Paddington Track

Our Endurance track session on Tuesdays is delivered by the following qualified England Athletics coaches: Gavin Edmonds – Athletics Coach Endurance; Ewan Maynard – Assistant Athletics Coach.

The sessions are for Endurance Athletes and Triathletes with a leaning toward Marathoners.

You should have a specific time based goal to attend this session and know your current paces and lap times, ie 3k, 5k, 10k pace, etc.

There is no minimum standard for this session but you should be regularly running at least 30 miles per week over 4-7 runs to be able to finish the session comfortably. For Triathletes this may be 3 runs a week and not necessarily 30 miles but you would ideally be around sub 2:45 for an Olympic distance triathlon.

Times: Meet punctually at 7pm by the sprint lanes/ main start line for a dynamic warmup and drills, having already jogged 1km. The session finishes around 8 pm.

Contact: If you have any questions about your training please feel welcome to contact Gavin gavinedmonds@yahoo.co.uk

Location: Paddington Rec Track, Maida Vale. There is no fee for the track. Bags can be left by the sprint lanes or there are lockers which require a returnable £1 coin. Showers and changing rooms cost £3.15 payable at reception.

If you are a committed runner or triathlete who is considering joining the club, you are welcome to join one of these sessions to try out the club.

2025 Spring to Mid Summer: Speed development and the Club Championship Grand Prix

As always feel free to ask Gavin for advice on racing, physiology, strength, nutrition, etc.

Date	Main Set	Pace / Volume	Description
May 13th	3 x 1200m / 3 x 800m / 3 x 400m / 5k pace & 75″ recovery throughout	5k / 7.2k	Stepped Ladder with reducing rep lengths to explore race intensities
May 20th	1000m Mile pace / 4 x 400m Mile pace / 1600m 10k/LT pace / slow 200m jog walk recovery throughout	Mile/LT / 4.2k	Practice Mile pace, the session ends with an easier paced threshold mile to process lactate accumulated earlier
May 27th	2 x 1600m / 2 x 800m / 2 x 600m / 2 x 400m / 5k pace & 75″ recovery throughout	5k / 7.2k	The Stepped Ladder makes another appearance with longer reps
June 3rd	3 x 800m / 3 x 600m / 3 x 300m / 3k pace throughout, 200m slow jog into 8 and 600s, 100m into 300s	3k / 5.1k	Once again the Stepped Ladder but at a much faster pace now
June 10th	5k Club Championships at Sri Chimnoy Battersea	5k / 5k	No session at Paddington. Please enter the race or come along to cheer your friends!
June 17th	7-8 x (1’45” at 5k pace / 45″ at Mile pace) 75″ recovery on the whistle	5k/Mile / 20′	Timed session of 2′ 30″ reps with a very fast last 45 seconds. Get used to race surges
June 24th	4 x 800m 3k pace / 4 x 400m 3k pace / 4 x 100m Mile pace / 100m jog walkback throughout	3k / 5.2k	Big reps to prep for the 3k Champs in a fortnight
July 1st	6 x 550m Mile pace / 250m walk & jog recovery	1m / 3.3k	14 metres longer than a third of a mile (2-3 seconds). Practice your mile pace and establish a goal for the race in a a fortnight
July 8th	3000m Club Championships at Paddington	3k / 3k	Come down and join in the race!
July 15th	3-4 x (800m / 2 x 400m) all 5k pace & 75″ recovery throughout	5k / 6.4k	Speed endurance
July 22nd	1 Mile Club Championships at Paddington	1m / 1m	Come down and join in the race!

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Tuesdays at Maida Vale

Paddington Track

2025 Spring to Mid Summer: Speed development and the Club Championship Grand Prix

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