Run club in Sunderland
Houghton Harriers & AC — a run club in Sunderland. England Athletics affiliated club. Activities: cross country, race walking, road running, track field.
Adult training groups include a Middle to Long Distance Competition group (age 11 upwards) for road, track, cross country and multi-terrain racing, where athletes are expected to train regularly and be able to run 5k in under 25 minutes; monthly training plans are issued in advance and can be tailored on request, with support from qualified coaches and experienced athletes. A Competitive and Social Running group (age 15 upwards) includes people not affiliated to England Athletics, is led by qualified Leaders in Running, and works on a four-week cycle of three weeks of harder training and one week of easy running, biased towards 5k and 10k, with support for couch to 5k and improving parkrun times; in summer this group can also try sprints and field events at Silksworth track on Monday nights. Winter training (October to March) is at Kepier School, Houghton; summer training (April to September) is at Silksworth track on Mondays and at Kepier School or off-road locations on Wednesdays. Club merchandise can be delivered direct to members for £5.50, collected in person from Salto UK Ltd in Prudhoe at no cost, or collected fortnightly by a club representative at training. The site asks anyone interested in joining or with questions to use the contact details on the page; no membership fee is stated. England Athletics affiliated club.
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