Oswestry Olympians is north-west Shropshire’s leading running, athletics and triathlon club, located on the border with Powys. We like to think our friendly club caters for all abilities, from beginners to experienced marathon runners. We have a growing membership, currently over 140 adult members, many of whom enjoy social running while others will regularly compete in road, fell and multi terrain races of various distances in our region and all over the UK. Juniors are a vibrant group that has various regular sessions throughout the year. Our fabulous Run Leaders are there to help you improve, to run longer, to run faster. Our Monday run groups are structured so that we can support you through your current stage of running development. The Wednesday night efforts are ideal for improving your running fitness and speed endurance. If you have not come along before give it a go.. we work hard together, we have fun together. During the Winter we keep to the roads for the street lights, but as soon as the evenings get lighter, we’re off into the Shropshire countryside for some of the prettiest running around. On clearer nights, we organise some “head-torch” runs, where we venture into the country lanes for some longer routes. There is also a run in Ellesmere on Fridays (not organised by the Olympians), meeting at the car park at 6.15pm. In the lighter evenings in the summer we head off for mainly off road runs to explore the lovely surrounding countryside of Shropshire and Wales. Keep an eye out for the Summer Run schedules..we are always looking for new routes if you would like to suggest any. Training Groups
Group 1 – Improvers Group – Starting 18.00 from the Central Car Park
– Running approx. 10-11 minute mile pace
– Runners in group must be able to run as a minimum 3 miles
– Run Leaders – Ian (Doze), Ash and Pam
On Monday nights the Improvers’ group, for those who are already regularly running 3-4 miles and would like to run with others, Usually a steady run with some drills and other things mixed in. Group 2 – In-betweeners – Starting 18.00 from the Central Car Park
– Running approx. 9-10 minute mile pace
– Runners in group must be able to run as a minimum 5-6miles
– Run Leaders – Pete, Curtis, Dave C
Group 3 – Intermediate Starting 18.30 from the Central Car Park
– Running approx. 8-9 minute mile pace
– Runners in group must be able to run as a minimum 6-7miles
– Run Leaders – Dave N, Mike, Tim, Ian G, St John
Group 4 – Fast – Starting 18.30 from the Central Car Park
– Running approx. 7-8 minute mile pace
– Runners in group must be able to run as a minimum 6-7miles
– Run Leaders – Mike, Tim, Dave N, Ian G, St John
Wednesday Night Efforts – Starting 18:30 from the Central Car Park, all welcome. See our Website for more details of all club activities - https://oswestryolympians.com
