We meet every Tuesday & Thursday evening at 6:45pm for a 7pm start. Fortnightly on Tuesday’s we have all-inclusive interval training on the fab running track at Ratcliffe College (no extra charge – included in your membership!).
Route nights: See table.
Track nights: Ratcliffe College, Fosse Way, Ratcliffe on the Wreake, Leicester LE7 4SG.
Please read the following guidance before attending, if you attend club nights it is presumed that you agree to follow the following guidelines outlined below (following England Athletics guidance and the Wreake Runners Risk Assessments). Please note: the club,
and any of its officers, are not responsible for any claim to accident, injury, damage, illness, or loss sustained by members during
any Club activity. You attend at your own risk!
- Do not attend if you are showing signs of sickness
- Check the latest England Athletics guidance & read the Wreake Runners Risk Assessments
- Follow the venue & public health guidance
- Maintain personal hygiene (sanitise hands before and after workout)
- Take personal responsibility on knowing the route. Learn the route (or print it / have it on phone), & take responsibility on where you are going and the people around you.
- Use the time before we set off on our run for a group or individual warm up.
- Organise yourselves into groups on the night, re-group during the run.
- If leading a group – please lead from the back and leave no one behind.
- Wear high visibility clothing on dark evenings and bring a headtorch/chest torch.
- Carry a phone for emergencies.
- Be considerate to members of the public.
- If finishing early, ensure you let someone know you have arrived home safely.
- It is the responsibility of the individual to perform their own cool down.
- Enjoy your run, have fun!
Run together, run safely.
January Club Nights 2025
January 2025 has arrived! A new year, and a time to consider what you want to achieve in 2025 as a runner. Maybe January is a great time to think about going out of your comfort zone and trying something new? Perhaps you want to focus on speed or maybe see if you can increase your distance? What about giving trail running a try? Whatever you decide, you know you have the support of your Wreake family to help you achieve your goals!
January this year also sees the continuing of the Derby Cross Country League, (https://derbyrunnerxc.co.uk/ )and this is where I want to draw EVERYONES attention this month! If you missed the AGM in November, you will have missed hearing that the turnout and Wreake representation for these races, has not been high. As you are aware, if we don’t have at least 8 men and 4 ladies we don’t score any points. The Cross Country Captains – Mark Bush and Mark Jelly, arrive early and set up, leave after everyone else, attend meetings, submit all the times and generally do a lot of work to ensure we have an inclusive and fun day. I know that it means giving up half a Sunday, but due to the adverse weather, there are now 5 races left this season! Two each in January and February and one in March. That means YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE! You DON’T have to be fast, you just have to TURN UP! I for one, just use it as a lovely run through the countryside on a Sunday morning for a few miles and then stuff my face! The costs are minimal to run the race, and you just pay on the day – so no worries about loosing your hard earned cash as there is no signing up before! SO…….COME ON DOWN YOUR CLUB NEEDS YOU NOW! DON’T MISS OUT ON ANY MORE FUN! I know that we togther we can ensure we remain a strong contingency if we all just do a little bit!
2025….will it be your year? Will it be a year to remember? We are so fortunate at Wreake to have a vast amount of experience and talent. So if you are looking to try something different, or need a little encouragement – look no further! Just reach out on the forum, and there will be plenty of help and advice should you need it. Don’t forget that the Wreake Runners What’s App group will from time to time communicate important information. So if you haven’t joined, just let one of the committee members know and you can be added.
And finally, the Wreake Awards Night is in February – keep your eyes out for information. And if you would like to nominate anyone for an award, please see the information and categories on the members area of the website.
“Don’t dream of winning, train for it!” — Mo Farah
Have Courage – “The miracle isn’t that I finished. The miracle is that I had the courage to start.” – John Bingham
| THURS | 2 | Church hall Syston | New Year plod | road | Well there may be a few Wreakies who have indulged over the holiday period! For that reason, we are keeping it simple. Meet at the church and we will simply have a 20 minutes out and 20 minutes back in whichever direction you feel. Nothing too stressful and certainly no PB’s on the cards. Just some calorie burning of cake! Meet at the Catholic church of the Divine, 63 Broad St, Syston, Leicester LE7 1GH** |
TUES | 7 | Ratcliffe | Track speed work intervals | track | Ratcliffe College Track Night – 07/01/25 Track is ON tonight. The main roads are clear to get to and from Ratcliffe but check your route before setting off. No arrival before 6.45pm Track access just before 7pm Finished for 8pm 3000m Track Standards This is the last of the 4 Track Standards Nights (carried over from last year). 7.5 laps of the track. After a warm up I will get you started. This is self-timed and self-lap counted For those that are not doing the 3000m here is a suggested session: It’s a 3 2 1 session. This focusses on time and not distance so you need to keep an eye on your watches. 3 2 1 workout 3 minutes hard, 1 minute jog (or static recovery) 2 minutes hard, 1 minute jog (or static recovery) 1 minute hard 2 minutes jog (or static recovery) x 3-4 sets Each set will last for 10 minutes so try and do as many as you can within the time. Allow 10 minutes for a gentle cool down. But, as always, you are welcome to come along and have a run round. Track Etiquette If you are NOT doing the 3000m, could you please keep to the two outside lanes for the duration of the 3000m. If you ARE doing the 3000m, can you please run in single file, unless overtaking and keep to the two inside lanes. Meet at Ratcliffe College, Ratcliffe on the Wreake, Leicester LE7 4SG. |
| THURS | 9 | Church hall Syston | Thurmaston ‘Golf’ Run | road | DUE TO ICY CONDITIONS THE STRAVA SEGMENT NIGHT HAS BEN POSTPONED. In its place we have a 6.3 mile run and a 4 mile option to Thurmaston **Winter club night rules now apply and a headtorch and hi-vis clothing is now needed** And festive wear always makes it much more fun! **Meet at the Catholic church of the Divine, 63 Broad St, Syston, Leicester LE7 1GH** |
| TUES | 14 | Birstall | People’s choice night with Lizzie | road | We are starting 2025 off with a bang and doing a people’s choice night. It’s time for a speed session with the one and only Lizzie Jones PT! If like me, your speed may have diminished from eating all the Xmas goodies, then never fear we can all suffer together! Lizzie will put us through yet another great session. Remember speed is individual and it will be YOUR speed session, so good for everyone! Lizzie will post details nearer to the time on the forum as well as instructions on the night. This is a great post Xmas break session to ease you back into training! The route for tonights session allows for shorter versions/cut back. We aim to complete club sessions as close to 8pm as possible. Individuals must consider if the full route is suitable or if they need to consider a shorter route, ensuring they will be back to base camp by 8pm. Running together is always preferable but not always possible. If you do return by yourself, you must let someone know and advise when you have returned safely. Meet at Sibson Road Car Park (opposite The Aroma Spice). 15 Sibson Rd, Birstall, LE4 4DX. |
| THURS | 16 | Gaddesby | Members request night Gaddesby Hill reps | road | We know how much you love hill reps, so we thought a night at Gaddesby would be a great start for upcoming LRRL races! Join us for a tough but good session up the famous Main St/Park Hill in Gaddesby. If you have joined us before, you will know it’s a hill that will do its best to beat you! Have you got what it takes? I think you do! Just repeat the mantra – I LOVE hills and you will get to the top! There are several options to choose, but we will warm up together and can do either a pyramid session, or fartlek or work on our downhill technique – decide on the night. And this is a great session for newer Wreakies as you are never alone and can do as little or as much as you like! **Winter club night rules now apply and a headtorch and hi-vis clothing is now needed** Meet at the Cheney Arms, 2 Rearsby Lane, Gaddesby LE7 4XE |
| TUES | 21 | Ratcliffe | Track speed work intervals | track | Ratcliffe College Track Night – 21/01/25 No arrival before 6.45pm Track access just before 7pm Finished for 8pm Suggested Session – 400m Pairs* Reps 10 minutes warm up starting gently and building up where each 400m is slightly quicker than the previous finishing the 10 minutes warm up with your quickest 400m. Pair up with someone of similar pace. Runner 1 does 400m at effort, Runner 2 rests, then Runner 2 runs 400m at effort whilst Runner 1 rests. Repeat so each runner has completed 5, 10 or 15 reps (so as a pair that would make 10, 20 or 30 x 400m laps – decide how many you think you can do in approx. 30/35 minutes). 10 minute gentle cool down *Obviously you can do this session solo but pairing up offers more accountability. But, as always, you are welcome to come along and have a run round. Meet at Ratcliffe College, Ratcliffe on the Wreake, Leicester LE7 4SG. |
| THURS | 23 | Church hall Syston | Syston to Queniborough Track speed work intervals | road | Tonight we keep it simple and local and can also use it as a Fartlek training night! We head out through Syston to Queniborough and then back along the Fosse Way. There will be plenty of landmarks to use for Fartlek training and it is nice and flat, so a steady pace will be ideal. You can always extend or cut short if needed. Keep together in groups and enjoy! https://www.plotaroute.com/route/2186947 **Winter club night rules now apply and a headtorch and hi-vis clothing is now needed** The route for tonights session allows for shorter versions/cut back. We aim to complete club sessions as close to 8pm as possible. Individuals must consider if the full route is suitable or if they need to consider a shorter route, ensuring they will be back to base camp by 8pm. Running together is always preferable but not always possible. If you do return by yourself, you must let someone know and advise when you have returned safely. **Meet at the Catholic church of the Divine, 63 Broad St, Syston, Leicester LE7 1GH** |
| TUES | 28 | Rothley | Rothley loop hill reps | road | Tonight we Wreakies are on tour to Rothley to do some hill rep loops! If you have joined us before, you will know that some of these hills are in the Rothley 10k in June. So why not come down and practice a few with us! We will warm up together and then start the Garland loop – aim to do 3 to 6 (I have plotted 3 loops). Once we are done then we will recover together down to Templar Way/Woodfield Road to do another 3-6 loops! Of course you can do more or less, so don’t worry, and then just a short cool down back to the carpark. Rothley Hill Reps – 8km Running Route near Rothley (ID: 2466710) (plotaroute.com) The route for tonights session allows for shorter versions/longer versions. We aim to complete club sessions as close to 8pm as possible. Meet at the Warren Way public car park located on the main road before the village Warren Way, Rothley, Leicester LE7 7TN ( car share where possible and use forum to sort) |
| THURS | 30 | Church hall Syston | Rayns Way Caterpillars | road | Yep Caterpillar night! And as it is a Thursday, I hope that there are plenty of people down to ensure some great training tonight! Warm up together to Rayns Way where the fun begins. Great work for the hills of Stilton LRRL race, as well as just having some fun together as Wreakies! The route for tonights session allows for shorter versions/cut back. We aim to complete club sessions as close to 8pm as possible. Individuals must consider if the full route is suitable or if they need to consider a shorter route, ensuring they will be back to base camp by 8pm. Running together is always preferable but not always possible. If you do return by yourself, you must let someone know and advise when you have returned safely. **Meet at the Catholic church of the Divine, 63 Broad St, Syston, Leicester LE7 1GH** |
Permanent route night locations: Catholic Church of the Divine, 63 Broad St, Syston, Leicester LE7 1GH / Track nights: Fosse Way, Ratcliffe on the Wreake, Leicester LE7 4SG.
** Race Alert**
LRAA – 97th Cross Country Championships – January 6th
DR League XC – Martinshaw Woods- January 12th
DR League XC – Grace Dieu- January 26th
Big Bear Events – Hedgehog Challenge – January 24th
Runtrapel Escapes Leicestershire 3 Peaks Race – January 27th