Where: Sandhurst Sports Centre
When: 19:15
Type: Club Run
Leader: Paul Biggs
Ideally this run is run at a steady effort just a little slower than your 10k race pace, which should feel ‘comfortably hard’. Club runs are an excellent way for runners to build speed and strength, especially when combined with intervals training. The run takes place on set fixed routes. There is no looping on these runs to try and encourage steady running and imitate conditions closer to racing. Small groups of different paces are led to help those that do not know the way or are looking to try and improve their pace.
It can be extremely rewarding to lead a small group so please let the run leader know before a run if you’d like to volunteer to do so.
Runs are on road in the winter and off road in the summer. The distance varies from 7.5-9 miles (11 – 14 km).
Current led groups are suitable for those who can run 10:30 min/mile and quicker. There will also be a slower group, please let us know and we will be happy to show and teach you the routes (and the short cuts!)
The (winter) routes
There is a pool of well-known run routes that are selected from during the darker nights when daylight saving time is not in effect. During BST hours there is more variability as the runs move off-road and into the woods
Ellis Road
If there is one route that epitomises Sandhurst Joggers club runs it is Ellis Road.
There may be variations of the route which might be better suited to particular weather conditions.
Crawley Ridge
Details to follow.
The Golden Retriever
Another popular route, from the Sports Centre car park in Sandhurst up through Crowthorne and along Nine Mile Ride before heading back down to Sandhurst.
Curly bridge
An 8 mile (13km) route from Sandhurst Sports Centre through Blackwater and Hawley and down to just past the M3 flyover and back up again.
Coathangers
A southerly route from the Sports Centre past the Meadows and down through Hawley before heading back up through Frogmore and back to the starting point.
The distance works out at just over 7 miles (11.5 km).
3 Counties
Sandhurst Sports Centre – thru Snaprails – through Rec … along River
Fishing Lake … Hampshire Lakes … Yateley Police Station
Wooded Alley Way … left onto Handford Lane … Right onto Cricket Hill Lane …100 m Left onto Yateley Common.
Find a path you like and … head South towards A30 … find Eastward path parallel to A30 … get to A30 Car Park.
Exit Car Park heading North’ish across Common … Cross Reading Road onto Green Lane … cross Frogmore Road onto Bell Lane … cross Rosemary Lane … head towards Railway Crossing on Christchurch Drive.
Cross At Railway Crossing Carefully and head back to Sandhurst Sports Centre.
Finchampstead Ridge
A steady 11km (7 miles) effort starting at the Sports Centre through Sandhurst and up to Finchampstead, along the Ridges before heading through Wellington College and coming down Owlsmoor Road, finishing at the Sports Centre.
