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Phil Nichol

 

Phil Nichol

Phil joined the club over 30 years ago at the age of nine.

As an athlete he ran at county level for nearly 30 years competing for Cheshire, Greater Manchester & Derbyshire. He has won county medals at track, road and x-country, as well as a British Polytechnics vest for the steeplechase. In later years he turned to the marathon where he won the prestigeous Snowdonia Marathon on what is allegedley the toughest road course in Europe.

Phil is a level 2 endurance coach, who has coached athletes to county vests and titles. He has a Sports Degree from Carnegie College, Leeds, where he specialised in exercise physiology and athletics.  He takes a weekly Thursday training group for U17 and Seniors at Timperley Track and also helps with the coaching of both senior and junior athletes on a Tuesday.

Phil welcomes anyone wanting help from simple advice to a full training programme.

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Phil's Thursday Sessions are below, it is recomended that you speak to Phil about the conditionng work prior to attending those sessions.

 

Thursday Night Sessions for Distance & Middle Distance Runners U17 to Snr (unless agreed by Phil)



Sessions start 7:15 warmed up and ready to go

(with the exception of the Delahays sessions when we set off from the track at 7:15 and warm up on the way)

 Please note that the listed races are a guide and not an exhaustive list and do not constitute a recommended racing programme.

 

Thursday 29th December

NO TRAINING

Thursday 5th January

Conditioning including

6 x 150m on grass  finishing at top of hill, setting off every 2 minutes 

Saturday 7th January

Greater Manchester and Cheshire county Cross Country Champs

Thursday 12th  January

12 x 300m every 2minutes

(i.e. recovery is 2 minutes  minus time for rep)

Sunday 15th January

Manchester Area X-Country League Woodbank Park Stockport

Thursday 19th  January

Conditioning  including

 2 sets of 8 x 100m back to back, 2minutes recovery between sets

Thursday 26th January

Hill reps x 8 (jog down recovery) Delahays Rd

Saturday 28th January

Northern Cross Country Championships Pontefract

Thursday 2nd February

Conditioning  including

6 x 200m (50m build up 100m fast 50m ease down)with 1 minute recovery

Thursday 9th  February

12 x 400m every 2mins 30 seconds

Saturday 11th February

Manchester Area X-Country League Clayton Vale Manchester

Thursday 16th February

Conditioning  including

6 x 150m on grass  finishing at top of hill, setting off every 2 minutes 

Thursday 23rd February

Hill reps x 8 (jog down recovery) Delahays Rd

Saturday 25th February

National Cross Country Champs  London

Thursday 1st March

Conditioning  including

2 sets of 8 x 100m back to back, 2minutes recovery between sets

Thursday 8th March

12 x 90 second efforts  with 90 seconds recovery

Saturday 11th March

Trafford 10K

Thursday 15th March

Conditioning  including

2 sets of 8 x 100m back to back, 2minutes recovery between sets

Saturday 17th March

English Schools Cross Country Champs Somerset