Training Schedule

The training group meets almost every Tuesday and Thursday (most often at the Pillars of Wisdom on the Tan but occasionally at other locations specified in calendar below). Our Facebook group is a useful place to check to see if others plan on attending. The remaining days in the calendar are provided to help members structure their training.

	May 2025
Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
			1 3 x 1000m, 5 x 300m 3 x 1000m, 5 x 300m 12:30 pm Olympic Park Oval, Olympic Blvd, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia Hybrid track session: run the 1000s at 3-5km race pace and the 300s at 800-1500 race pace. Recovery is SR of 90 secs to 2 mins. Add or subtract reps as you wish. •	2	3 Parkrun (various venues) Parkrun (various venues) 8:00 am Multiple locations 5km, see our Facebook page for more details. •	4 Long run Long run 7:00 am MSAC or Eaglemont TC Long run +/- 20km - Albert Park or Eaglemont •
5	6 10 x 500m (on 3.15) 10 x 500m (on 3.15) 12:30 pm Pillars of Wisdom, Tan Track, Melbourne VIC 3004, Australia A staple Milers session. Run out and back using the 500m marker. Start the second rep 3.15 after the start and so on. Alternate session: Reduce number of reps to 6 or 8 (skip the last or first few reps) •	7	8 2000m + 4 x 750m 2000m + 4 x 750m 12:30 pm Pillars of Wisdom, Tan Track, Melbourne VIC 3004, Australia For the 2km: Start at the bins and head up the tan towards Government House. Turn around at Govt House Drive and head back to the Pillars. The 750m reps are run out and back along the bottom of tan. Recoveries are 4 mins/2 mins SR. Alternate session: Reduce (or increase) the number of 750s. •	9	10 Parkrun (various venues) Parkrun (various venues) 8:00 am Multiple locations 5km, see our Facebook page for more details. •	11 Long run Long run 7:00 am MSAC or Eaglemont TC Long run +/- 20km - Albert Park or Eaglemont •
12	13 2000m, 1500m, 1000m, 500m @AOP 2000m, 1500m, 1000m, 500m @AOP 12:30 pm Olympic Park Oval, Olympic Blvd, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia Tough session of long reps to get you ready for 5km handicap. Try to pick up the pace for the final 500m. Suggested recoveries are 4, 3, 2 mins SR. •	14	15 14 x 1 min on/1 min easy jog 14 x 1 min on/1 min easy jog 12:30 pm Pillars of Wisdom, Tan Track, Melbourne VIC 3004, Australia New session (which is apparently popular with the Kenyans). Start at the Pillars, run 3 reps clockwise, 4 reps anti-clockwise then reverse to make 14 reps. *Start each rep together so regroup asap after each rep (faster runners turn and jog back) •	16	17 Parkrun (various venues) Parkrun (various venues) 8:00 am Multiple locations 5km, see our Facebook page for more details. •	18 Long run Long run 7:00 am MSAC or Eaglemont TC Long run +/- 20km - Albert Park or Eaglemont •
19	20 MMM Club Championship 5000m handicap MMM Club Championship 5000m handicap 12:30 pm Olympic Park Oval, Olympic Blvd, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia Enter on RevSport, ideally by Friday 16 May. •	21	22 8 x 3 mins threshold pace (river) 8 x 3 mins threshold pace (river) 12:30 pm Pillars of Wisdom, Tan Track, Melbourne VIC 3004, Australia 8 x 3 mins with 1 min SR. Run along the river and turn after the fourth rep. This is designed as a threshold session but can be run as a regular interval session if you prefer.Alternatively, it can just be a 32 min steady run. •	23	24 Parkrun (various venues) Parkrun (various venues) 8:00 am Multiple locations 5km, see our Facebook page for more details. •	25 Long run Long run 7:00 am MSAC or Eaglemont TC Long run +/- 20km - Albert Park or Eaglemont •
26	27 1 x 4 mins, 2 x 3 mins, 2 x 2 mins, 2 x 1 min 1 x 4 mins, 2 x 3 mins, 2 x 2 mins, 2 x 1 min 12:30 pm Pillars of Wisdom, Tan Track, Melbourne VIC 3004, Australia Slightly different hybrid session. Set 1 Start at the Pillars. 1 x 4 mins anti-clockwise (towards Govt House Drive). 2 x 3 mins clockwise (past the Pillars). 1 x 2 mins anti-clockwise. Regroup at the Pillars. Set 2 1 x 2 mins clockwise. 2 x 1 min anti-clockwise to arrive back close to the Pillars! Recovery is 1 min SR (but 2 mins SR between sets). •	28	29 10 x 200m hills 10 x 200m hills 12:30 pm Pillars of Wisdom, Tan Track, Melbourne VIC 3004, Australia Meet at the Pillars, jog to Anderson St. Run 10 x 200m hills fast with jog down OR run it as a tempo session. Start just after the double bin at the base of Anderson St, finish as you reach the next double bin (just before gate on the right). •	30	31 Parkrun (various venues) Parkrun (various venues) 8:00 am Multiple locations 5km, see our Facebook page for more details. •

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May 2025