As a club we have always been committed to running training sessions for both of our home races, the Taunton 10k taking place each September and the Taunton Half Marathon, which takes place early April. Encouraging new runners has always been a fundamental principle of the club and there is no better incentive than to prepare potential runners to run in our local races. It is our belief that with the correct training, advice and encouragement there is no reason why anyone in reasonable health cannot train to compete in both a 10K and a half marathon distance.

This year we will be running two training programs. One for existing or returning runners takes as a base point a distance of two miles and the sole condition for entry to this training program is that you can run at least this distance without stopping. For runners who are new to the sport or those who are unable to run the two mile qualifying distance there is a beginner's program. This takes runners from a starting point of a combination of running and walking and progresses over the ten week period to the distance of 10k.

For runners who are capable of longer distances we suggest you either run with the returning runner's group or run with one of our regular groups. Because of our unique philosophy of looping, which will be encouraged from the start of training, we are able to ac

Program Training Notes

commadate runners of varying ability.

To view the training program click here or click the pdf icon to download a copy. A set of training notes are also available by clicking on the button below.

Training Program

 

 

 

There is no need to register for the either training group though we would appreciate your feedback to give us an idea of numbers. For further details please email here