Intensive Training
We arrange intensive training camps as a club every year, which are great for getting to know your fellow athletes, and bringing performances up a level.
Banna Training Weekend
As part of a tradition that stretches back many decades, every January we go on a weekend trip to Banna beach in Kerry. Staying in self-catering houses, we brave the cold and do a morning easy run and afternoon session out on the sand dunes on the Saturday, and a long run on the Sunday in one of the most spectacular parts of the country. And of course the trip wouldn’t be complete without an evening trip to the leisure centre and a night out on the Saturday, that’s always memorable.
As well as being great for getting back to training after the Christmas break, and sharpening up for the upcoming indoor season and end of cross-country season, this weekend is also a brilliant way to get to know the team better. Always a fantastic trip, with a bit of hard training and great craic, it’s one of the highlights of the club’s year.
Warm Weather Training
Coming up to the intervarsity track & field championships in April, a number of athletes head for the sun to get the benefit of consistent, predictable training in an environment designed for excellent performance.
Beginning last year, we found a new training camp in Gran Canaria run by Andrew Walker, a former professional athlete and physical therapist. The camp has the following features:
- Great climate for training, all year round (approx. 30°C)
- Self-catering accommodation, with high-nutrition food provided
- Travel to multiple tracks and trails around the island
- Physical therapy sessions
- Video analysis of running technique
- Advice and guidance from Andrew, who has some very interesting philosophies and methods, garnered from many years of training and competing around the world as a professional athlete
More details on this camp can be found by visiting their website. If you are interested in coming keep an eye on club announcements, or you can contact us in the new year as the time approaches.