Club Nights – February and March 2026

We meet every Tuesday & Thursday evening at 6:45pm for a 7pm start. Fortnightly on Tuesday’s we have all-inclusive interval training on the fab running track at Ratcliffe College (no extra charge – included in your membership!).

Route nights: See table.

Track nights: Ratcliffe College, Fosse Way, Ratcliffe on the Wreake, Leicester LE7 4SG.

Please read the following guidance before attending, if you attend club nights it is presumed that you agree to follow the following guidelines outlined below (following England Athletics guidance and the Wreake Runners Risk Assessments). Please note: the club,
and any of its officers, are not responsible for any claim to accident, injury, damage, illness, or loss sustained by members during
any Club activity. You attend at your own risk!

  • Do not attend if you are showing signs of sickness
  • Check the latest England Athletics guidance & read the Wreake Runners Risk Assessments
  • Follow the venue & public health guidance
  • Maintain personal hygiene (sanitise hands before and after workout)
  • Take personal responsibility on knowing the route. Learn the route (or print it / have it on phone), & take responsibility on where you are going and the people around you.
  • Use the time before we set off on our run for a group or individual warm up.
  • Organise yourselves into groups on the night, re-group during the run.
  • If leading a group – please lead from the back and leave no one behind.
  • Wear high visibility clothing on dark evenings and bring a headtorch/chest torch.
  • Carry a phone for emergencies.
  • Be considerate to members of the public.
  • If finishing early, ensure you let someone know you have arrived home safely.
  • It is the responsibility of the individual to perform their own cool down.
  • Enjoy your run, have fun!

Run together, run safely.

DateMeet timeStart timeSessionMeetDescription
03/02/202618:4519:00Technique TuesdayBirstall Car Park, Sibson Road, BirstallBirstall Strides – with Lizzie
As a group we will run to the top of Greengate Lane. We will be using the disused road behind the Thurcaston road to run the strides. For our speed work element, run 3-6 30second strides working in relay groups of 3.

05/02/2026

18:45
19:00Social ThursdayChurch Hall, Broad Street, SystonGoscote and Rearsby
So let’s see how far we can get tonight! For those speedier runners, getting out to Rearsby is your goal! For us mere mortals, a loop around East Goscote will be far enough!
https://www.strava.com/routes/3449092440916116944
https://www.strava.com/routes/3449088029022985260
10/02/202618:4519:00
Track Tuesday
Ratcliffe Track, Ratcliffe CollegeCaptain Lizzie will post details of the Track session
12/02/202618:3018:45Social ThursdayChurch Hall, Broad Street, Syston‘All You Need is Love’ Valentines Run
The old favourite Strava Art is back. Start at 6.45pm. 1 mile run back to Church Hall once complete. Wear red, pink, hearts, flowers, sparkly lovey stuff. Hold hands, skip through the tulips
https://www.strava.com/routes/3449756836226792254
17/02/202618:4519:00Technique TuesdaySainsbury’s Car ParkTempo session
Meet at Sainsburys. Easy Warm up 0.4 miles. 1 mile laps of Trevino Drive as 5 mins easy, 5 mins Tempo Effort and 2 mins jog x 4. Cool down with easy 0.4 miles back to Sainos. Tempo runs or tempo workouts are great training tools because you run at an effort that feels strong, and you feel stronger and fitter afterward. The purpose of a tempo workout is to run at a sustained effort to build “speed endurance”—that is, the ability to hold a challenging pace over a longer period of time.
19/02/202618:4519:00Social ThursdayChurch Hall, Broad Street, SystonThurmo through Watermead to Birstall – headtorch
5.17 miles and 6.96 miles
https://www.strava.com/routes/3449774752618647472
https://www.strava.com/routes/3449078942326925858
24/02/202618:4519:00Track TuesdayRatcliffe Track, Ratcliffe CollegeCaptain Lizzie will post details of the Track session
26/02/202618:4519:00
Social Thursday
Church Hall, Broad Street, SystonWatermead head torch run –
4.26 miles or 7.2 miles
https://www.strava.com/routes/3449078942327665186
https://www.strava.com/routes/3449078942326925858
03/03/202618:4519:00Technique TuesdayChurch Hall, Broad Street, Syston‘Mona’ Fartlek session
A session used by Australian distance runner Steve Moneghetti, this is a versatile 42-minutes session. If your focus is on shorter distances, slow the ‘off’ paces a little and speed up the ‘on’ paces. If you’re racing longer distances, run steady on the ‘off’ sections. 10 minutes warm up, 90 seconds on, 90 seconds off x 2, 60 seconds on, 60 seconds off x 4, 30 seconds on, 60 seconds off x 4, 15 seconds on, 15 seconds off x 4, 10 minutes cool down
05/03/202618:4519:00Social ThursdayChurch Hall, Broad Street, Syston‘Not’ Backyard Loops
‘Half mile warm up to College Road. Start from here along Goodes Lane into Pembroke to the top where it meets Barkby Road. Left and along to College Road. Left into College Road down and right into Merton Avenue and back down to Goodes Lane and along to where we started at College Road for your 1 mile loop. The aim is to do a loop at consistent pace to allow you some recovery time before setting off on your next loop.
https://www.strava.com/routes/3449088710826239018
10/03/202618:4519:00Track TuesdayRatcliffe Track, Ratcliffe CollegeCaptain Lizzie will post details of the Track session
12/03/202618:4519:00Social ThursdayChurch Hall, Broad Street, SystonThurmaston Route –
5 miles or 7 miles
https://www.strava.com/routes/3194333700342282606
https://www.strava.com/routes/3063510871184477448
17/03/202618:4519:00Technique TuesdayOutside The Plough, East GoscoteLong Furrow Paarlauf Interval Training
Intervals in pairs of similar pace. One will run one direction and the other in the opposite direction, until you meet. Then turn around and retrace your steps back to where you started. You may prefer to run as a pair and then meet up with another pair before turning round.
19/03/202618:4519:00Social ThursdayChurch Hall, Broad Street, Syston‘Let me take you by the hand and lead you through the streets of Syston’ 4.81 miles and 6.16 miles
https://www.strava.com/routes/3449784859919512810
https://www.strava.com/routes/3449775784638272234
24/03/202618:4519:00Track TuesdayRatcliffe Track, Ratcliffe CollegeCaptain Lizzie will post details of the Track session
26/03/202618:4519:00Social ThursdayChurch Hall, Broad Street, SystonThe Jeff, Lloyd and Mrs Run – Yep, the three Bridges –
4.1 miles and 6.74 miles
https://www.strava.com/routes/3449778392638803268
https://www.strava.com/routes/3449783776172011754

Church Hall: Catholic Church of the Divine, 63 Broad St, Syston, Leicester LE7 1GH
Track nights: Ratcliffe College, Fosse Way, Ratcliffe on the Wreake, Leicester LE7 4SG

** Race Alert**

15th February – DRXC Holly Hayes
1st March – LRRL Kibworth 6
8th March – DRXC Bosworth
15th March – DRXC – Grace Dieu
22nd March – Ashby 20