.  Our second season in the North East Harrier League is proving very popular with some new members joining the club specifically for the opportunity to run in the Harrier League.  Our ladies team is currently second in the division.

The additition of “Ponteland Tri” for those interested in Triathlon has added another new dimension to the club with a number of new joiners who compete in Triathlon.  We now have 10 club members signed up for the Ashington Tri in May 2014.

If you are interested in joining Ponteland Runners please get in touch or just come along to one of our runs and introduce yourself to the run leader.  We pride ourselves on being a friendly and approachable club and we welcome new members.