When you have successfully completed the intial beginners plan (usually within 8-12 weeks) and are able to run continuously for 3 miles, we can advise you about the different ways to progress your running, according to your preferences and aims.

And there are many different aims, including, for example:-

• Keep running the same distance/ regularity to maintain fitness and to socialise
• Gradually increase the distance and/ or speed you can run to improve the cardiovascular and wellness benefits
• Target your training more specifically so that you can tackle a short fun run or charity race (eg Race for Life)
• Target your training more specifically so that you can take part in a local ( or bigger!) race eg 10K, or even futher distances in the future!
• Join in with sociable runs over further distances with runners you have met at the Group
• Discover off-road running, cross country or track running
• Join Cornwall Athletics Club and begin training on the athletics track, under the guidance of fully trained coaches (Tuesday evenings at Carn Brea) and take part in races with our mens and ladies teams (all ages from Under 17- Veteran 75+)
• Get your family involved in running too! Take part in the free weekly 3 mile Parkruns held right across the UK- and locally here at Penrose Woods, Trelissick and Lanhydrock. All laid back fun, but with offical times recorded!