Rutland Running & Triathlon Club was formed in May 2000 as a running club (Rutland Running Club) based in Braunston-In-Rutland. From a base of around 20 members the club has steadily grown over the years and expanded its activities to suit the needs of its members so that it now supports all 3 Triathlon disciplines (Swim, Bike, Run) and is affiliated to England Athletics and to British Triathlon via Triathlon England
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What We Do
Running
We currently have 3 organised club sessions per week as follows:
Tuesday: Training Session (60 mins) where we do training activities that you normally may not do if you went running by yourself such as Hill Reps, Sprints, Fartlek, Intervals and Track Sessions. Everyone works at their own pace so the session is suitable for all abilities. These sessions are usually run from Catmose Sports Centre, off Hunstmans Drive in Oakham. All Tuesday sessions commence at 18:30
Wednesday: A gentle run of between 5 & 6 miles from a variety of locations around Rutland. In the Winter months these are head-torch runs and the club has a stock of head-torches to borrow if you don’t have your own. We have different paced groups, designed as a natural progression from our Beginners Sessions (see below) as well as for members recovering from injuries or for those who prefer to run at a gentle pace. Plenty of chat as well as exercise and definitely no stress. Check the club calendar if you are not sure where a session is starting from. Wednesday sessions commence between 18:45 and 19:00 (depending on pace) please try to arrive 5 minutes before your group starts.
Thursday: A range of runs happen on Thursdays, from 10km group runs to more structured training sessions. Join one of the clubs WhatsApp groups to find out what’s happening and see which session might suit you.
During the Summer months (June-August) the club organises its annual 10 week tour of the Rutland Round (see our Rutland Round page for more information)
Weekend sessions: These can vary depending on the time of year and events people are training for. There are often half marathon training groups meeting to do long runs with company as well as Sunday social runs. Many of us take part or volunteer at local parkruns (including Rutland Water parkrun on Saturday mornings) there is generally an opportunity for lift shares and some company whilst running.
Beginners Sessions
We hold 2 free beginners run coaching sessions each year, one starting in April and the other in October. We have qualified leaders in running fitness who lead the courses that cater for complete non-running beginners as well as for those who have hung up their running shoes for a while and would like to make a gentle comeback. The course aims to get complete non-runners to be able to run for 30 minutes non-stop by the end of each 10 week course. Upon successful completion of this course your running career can take wings and you can proceed to 5k parkruns and beyond. You are also most welcome to join in one or more of our regular weekly club sessions. Please visit our beginners running course page for more information.
Swim & Bike
Although most of our members are runners we have quite a few who also participate in Triathlon and Duathlon. Many of these are experienced at all levels of Triathlon from Sprint and Super-sprint to Ironman distances and beyond with some members at World Age Group level so there is always someone up for a bike or a swim session. Get in touch (email: clubsec@rutlandrunandtri.co.uk) and we’ll put you in contact with some like minded club members
