Training Details
| Day | Location | Time | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monday | Lyng Hall Track | 6:15 pm | Seniors’ track session |
| Monday | Lyng Hall Track | 7:00 pm | Juniors’ track session |
| Tuesday | War Memorial Park | 6:20 pm | Interval Training session |
| Thursday | Copsewood club | 6:30 pm | Warm-up run |
| Thursday | Copsewood club | 7:00 pm | Main runs (beginners welcome) |
| Saturday | parkrun | 9:00 am | Not a Sphinx-organised activity but very well attended by Sphinx runners |
Monday evening - Lyng Hall
Lyng Hall school is on Blackberry Lane, Wyken, CV2 3JS
Senior Track Session
Senior members are welcome to join on a Monday evening (During school opening periods) at 18:15 and can have use of the running track for £1 a session. The session will end before the Juniors starts at 19:00
Junior Track Session
The juniors’ session starts at 19:00 and is entirely based on the track at Lyng Hall school - no road-running involved. This is a very popular evening with all kinds of fun and challenging training activities put together by our qualified, supportive and enthusiastic coaches. First-aiders are always present but parents are welcome to stay at the trackside and spectate - many do so every week.
Tuesday evening - War Memorial Park
The War Memorial Park is on Kenilworth Rd, Coventry CV3 6PT
The session starts at 6.20 and we meet by the main gate of the Memorial Park and consists of Time based or short distance high intensity interval training that is different each week.
Duration approx 40mins
Thursday evening - Copsewood Club
The Copsewood Club is on Allard Way, Binley, CV3 1JP
18:30 - The warm-up run
2.5 miles, starting at the club, around the streets of Wyken and back to the club. Originally conceived for beginners, this is a very popular and social run with many of the seasoned veterans, giving a warm-up and a few extra miles before the main run.
19:00 - The main run(s)
We split up into different groups based on ability, interest and objectives.
- There’s usually a group that will do an 8- or 9-mile run at a fast pace - anybody is welcome to join in as long as they feel up to it.
- Others choose to participate in our varied training programmes based around hill repetitions, mile repetitions and fartleks.
- Others run with a group or two that will do a steady 5 or 6 miles
- Usually, another group will do maybe 2 or 3 miles at a very comfortable pace.
In general, there is something for just about everybody. Nobody’s obliged to run with the same group week after week - you can mix and match your evenings with us.