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Don Nichol - Endurance Coach

In his ten year spell with Bingley Harriers, Don Nichol concentrated on sprinting but when he started his two years National Service became more interested in longer distances. Having flirted with cross country and road races whilst with Bingley he started to take endurance running more seriously whilst stationed in Dorset at the Royal Armoured Corps Centre, his preferred events being 1 and 3 mile track plus cross country.
Don joined ADAC in 1976, took up athletics coaching in 1977 and qualified as a Middle Distance Club coach in 1981 with the then BAAB. In 1989 he became a senior coach for 3000m to 10,000m and in 1990 became a senior coach for the marathon. He is now, under UK athletics, a level 4 coach for endurance events and Marathon.
Throughout the 1980’s Don has held positions as county cross country manager and was also North West Regional Coach for endurance events.
During the 1990's, Don lectured for the BAAB on their coach education programme plus lecturing on developing endurance for the National Coaching Foundation at St. Martin's College, Lancaster University. In 1992 Don took the full time BAF International Coaching Course at Loughborough University and from 1993 to 2001 he lectured at South Trafford College on Anatomy and Physiology plus Biomechanics.
Organised coaching sessions are Tuesday & Thursday evenings plus some Saturday mornings Spring & Summer for the steeplechase. In addition to the above, Don coaches by post a small number of athletes who live out of this area.

Scroll down to see latest training schedule for Timperley Track - Start Time 7.15pm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Aug
 
Tue.3rd
4 sets of 3 x 300m with 60sec recovery, 4mins between sets
Thu.5th
Group Fell Run, Trentbank, Macclesfield Forest. – Organiser Richard Rose
Sat.7th
Club Championship Fell Race – Teggs Nose, Sutton, nr Macc. (7.5 mile/1600ft)
Tue.10th
3 sets of 1 x 1200m, 90sec recovery, 1 x 600m. – 4mins recovery between sets
Tue.17th
6 x 500m with 4mins jog recovery
Thu.19th
Group Fell Run, Broadbottom – Organiser Jeff Norman
Sun.22nd
Club Road Running Championship Race – Birchwood 10K
Tue.24th
20 x 400m with 60sec recovery
Tue.31st
5 x 1200m with 3min jog recovery
 
 
Sept
 
Thu.2nd
Group Fell Run
Tue.7th
John Leigh Park, session starts at 7.15pm
4 sets of 1 x 30sec hill rep, 1 x 90sec sustained effort, 1 x 30sec hill rep,
1 x 3min-30sec sustained effort. 2min recovery between efforts,
4min recovery between sets.
Fri.10th      to
Sun.12th
Lakes Training Weekend, Newlands Adventure Centre, Stair, near Keswick
 
Contact either Dave Rudd or Don Nichol if you wish to attend
Tue.14th
24 x 200m with reducing recoveries by 5 seconds after every 4th effort.
First recoveries 40 seconds, final recoveries 15 seconds
Thu.16th
Group Fell Run
Sat.18th
Club Fell Championship Race – Lantern Pike, Little Hayfield. (5mile/1050ft)
Tue.21st
4 sets of 3 x 400m with 75sec recovery, 4mins recovery between sets
Sun.26th
Club Road Running Championship Race – Macclesfield Half Marathon
Tue.28th
8 x 400m with 400m jog recovery
Thu.30th
Group Fell Run
 
 
 
October
Future Events
 
Sat.2nd
Northern Counties 4 & 6 Stage Road Relays – Wythenshawe Park
Sun.10th
Club Championship Fell Race – Windgather, Buxton – (13.5mile/2500ft)
Sat.16th
National 4 & 6 Stage Road Relays – Sutton Park, Birmingham
Sun.17th
National Fell Relays – Fife, Scotland
 
 
Nov
 
Sat.6th
Club Championship Road Race – Langley 7
Sun.14th
Club Championship Fell Race – Roaches, Meerbrook, Leek – (15mile/3700ft)
Dec
 
Sun.5th
Club Championship Fell Race – Gravy Pud, Bulls Head, Tintwistle (5mile/1000ft)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   


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