Summer training is at Darley Park each Wednesday from 6:30pm – 7:30pm. Meet by the big tree near the playground. There is a car park near Little Darleys pub, and we’ll head into the pub afterwards for a post training drink and chat.

The sessions are listed below and may be subject to change. Each session will have a warm-up, main element, and cool down .

Warm-up

• Approx 1km loop of the park
• A dynamic stretching session led by one of the coaches or run leaders

Sessions

For guidance on what the various paces mean, check out our guide on Effort Level and RPE (Relative Perceived Exertion).

Each week, generally on the Sunday or Monday, we’ll add a bit more detail to the upcoming session. As ever, this is just an overview and subject to final planning and thus subject to change.

Date	Details
10/06/2026	Hills & Sprints Series of hill efforts, then series of sprints/accelerations 3 sets of… 4mins of 60-80m Sprint efforts 30second recovery 4min of Hill Sprints
17/06/2026	No formal session The hill sprint challenge is taking place in Allestree park , see the Striders FB page for details
24/06/2026	Paulef Relays Series of 6min efforts, with a running partner
1/07/2026	Running Down the Clock Reducing time reps of on and off efforts
8/07/2026	Boxed Efforts Effort on running up and downhill
15/07/2026	No formal session as Piggs 10k is taking place in Darley park

Cool-down

• Approx 1km loop of the park
• A follow along stretching session led by one of the coaches or run leaders