Run club in Basildon
Phoenix Striders — a run club in Basildon. England Athletics affiliated club. Activities: cross country, road running. RunAndTalk club (mental-health friendly).
Groups are split by ability into walking, run-walk, slow run, medium run and fast run so members can progress. Tuesday evenings can be used as a recovery run, an easy pace for beginners, or rep, speed and hill sessions; Thursday evenings cover 4-9 miles depending on the group. Sessions run for about an hour. Winter training (September to April) meets at Laindon Community Centre Car Park, Aston Road, Laindon, Basildon SS15 6NX; summer training (May to August) meets on the green behind the Miller & Carter, High Road, Langdon Hills, Basildon SS16 6HU (not in the pub car park). Walks and runs must be booked through the Phoenix Striders Facebook group, where you request to join and the club makes contact. Saturday and Sunday morning runs are not club runs but ad-hoc runs arranged by individual members and advertised on the club Facebook page. A group pace times page is available on the site. The club also organises races, including the Thameside 10K and 5K each May and a five-round Summer Series of 5k races, and holds social events such as a summer BBQ, winter curry night and Christmas dinner. No membership fee is stated. England Athletics affiliated club.
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