Unfortunately for the past few weeks there has only been myself and Gerrard turning up regularly for the track training on Thu nights with an occasional visit from others.
For these sessions to have maximum effect it requires as many people as possible to attend. Besides the training benefits it is a chance for athletes to meet, socialise have a laugh and organise racing etc.
I know its difficult for some people to get there made even more difficult by mid week races and track training isn't for everyone, but I believe it is an essential part of increasing speed and endurance for road racing.
As I see it there is little point committing myself to keep attending every Thursday and organise training sessions if nobody else is interested.
Please let me know your thoughts and if anybody wants to do anything different on a Thursday I am open to suggestions.
This is probably just a knock on effect of the gradual drop in the number of adult runners at Spen that have declined over the last few years. Shame that the club has done nothing to address this problem even though the committee has been made well aware of the situation.
Can't blame anybody in particular as there is little appetite from either officials or athletes to tackle this issue.
A sad day for myself really as starting as a young boy at Spen in the early 70's a with no real senior men's squad to speak of and seeing that team build from the likes of Richard Lee, Alan Whittaker and many others to become a force to be reckoned with in the north of England throughout the 80's and early 90's to arrive back where I started from is a difficult pill to swallow.
Thinking back now we haven't had a senior middle distance coach since my dad gave up in the late 80's. (Yep that 20 years!) maybe this is a reason too.
Spen over the years has prided itself as a club that 'caters for all' which may have been true at one time but unfortunately isn't anymore.
A lot of the issues have occurred due to lack of volunteers and a lot of the roles being carried out by a very small number of people.
Unfortunately, wether they like it or not, it becomes the responsiblity of the committee to find those helpers (or replacements) - however difficult.
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I agree with everything you say about the training benefits and the more numbers the better formula. I am sure I speak for the others, as well as myself, in that we appreciate your efforts in organising the different speed sessions.
From my point of view it was difficult to get down last month(May). The Esholt 5k's are held on Wednesdays, which means my legs are not able to manage a hard speed session the day after.
I think this may be just a temporary lull in numbers due to athletes having tired legs from doing marathons, mid week races or simply just on holiday.
I hope you will continue to commit.
Kind regards.
I agree with the comment regarding track ,speed,etc some of us ladies have been track training prior to our marathon's but I think that the ladies will say that they wernt asked to join in with the male group , it would be nice to all train together though we obviously can't go as fast as the men. We are now aiming to reduce our 10k times so we will doing speed work.
i agree with your comments michael we have a great track that a lot of clubs would love .thank for all your help in keeping things going on the track
Nobody has ever been excluded from our training group and Jackie has joined us on several occasions in the past along with members from other clubs as well.
If anyone wants to come and join in just ask.
Shame the same doesn't apply to the 'exclusive' ladies new starters group.
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