Back in September, Wreake Runners
offered an opportunity for those that
wanted to get a flavour for running to
take a 10-week course, with a
promise that those participating would
be able to run 30 minutes
continuously by the end of it.
We are now able to report that those
10 weeks have now passed, and that
everybody who was able to complete
the course did indeed complete 30
minutes running on November 4th.
Speaking afterwards, Ladies Captain
Lyndsey Wilson commented “We
have just completed our first 10-week
beginners course at Wreake Runners.
The program started with ‘run a
minute – walk a minute’ and builds up
to being able to run 30 minutes
continuously. We started out with 22
people of different levels, and finished
with 15, who were all able to complete
a 5k route.
Myself and Helen Morris are lady
captains of Wreake runners, and
decided to run with, and spur on the
group on Tuesday evenings
throughout the 10 week period.
We had fantastic support from other
club members, with at least one
female and one male member running
alongside and supporting each week,
the beginners worked so hard and
showed a real commitment come rain
or shine.
We are hoping this is just the
beginning of their running, and they’ll
build up speed and distance over time.
Following the success of this course it
is our intention to run another course,
hopefully in the new year”.
One of the participants of the course
was the Stn’s Barry Russell, who
enthused “Having been sceptical
initially at the prospect of being able
to run for 30 minutes without stopping,
I am now absolutely delighted to be
able to say I did just that. Both
Lyndsey and Helen were absolutely
first class in every respect, as were
the other members who offered
fantastic encouragement to the
beginners throughout the 10 weeks.
I understand that there will be another
beginners course within the next few
months, and would fully recommend
the experience to anybody”.
