Saturday's Session
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This Week's Session:
Saturday 5 April 2025
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2 Sessions to choose from:
Option 1: 6.5km, 9km or 13km
Saturday 5 April
Start Time: 7.30am
Meeting Point: Avonhead Park, entrance off Hawthornden Road
Course Map: Click here
Course Description:
Please run on the footpath at all times and keep left. Please don't run any more than 2 abreast and to allow others to pass you. There are some uneven surfaces on this course so please take care and be responsible for your own safety.
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Run along the pathway leading out of Avonhead Park. Turn right.
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Run along Hawthornden Road to Kedleston Drive, Turn right.
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Run around Kedleston Drive coming out onto Apsley Drive, turn right.
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Run along Apsley Drive to Woodbury Street. There is a roundabout here, follow our cones that will lead you to run up Woodbury St to Withells Road. Turn left.
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Run up Withells Road to Merrin St. Cross over safely and turn left.
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Run up to Hawthornden Road, turn right.
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Run up to Avonhead Road, turn right.
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Run along Avonhead Road to Merrin Street, turn right. At the end of Merrin St, turn right onto Withells Rd. The 6.5km marker will be along here.
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KM Markers out: 3.25km, 4.5km, 6.5km
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At your half way marker, turnaround and reverse the course to the finish.
Main Course Map: Click to enlarge
Option 2: 70min Pace Session
Saturday 5 April
Start Time: 7.30am
Meeting Point: Avonhead Park, entrance off Hawthornden Road
Course Maps: Course 1 / Course 2
Session Description:
This is a "timed" (rather than distance), there are 2 courses for you to follow. Please know the turnaround times and the pace objectives for each set. There is no recovery between each set.
Session: 70min Run
20mins easy running (turn 10mins) Course 1
10mins at 5km pace (turn 5mins) Course 2
40mins at race pace (turn 20mins) Course 1
Course 1 Description:
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Run along the pathway leading out of Avonhead Park. Turn right.
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Run along Hawthornden Road to Kedleston Drive, Turn right.
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Run around Kedleston Drive coming out onto Apsley Drive, turn right.
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Run along Apsley Drive to Woodbury Street. There is a roundabout here, follow our cones that will lead you to run up Woodbury St to Withells Road. Turn left.
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Run up Withells Road to Merrin St, cross over carefully and turn left.
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Run up to Hawthornden Road, turn right.
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Run up to Avonhead Road, turn right.
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At your turnaround time, reverse the course back to the start and start straight into Set 2 on Course 2…
Course 2 Description:
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Run along the pathway around the perimeter of Avonhead Park.
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At our markers, turn left and follow the pathway coming out into Greystone Lane.
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Follow our cones and markers that will lead you into Karnak Crescent.
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Continue straight along, following our cones leading you into Woodbury St.
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At 5mins, turnaround and go straight into Set 3 on Course 1
Course 1 Map: Click to enlarge
Course 2 Map: Click to enlarge
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