Intermediate Groups
Our Running Group | Doncaster Pacers and Beginners
Tuesdays we do interval training, these are shorter efforts at higher intensity with a recovery between efforts. They are suitable for all abilities and not to be worried about. These sessions are lead by a experienced coach (Paul Brown) or a LiRF who will help you develop your running technique.
Thursdays we do a longer run, this will tend to be for about 1 hour in duration, sometimes a bit shorter or a bit longer. Because the group is multi-ability the faster runners go further. We will have several run leaders with the groups to look after all abilities.
We will be splitting the Thursday Groups in to five groups, all the groups will run for about 1 hour (maximum) at different speeds. The run will finish at about 7:30pm.
The leaders will always try and be with the groups but sometimes we will be short (illness, other commitments, work, families) – if your group has no leader then one the other members of the group will have to stand in please.
All the groups will have faster and slower members so you will all have to get use to regrouping / looping back 3 or 4 times on the run – no one gets left behind.
You will be placed with groups based on your 5k times, we have given the groups names and hopefully you will, if you want to progress through the groups.
Group 1 – Too stupid to stop – under 25 minute 5k (quicker than 8 minute miles).
Group 2 – PB Hunters – 25 to 30 minute 5k (8:00 to 9:40 minute miles).
Group 3 – The Inbetweeners – 30 to 35 minute 5k (9:40 to 11:15 minute miles)
Group 4 – Racing Snakes – 35 to 39 minute 5k (11:15 to 12:30 minute miles)
Group 5 – Pocket Rockets – 39 to 43 minute 5k (12:30 to 14 minute miles)
An idea of leaders is below, although like the runners sometimes they may switch about.
Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Group 4 | Group 5 |
Martin James Darren Wood Janet Kerry Marie-Louise Taylor
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Tony O’Connor Rose James Jody Breeze Andrea Robinson Becki Rowbottom
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Suzanne Glossop Andy Hughes Dawn Hollingsworth Tracey Ellis Vicky Royle Sarah Smith Fiona Gabbitus Irene Fazakerley Isobel Hossack Chris Wright Liz Seaton Angie Stanley |
Katey Bickerstaffe Tracey Christison Elizabeth Lambert Gemma Tyler Angie Stanley Vicky Jackson Rose Fells Susan Beeby Sarah Machin Vicky Davies
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Susan Forbes Wayne Dorey Becci Barlow Beverley Turgoose Trish Murphy-Rush Ann Marie Jones
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We actively encourage our runners to take part at the Doncaster parkrun each week, this is a free event every Saturday morning at Sandall Park . It starts at 9am and it is 5km, 75% on grass. Please register at this link and select Doncaster AC as your running club.
If you enjoy running with the group then you can obtain road runner membership for £49 (online).
We are part of Doncaster Athletic Club and if appropriate we will feed athletes through the groups to the coaches so you get the best possible coaching.
We are based at the running track, at the Keepmoat Stadium. We have full changing facilities, toilets, coffee, tuck shop and free parking.