General Information
Ambleside AC run a variety of different weekly training sessions the outlines of which are as follows:
These long standing runs are at the heart and soul of the club. Start times vary depending on daylight, but always start at and finish in a local pub. There is usually a split into three different groups depending on who is about, with different fell routes taken to provide something for everyone. You choose the level….push the tempo or take it easy? The choice is yours. Check out the Tuesday night training schedule on the club calendar for details of where to meet and drink.
When the nights draw in we meet at Ambleside Parish Centre at 6.30pm and generally stay on the roads. The winter training sessions are more structured ‘reps’ and might be hills or fast flatter sections, all are brilliant lung-bursting training! There’s usually still the odd group who don their head torches and get out onto the fell. There is also a year round, inclusive, steady paced shorter run for those injured, tired or new to the club. More information about Tuesday training through the Winter can be found here.
Please contact us (amblesidecomms@gmail.com) if you are thinking of coming along for the first time.
These runs are inclusive but are not ‘guided runs’ as such, you’ll need to be capable of looking after yourself on the fells and always have appropriate fell gear with you, even when the sun is shining (FRA standard kit is a good guideline plus a headtorch too in Spring / Autumn).
Although there is no schedule for meet ups, recces and long weekend runs happen through the season. Check out the club Facebook group to see who is going where, and when! There is usually an early or later Sunday morning option. A decent level of fitness and experience on the fells is needed for these runs.
If you are free in the daytime and are up for a Tuesday or Friday morning run then get in touch with John Gomersall at johngomersall@btinternet.com and he will let you know the score. Usually starting at 10am from different venues, you have the added advantage of getting out on the fell in the daylight throughout the year. These groups tend to be the more steadier members, many of whom are retired, and are very sociable & inclusive affairs.
Winter Thursday Evening Windermere Track Sessions
These structured training sessions through the Winter for those wanting to go hard and improve their running. They are led by Robert Short and are at the Pheonix track in Windermere from 6.30pm. Further details on the club calendar.
HAPPY TRAINING!