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Tuesday Track Sessions at Battersea - Middle & Long Distance Squad (Full)

Note: On average 20 athletes attend the session on a regular basis. At this stage, I am not in a position to take on any more athletes with the exception of U20 middle distance athletes.

The Tuesday Track Sessions at Battersea Park will prepare athletes for middle distance (800m – 1500m) and long distance (5k-10k) events.

The sessions are lead by UKA qualified coach Urban Bettag and are suitable for experienced club members who want to be competitive on the track or the road. The experienced athlete has been training for a couple of years, done interval training before and has been competing on a regular basis.

Please note: Due to popular demand and limited space, the session is restricted to athletes meeting the following requirements:

• To take part in the session athletes need to compete in long distance (3k/5k/10k) and middle distance (800m/1500) events only. The sessions are not for marathon runners.
  
• To train with the long distance squad athletes need to be able to run 45 minutes (women)/40 minutes (men) for the 10k, 22:30 minutes (women)/19 minutes (men) for the 5k or better to attend these sessions.
• To train with the middle distance squad athletes need to be able to run 5:45 (women)/4:45 (men) for the 1500m or better.
• To work towards a defined goal and have an athlete profile completed.
• To take part on a regular basis.

The sessions will constantly vary depending on the season. For those taking part on regular basis session details are send out a week in advance.

What to expect? A typical training session consists of a warm-up, the main session, cool down and stretching. The main session has a number of training components: Speed/Quickness/Agility, biomechanical work, interval training, general strength exercises and circuit training.

The session starts at 7pm and usually finishes at 8:30pm. The charge is £3.10 for using the changing room and the track facilities.

Please feel free to contact Urban if you have any additional questions.

Testimonials

"Just wanted to drop you a note to say I ran the Harrow Hill 6 miler yesterday - pretty bad conditions with the rain early on! I did it in 45 mins and ended up winning the ladies race and getting 'Queen of the Hill'!! I think the good atheletes didn't show up because of the weather! Anyway, the tough track sessions certainly helped me physically and mentally when it came to the hills (particularly the second time round.) I felt for the first time I properly 'raced' it too which was good! So thank you!" - Melissa, 2010 Harrow Hill Race champion & Queen of the Hill.

"I asked Urban to be my athletics coach following a difficult relationship and fall out with a previous athletics coach. It was refreshing to be coached by Urban following this experience. Urban took the time to establish where I was at as an athlete and lined these up with my athletics goals. Urban then put together a training plan for me that enabled me to rebuild my confidence and fitness following a tough summer competition where I did not achieve any of the goals I set up with my previous coach. Urban did not stop there, he took the time to collaboratively assess what was working with the plan and where we needed to change things around. Urban also facilitated my understanding of why I was doing the training I was doing, inviting me to athletics seminars and recommending reading material. I am about to head back to Australia, where I hope to continue a long distance coaching relationship with Urban and I look forward to sharing my racing and training results with him. I would not hesitate to recommend Urban to anyone that is committed to their athletic goals as Urban will develop you as a total athlete, not just write you a training program and leave you to it! He will take all feedback onboard and work with you to enable you to grow and hopefully achieve the goals you have set!", - Monica

"Thank you Urban for your amazing work this year in planning the weekly sessions. You are a very committed and hard working coach. I enjoyed being witness to your grand journey in reaching the level 3 qualification. Thank you also for the advice you provided before the marathon, which really helped me to have a good race." - Jose, Berlin Marathon 2009, big PB!  

"Thanks so much for the great sessions this year - really enjoyed it a lot, and I am planning to be back early Feb...and feeling confident that things will go even better next year!" - Reinhard

"Due in no small part to your coaching - I was thinking about the head up and running tall, which helped me get through the last few miles." - Sam Allpass, 2:58:15, FLM '08

"I came 24th in the World Triathlon Championships in Vancouver, Canada in my age group with a PB on the 5k leg, helped largely by my Serpie winter training sessions with Urban at Battersea." - Tim Thomas, 1:10:34, ITU World Championships '08 Sprint Distance

"Urban, I met you in mid February on Battersea running track and you gave me some very useful marathon advise and timed me running. I don't know if you remember, I was just starting my training then after 4 years of not running for my first marathon. Just to let you know that I tried to follow your advise, I did a half marathon and tried to have 2 of my 5 weekly runs as slower recovery runs. Anyway I get the marathon on Sunday in 2:49 which I was very happy with as it was below my 3 hour target just seemed very ambitious in when I met you. I did also join the Serpentine running club though have only been able to make it to one Wednesday run to date! I'm hopefully going to try and continue running and maybe train for some shorter races in future. Very many thanks, your advise was definitely very useful and hope you're well." - Greg Allen, marathon debut in 2:49:18 (12th fastest Serpie), FLM '09

"Urban - big thank you. Finally sub 20' 5k... For sure your Battersea Park sessions played a major role.", Giovanni Russo

"New PB! 15:41 so over 30 seconds off. Your Tuesday sessions have contributed so many thanks.", Paul Hayman

"Coach! Have to thank you as I just got a PB in the 800m 2:33.9! Thanks again!", Marielle Westlund

"Thanks again for the coaching sessions, they are a highlight in my sporting week.", Crossley

"Thanks a lot Urban, and thanks for your coaching through out the summer. I realised that track sessions not only make me faster and stronger, they help me to keep focus on my targets.", Claudio

"Thanks Urban for your well structured and well prepared training sessions. The Tuesday sessions helped me in many ways and as a result I had a very good summer in terms of PBs and avoiding injuries. Many many thanks indeed." Abdulrashid Abdi, sub 17 5k.

"Just thought I'd let you know I ran 11.5 miles in 100 minutes the other day, which is about 8.45/mile - this is more than a minute faster than what I was running in October when I did my marathon, and will reduce my marathon time by about half an hour if I can maintain it for the distance.  It wasn't even that hard. Hurrah for track!", Meghann, avid runner.