Formby Running Club

Formby Running Club is a FREE to join, social, inclusive, running collective, for women & men of all ages and abilities, running in the pinewoods, firm trails, shared cycle paths and beaches of Formby abd surrounding areas. All we ask is that you're comfortable running 5k at your own easy social pace without stopping, and that you commit to joining us at least once a month. For all of our runs no one is left behind, faster runners loop-back to rejoin the group. We always build-in regrouping / hydration stops. Dogs welcome at all our runs.

SCHEDULE:

• TUESDAY INTERVALS 08:15 (far end of Freshfield Station Car Park, 1 Montagu rd, Formby, L37 1LA, near Kiosk Coffee): 1 hour, approx. 8k. Rough timings: 10 min warm-up run easy social pace, 30 min Intervals (hard run / recovery walk), 10 min cool-down easy social pace, 5 mins stretches major run muscle groups.

• WEDNESDAY SOCIAL RUN 19:00 with Pinewoods Wednesday running group, 1 hour through the Ainsdale trails.

• SUNDAY SOCIAL RUN 08:30 (St. Luke’s Church, Formby, L37 2DF): Easy chatty pace, with cut-offs to give 6k, 12k, 18k or more depending on individuals training needs. This is a social run so speed of pace is not important. Run Slower to Get Faster! *1

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• SATURDAY 08:20 (once monthly) Extended [Crosby] parkrun: Hightown > Crosby parkrun > Return. 13k total inc. parkrun. Meeting at Hightown Gate (end of Blundell rd). See Spond for details.

• AD HOC ENDURANCE run, half / full marathon training (inc. regrouping / hydration stops) Formby > Hightown > Crosby parkrun, return. 24k (including parkrun). Meeting at Barton Hays rd, Sanderling Park L37 2EZ.

*1 We may not run every Sunday due to competing at local races (always check Facebook post for details).

To join us click HERE