Our current course started 2nd September
You can still join us if you can run (at any speed) for 5 minutes non stop.
This is great if you are returning from running or you have done couch to 5k.
Come and join us it is free for your first 4 weeks.
Our next course will be April 2026
We hold two sessions per week.
You are encouraged to do both, but some times our busy lives make make one the only option.
To join us please book a place on Tuesday and Thursday
Please use our calendar page to book: https://staffordharriers.org/calendar/
If you have done no (or very little) running and don’t think you can run, but want to get started, the Club holds two complete beginners courses a year (April and September).
You’ll be encouraged to jog/walk, jog/walk for gradually increasing distances along with others in the same condition as yourself. You’ll soon be jogging continuously and ready to face longer distances.
YOU CAN START PREPARING FOR IT BY ENSURING YOU DO 2 or 3 BRISK WALKS OF 20 – 30 MINUTES EACH PER WEEK.
DO THEM BRISK ENOUGH TO FEEL A SLIGHT EFFORT IN BREATHING AND PULSE, BUT NOT TOO HARD!
During the first few sessions, there will be advice on buying the right footwear, so please don’t rush out and buy new shoes for the first session.
However, if you have nothing, then we would advise going to a sports shop that has trained staff and a treadmill or sensor system. They can then check the movement of your feet and ankles when you run (the technical term is Gait Analysis).
Please don’t take any shop assistant’s word that you don’t need one. It just means they can’t do it.
Usually, you have little or no right to change the shoes if you get the wrong type.
A local shop that does this is:-
Osteopathy Stafford Mammoth Sports Injuries Clinic (You will need an appointment, please check the current cost. Milford – 01785 664228) http://www.osteopathystafford.co.uk Please ring them to make an appointment before you travel.
Other places include (some by appointment only):-
Alpha Sports (Lichfield) alpharunning.co.uk 01543 410662
Running Form Shop (Burton) Running-form.co.uk 01283 563331
Running Bear (Alderley Edge) Book on line runningbear.co.uk 01625 582130
Your first session will consist of introductions, talk about our club, some basic rules, talk about the kit and then the first session. We will start by running and walking within the Cricket Club grounds. After about 4 weeks we will ask you to become a member of the Harriers.
If you have any questions please send me an email info@staffordharriers.co.uk
The group is open to anyone, if you have any medical history or you are unsure then please talk to your doctor before coming along.
WHERE
The group meets at the Cricket and Hockey Club at 6:15 pm each Tuesday and Thursday. If you can only make it one day a week you can still join but we will ask you to make up the missing session.
COST
There is no charge for your first 4 weeks, after that, we will ask you to become a member @£30. Membership will last until the end of December
BOOKING
As with all our training sessions, you must book a place for each session you want to attend.
The training plan
The group meets at the Cricket and Hockey Club at 6:15 pm each Tuesday and Thursday. If you can only make one day a week you can still join but we will ask you to make up the missing session.
| Week 1 | Tuesday 2nd Sept |
| Thursday 4th Sept | |
| Week 2 | Tuesday 9th Sept |
| Thursday 11th Sept | |
| Week 3 | Tuesday 16th Sept |
| Thursday 18th Sept | |
| Week 4 | Tuesday 23rd Sept |
| Thursday 25th Sept | |
| Week 5 | Tuesday 30th Sept |
| Thursday 2nd Oct | |
| Week 6 | Tuesday 7th Oct |
| Thursday 9th Oct | |
| Week 7 | Tuesday 14th Oct |
| Thursday 16th Oct | |
| Week 8 | Tuesday 21st Oct |
| Thursday 23rd Oct | |
| Week 9 | Tuesday 28th Oct |
| Thursday 30th Oct | |
| Week 10 | Tuesday 4th Nov |
| Thursday 6th Nov | |
| Week 11 | Tuesday 11th Nov |
| Thursday 13th Nov | |
| Week 12 | Tuesday 18th Nov |
| Thursday 20th Nov | |
| Week 13 | Tuesday 25th Nov |
| Thursday 27th Nov | |
| Week 14 | Tuesday 2nd Dec |
| Thursday 4th Dec |
Some of our past runners
April 2025 course
Sept 2024 Course
Tuesday nighters
Thursday nighters
April 2024 Course
Sept 2023 Course
April 2023 Course
September 2022 Course
April 2022 Course
Sept 2020 Course
April 2019 Course
September 2015
The last groups
April 2025 group started with 19 people
Sept 2024 group started with 10 people
April 2024 group started with 20 people
Sept 2023 group started with 22 people
April 2023 group started with 17 people
Sept 2022 group started with 10 people
April 2022 group started with 8 people
No Sept 2021 due to Covid
May 2021 group started with 10 people
Sept 2020 group started with 25 people
April 2020 the event was cancelled due to Covid lockdown
The Sept 2019 group started with 9 people
The April 2019 group started with 11 people
The Sept 2018 group started with 23 people
The April 2018 group started with 15 people
The Sept 2017 group started with 16 people
The April 2017 group started with 21 people
The Sept 2016 group started with 18 people
The April 2016 group started with 24 people
The Sept 2015 group started with 37 people
The March 2015 group started with 18 people.
The Sept 2014 group started with 14 people.
The April 2014 group started with 38 people.
The training plan
To check the schedule or start it if you can’t make the beginning of the sessions open this document.
complete-beginners-training-plan