The club's Crossford Bridge site is the mother site from which
the club was founded in 1910 (Click 'HISTORY'). You'll find it on
Danefield Road, Sale, M33 7WR (map).
It's the training venue for:
- The PRIMARY and JUNIOR section, all disciplines
(Boys/Girls 6 -13 years)
- The SENIOR & VETERAN RUNNERS (men and
women)
- Female COMBINED EVENTS (Age 16-21)
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PRIMARY & JUNIOR
(Boys/Girls 6-13 years)
Click here for all information
on this section
SENIOR & VETERAN
MEN/WOMEN
If you're a senior or veteran runner this is likely to be your
training venue (though our faster/elite guys train at the track at
Wythenshawe Park). A 'veteran' is a male over 40 years and
female over 35 years).
It's important to emphasize you don't have to be an elite
athlete to participate in training sessions from Crossford Bridge.
This venue caters for all abilities and age-groups in distances
from 5k to marathons and for road, cross-country, and fells.(The
difference between this and the Wythenshawe site is that
Wythenshawe caters for more talented groups. You will be
recommended to join them if you are fit enough).
If you'd like to come along for a few weeks without commitment
and try the training, you'll also be most welcome. To be pointed in
the right direction click here to contact Fechin Mc Cormick or telephone
0161 864 1997 (evenings) Do this as soon as possible so
we can assess your ability; determine your best training group and
appropriately direct you. There are three main weekly training
sessions based at Crossford Bridge all designed to maximise your
fitness and develop your ability.
Tuesdays 7.00pm
Sessions start at 7pm prompt (so be in plenty of time) and last
around an hour. They are endurance based designed to maximise your
fitness for distances from 5k upwards. They can be road sessions in
and around Sale (especially in the winter) or on local trails and
parks of the Mersey Valley depending on weather conditions, time of
year and the training session. They are a combination of longish
runs (approx 6 - 9 miles) and/or interval work designed to get the
most from your ability.
Click here
to view this Winter's training schedule. By knowing
before hand what to expect, you can be mentally prepared for the
session and able to check out the route beforehand if necessary.
For the winter months, ensure you wear reflective clothing.
The group meet outside the clubhouse at 6.45pm for 7pm start; a
further quick explanation of the training session and then set
off. Contact Paul Barrett who manages this training
session at Barrett_Paul@hotmail.co.uk
or tel: 07890 818 702.
Thursdays 7.30pm
Thursday's training sessions are usually on the cinder track
though there's also the opportunity for a longish run for those who
prefer this. Track sessions can be a series of repetitions
varying in distance from 200m-1,500m. All abilities are welcome,
the number and quality depends on your ability and fitness and will
be determined by the coach, Morris Jefferson beforehand. For
further information Morris can be contacted on 0161 969 3329. These
sessions are recommended to maximise potential and speed/ speed
endurance.
If you plan to participate in them, arrive about 7.00pm to give
yourself plenty of time to warm-up by jogging several laps of the
track and for toileting etc. The sessions start promptly at
7.30pm
Sundays 10.30am
Small groups of various abilities go for long
easy/steady runs in the Mersey Valley. These are invariably from 75
minutes up to 1:45 and even longer if groups are training for a
half-marathon or marathons. Again, meet outside the main entrance
from 10.15. There are men's/women's changing facilities, toilets
and showers available. However, we advise people to arrive already
changed and not to leave any valuables in the changing rooms. These
can be put in your car or left in the upstairs office.
If you'd like to join the club; know the benefits of membership;
purchase club kit and/or download a membership form go now to the
'Join Us' link.
FEMALE COMBINED EVENTS (Age
16-21)
For all information on this section contact Roger Devlin.