Having lost the use of all our venues and unable to gather in groups we have been busily working behind the scenes to make an alternative schedule for the Lockdown period and can now confirm the following will be the schedule for coached sessions up to the 2nd December: Monday - 7.00 pm Zwift Turbo
Training This Week
As you all know there will sadly be another Lockdown starting tomorrow, Thursday 5th November. We have had confirmation that LEH, HOP and St Mary's will all be closed and we will not be able to hold the Saturday Junior Sessions either due to only being able to meet one other person from outside your
Updated Junior Saturday Training Schedule up to Christmas
Please see below updated Junior Saturday Training Schedule up to Christmas: DateVenueSession17th OctoberPen Ponds Richmond ParkInterval bike session24th OctoberPen Ponds Richmond ParkBike - hills31st OctoberBushy ParkRun7th NovemberPen Ponds Richmond ParkInterval bike session14th NovemberPen Ponds Richmond ParkBrick session (Bike and Run)21st NovemberPen Ponds Hill RunningRun28th NovemberBushy Park runRun5th DecemberWinter series run 1 - Bushy ParkRun12th DecemberPen
Swim Sessions for the next two weeks – Commencing 20th October
Continuing with the explanation of the swim sessions here is a summary of the next two weeks. Tuesday sessions carry on with developing the drills that we have been working on for the past two weeks. The dreaded kick sets are the main focus for the warm-up developing cardio and leg strength. The drills will
Junior and Senior News – Please Read
As we continue to work though the required actions from the Survey and also react to the changing BTF and Government guidelines we have three changes/additions to announce: Junior Saturday Session - This returns from this Saturday 17th October and takes place from 8.30 am to 9.30 am meeting at Pen Ponds car park in
Swim Session for October Explained
Message from Head Coach Ralph Hydes Following the recent survey some of you wanted an explanation of why we are doing the sessions that we are doing. To address this, I will explain what we are doing for the next month. I work on a two-week rotation. This means that we do the same session
Survey Questions – Turbo Class at Hampton Pool
We are continuing to analyse the recent Survey and have started the long process of discussion to see what can be improved but in the meanwhile we will be addressing some of the frequent mentioned comments/questions in the Survey and one of those was: When is the Turbo class returning to Hampton Pool? The short
Understanding Pacing
We are currently looking through the recent Coaching Survey to analyse and then discuss any possible changes. And this isn't a quick process but in the meanwhile we thought we would respond to one of the more common questions...... Pacing. If you wondered how does 85% effort differ from 92% effort there is a full
Guidance for Zoom Training Sessions
It looks like we will need to use Zoom for some training sessions for a while longer so thought we would issue some guidance on how to safely do so. The only real change from what we have already been practising is to advise that Camera use for the participant is optional. And in fact
Tuesday Swim at Hampton Pool for Senior Members
Starting this Tuesday, 22nd September, the Tuesday night Swim at Hampton Pool is back! Session time will be 8.30pm to 10.00 pm. As with with the Thursday swim we are still restricted to 5 swimmers per lane to meet BTF Covid 19 rules and you will need to book the session in advance via our