Gary Barber on the right.
Ages and scope: Open to school-aged athletes ranging from grades 2/3 to university level. The athletes are split into two age groups (younger and older), with the training designed to meet their developmental needs.
Focus: Year-round training and racing covering track and field, middle-to-long distance, and cross-country. Our groups divide a calendar year into terms.
Term 1 practices start mid-August and continue until Christmas.
Term 2 is from January to April.
Term 3 is from mid-April until mid-July.
We offer practices four days per week: Mondays, Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays. Most athletes only attend twice per week and on a day that fits in with their other sports activities. The younger athletes practice for 45mins the older athletes practice for over an hour. Each Sunday, an email is sent out with the locations of upcoming practices.
Coach: Led by former Commonwealth Games international runner Gary Barber.
Assistant Coaches: Jonah Brost, Theo Serowka and Scott McDonald.
Club Membership Cost: Youth/student club membership is $ 7 per year
Social Events: Each term, we host social events including the ever popular Glow Stick Run in November, Candy Cane Run in December, Pancake Breakfast in April, Summer Barbecue / Water Sports.
Sports Education: Once or twice per term, the older athletes are invited to attend a running education session where they learn about training methods, diet, recovery, etc. Guest speakers are also featured and have included Bernard Lagat (2nd fastest 1500m in history), Greg Stewart, Paralympic Gold Medallist in the Shot Put, and Michael Barber, Commonwealth Games Silver medallist in the Para 1500m.
For further information, contact [email protected]
