Cross Country League Match 5

Match five is Saturday 19th Feb 2022 at Heaton Park.

Help Wanted: We’re hosting this one, so need lots of help course setting, marshalling, putting up our tent or helping at the end of the day.

  • Bring your number -it’s the same number for the whole season and there is a £3 charge for replacements.
  • Club Vests must be worn
  • Spikes or good off-road shoes recommended!

Details below. No entries on the day. If you’ve not got a number already please check you are entered.

Entry list and club results so far:

League Dates

  • Saturday 16 October 2021 – Wythenshawe Park
  • Saturday 13 November 2021 – Sherdley Park
  • Saturday 4 December 2021 – Kenworthy Woods
  • Saturday 15 January 2022 – Tatton Park
  • Saturday 19 February 2022 – Heaton Park

Start times


*No Under 11 race at Match One

  • Race 1 – 12 noon – *U11 Girls & Boys – 2,400 metres
  • Race 2 – 12:15 pm – U13 Girls & Boys – 3,500 metres
  • Race 3 – 12:30 pm – U15 Girls & Boys – 5,000 metres
  • Race 4 – 12:50 pm – U17 Girls & Boys – 6,500 metres
  • Race 5 – 1:30 pm – Senior, U20 & Vet Women – 8,000 metres
  • Race 6 – 2:30 pm – Senior, U20 & Vet Men – 9,600 metres

Seniors’ Endurance Training w/c 24th January

Tuesday 25th

3 x 15 variable, 15 min easy, 15min moderate (10k), 15min hard (5K)

Thursday 27th

6 x 800m (5K pace) 3min recovery

Saturday            3mile tempo run or Northern XC at Pontefract Race course

Sunday               Long 60+ minute easy run

This schedule focuses on 5k/10k conditioning and Cross Country . Details here.

Could you book for all sessions for 2022 so we can tick off who’s there for each day:

Tuesdays: https://groups.runtogether.co.uk/BeginnersBacktoRunningWythenshaweParkGroup/BookClass/4f4a4fc5-b926-4a0e-ab6c-3e4a32b9007e

Thursdays: https://groups.runtogether.co.uk/BeginnersBacktoRunningWythenshaweParkGroup

Seniors’ Endurance Training w/c 17th January

Tuesday 18th

40 minutes out and back (2 x 20 minutes) paced and easy.

3 min recovery

Thursday 20th

12 x 400m (1 min v.easy recovery, standing)

Saturday            Group Hills

Sunday               Long 60+ minute easy run

This schedule focuses on 5k/10k conditioning and Cross Country . Details here.

Could you book for all sessions for 2022 so we can tick off who’s there for each day:

Tuesdays: https://groups.runtogether.co.uk/BeginnersBacktoRunningWythenshaweParkGroup/BookClass/4f4a4fc5-b926-4a0e-ab6c-3e4a32b9007e

Thursdays: https://groups.runtogether.co.uk/BeginnersBacktoRunningWythenshaweParkGroup

Seniors’ Endurance Training w/c 10th January

Tuesday 11th

4 mile group run with v.slow start

Thursday 13th

30 min very easy run

10 minutes strides (50 to 100m) easy and relaxed

Saturday           Manchester Area Cross Country League match four at Tatton Park

Sunday              Long 60+min easy run

This schedule focuses on 5k/10k conditioning and Cross Country . Details here.

Could you book for all sessions for 2022 so we can tick off who’s there for each day:

Tuesdays: https://groups.runtogether.co.uk/BeginnersBacktoRunningWythenshaweParkGroup/BookClass/4f4a4fc5-b926-4a0e-ab6c-3e4a32b9007e

Thursdays: https://groups.runtogether.co.uk/BeginnersBacktoRunningWythenshaweParkGroup

Cross Country League Match 4

The forth match is this Saturday 15th Jan 2022 at Tatton Park.

  • Bring your number -it’s the same number for the whole season and there is a £3 charge for replacements.
  • Club Vests must be worn
  • Spikes or good off-road shoes recommended!

Entry list and details below. No entries on the day so if you’ve not got a number already please check you are entered.

League Dates

  • Saturday 16 October 2021 – Wythenshawe Park
  • Saturday 13 November 2021 – Sherdley Park
  • Saturday 4 December 2021 – Kenworthy Woods
  • Saturday 15 January 2022 – Tatton Park
  • Saturday 19 February 2022 – Heaton Park

Start times


*No Under 11 race at Match One

  • Race 1 – 12 noon – *U11 Girls & Boys – 2,400 metres
  • Race 2 – 12:15 pm – U13 Girls & Boys – 3,500 metres
  • Race 3 – 12:30 pm – U15 Girls & Boys – 5,000 metres
  • Race 4 – 12:50 pm – U17 Girls & Boys – 6,500 metres
  • Race 5 – 1:30 pm – Senior, U20 & Vet Women – 8,000 metres
  • Race 6 – 2:30 pm – Senior, U20 & Vet Men – 9,600 metres

Seniors’ Endurance Training w/c 3rd January

Hope you all had a good, festive, break, all the cheese has been eaten and you’re ready for training again:

Tuesday 4th

40 mins variable Fartlek. Efforts from 100m to 1000m.

Pace from fast stride to 10k

Thursday 6th

4 x 1600m (10K pace, hard breathing) 2 min recovery between efforts

2 x 50m hard effort – full recovery slow walk back

Saturday            4 mile tempo run with slow acceleration from start

Sunday              Long 10-12 mile easy steady run

This schedule focuses on 5k/10k conditioning and Cross Country . Details here.

Could you book for all sessions for 2022 so we can tick off who’s there for each day:

Tuesdays: https://groups.runtogether.co.uk/BeginnersBacktoRunningWythenshaweParkGroup/BookClass/4f4a4fc5-b926-4a0e-ab6c-3e4a32b9007e

Thursdays: https://groups.runtogether.co.uk/BeginnersBacktoRunningWythenshaweParkGroup