Tonight, was a very basic, but extremely tough running session!

Yep it was an 'old trusty session' of mine, 12 x 75 second efforts, off 1 minute of recovery. Basically whatever distance you are targeting from 3k-Marathon if you want a session that works for all distances this is it!

It certainly is a good 'pacing session' as the aim is to run each repetition at the same speed or as close as possible.

The tempo was certainly up, even if the late September evening temperature had certainly dropped, not that the runners would have felt it!

Once done, the group did a litter pick before a quick picture with the pink sky behind.

Tonight was another tough interval session. 5 mins at threshold to start off with, then 10 x 1 minute efforts, off 1 minute rest, followed by another 5 minute threshold effort. Certainly a hard workout!

Once done the group did a litter pick as we headed back to Boldmere Gate.

Tonight the group did a real killer of a hill session! Though despite the title, I can confirm nobody actually died!

The session was 5 x 90 second reps, which were 45 secs running hard down the hill then on my whistle, 45 secs back up the hill, with just 30 seconds of recovery.

After that it was into 6 minutes of Kenyan hills, followed by 5 x 30 second hill sprints to finish! If that wasn't 'death by hills' I don't know what would be?!

Once done it was time for a quick litter pick. Sorry there are no pictures of the running, they were clearly just too fast!

On a very hot and humid evening last night's session was a short and fast interval session, getting the legs turning over at a fast pace.

The session was 6 x 1 minute followed by 10 x 30 seconds all off 1 min and the 30 seconds recovery. Well done to everyone who completed it in the conditions! Though by now we've probably all got used to it! It was great to have Judit join us for the first time in Sutton Park.

Once done we got a litter pick done as we headed back to Boldmere Gate.