Lanzarote Activities
Club La Santa offers a comprehensive range of sporting and non-sporting activities and on arrival you will be given a list of the week's organised events. There are also numerous non-organised sporting activities which you can use as you wish. In addition, Serpentine arranges a full list of our own activities, primarily catering towards running, swimming, biking and social.
The full Serpentine Lanzarote training timetable from 2011 can be found here, while timetables specific to running and swimming can be found below. This should give you an indication of the format for the training available on the trip.
Some events, both Club La Santa and Serpentine, require booking in advance, but for the majority you can just turn up.
It is useful to find out where the Sports Booking office is. Here, after handing in your flight ticket as a deposit, you will be given a numbered tag that you can use all week to hire/book sporting equipment (tennis, squash or badminton racquets and courts, bikes etc.) Any events that require booking are made at the Sports Booking Hall. Serpies will also have our own notice board outside the Sports Booking.
Most activities are free, however for some off-site ones, such as scuba diving, golf, surfing etc. there is a charge.
Running
We will take at least one running coach with us and there will be organised training sessions at the track and over various distances on the local roads and trails as well as regular, group recovery runs. Club La Santa also organises a 5k/10k road race and a half-marathon each week.
Here is the schedule of the running training plan from the 2011 trip.
Sessions can be tailored and run routes lengthened/shortened to suit the individual and what they are training for. There are a number of different run routes that are used throughout the week, on a variety of terrain and undulation. Click on the links below to download a map of each of these routes:
Ridge Run: download map | view route online
Lagoon Run: download map | view route online
10/20 mile Run: download map | view route online
Club La Santa 5k/10k race: download map | view route online
Club La Santa Half Marathon race: download map | view route online
Swimming
We have a number of dedicated lanes reserved in the Olympic swimming pool every morning and evening, when Serpentine swimming coaching will also be available. You can also use the Olympic pool at other times during the day, except when some lanes may be reserved for other parties (see timetable at the pool).
We have swimming coaching available everyday from beginners to advanced. This involves a variety of different sessions, made up of both technique and fitness.
Here is a schedule for the swimming sessions provided by Stephanie which were available in 2011.
Cycling
Serpentine will organise a range of group cycle rides with leaders, to cater for as many abilities as possible. There is also the opportunity to hire bikes there for the day and cycle independently (both road and mountain bikes available). However, for those cycling with the Serpie groups, it is recommended that you read our information about group riding and attend the initial briefing session.
Triathlon
In addition to the individual disciplines, Club La Santa organises the "Serpie Mini Tri" and a weekly Aquathlon and Duathlon. These are great events to take part in or support.
This year we plan to introduce triathlon specific training including ‘brick' sessions and transition training.
Other/Offsite Activities
Club La Santa has a whole range of other activities taking place throughout the week, such as windsurfing, tennis, volleyball, aerobics etc. It is possible to hire the equipment required for any activity from Sports Booking and, for most sports, this is free of charge. The weekly program of events taking place at Club La Santa can be found here.
There is also a wellness centre that has saunas, a jacuzzi, steam room and can be used for about €10.
In the past, groups have gone on day trips elsewhere on the island (at an additional cost). One popular activity is to go mountain biking on Graciosa Island to the north off Lanzarote. This can be organised by individuals either prior to arriving in Lanzarote or with Sports Booking once you are there.