Kawartha Lakes Lightning

Kawartha Lakes Lightning is a not-for-profit running club in Peterborough, Ontario, established in autumn 2018. It offers a coached group programme for distance athletes across a range of age groups and abilities, including a competitive stream for track and field, cross country and distance running. The club states it supports athletes regardless of experience, and much of the material on the site refers to younger and student-athletes.

The club runs a coached group programme covering track and field, cross country and distance training, with a comprehensive regime addressing strength, conditioning, speed, stamina, competition planning and race psychology. Training is described as a weekly team workout combined with self-directed training, which the site says helps manage the time commitment for student-athletes. Coaches named on the site are Darl Sutherland and Wendy Jones. The programme is described as affordable compared with other sports, but no fees, session days or times are published; contact details are on the club website. Athletics Canada affiliated club (via AthleticsReg; Cross Country, Long Distance, Middle Distance, Road Running).

• 📍  70 Auburn St, 70 Auburn Street, Peterborough, ON, Canada