Club Runs Guide

We operate a 4 pace group system which is adapted depending on numbers attending. Group 1 (7-8 min/mile) and group 2 (8-9 min/mile) tend to run together with faster runners going ahead before looping back. Group 3 is 10-12 min/mile. Group 4 is slightlyHolbetonharrierssecretary@gmail.com slower.  We also run an annual Couch to 5K group so if you want to get involved, please contact the Holbeton Harriers secretary. It is often hilly and muddy so paces do tend to be quite a bit slower.

Looping Back

Even within pace groups there can be a broad difference in paces so we operate ‘looping back’. When reaching the end of a track, a gate or particularly the top of a hill, turn and run back past the last runner about 20 m before turning again to bring the group back together. This is important as it supports runners of different paces within the group as runners can go at their own pace and not feel rushed to keep up with faster runners, and faster runners get a little extra distance as well as being about to put in a burst up a hill or along a straight. Just be aware not to lose runners behind you by passing junctions.

Please do try different pace groups as you may find one group provides a faster pace which is good for a challenge some of the time, but then a slower group may be safer to avoid injury and running slower will also support other runners, but please do loop back.

Lastly, it can sometime be sociable to have a jog at the back, a chat, and some well needed easy miles. It is worth bearing in mind that 80% of your running should be easy miles, and 20% where you push yourself, not the other way round.

 

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Big-Flete-Loop
Big-Flete-Loop
5 mile circular
Borough-Farm
Borough-Farm
6 mile 4 mile circular
Bridge-End-Run
Bridge-End-Run
8 mile circular
Coastal-and-Valley-Loop
Coastal-and-Valley-Loop
8 mile coastal circular
Deer-Park
Deer-Park
6.5 miles hilly circular
Deer-Park-short
Deer-Park-short
4.5 mile out and back
Efford-and-Flete-Mill-4-mile
Efford-and-Flete-Mill-4-mile
4 mile out and back
Ermington
Ermington
4.5 mile 6.5 mile 7.5 mile hilly circular
Estuary-Loop
Estuary-Loop
6.5 mile 7.5 mile low tide circular
Estuary-Loop-from-Holbeton
Estuary-Loop-from-Holbeton
7.5 mile circular tidal crossing
Flete-Drives-Longer-Flat-Route
Flete-Drives-Longer-Flat-Route
6.5 mile out and back
Flete-Dunstone-Fursdon
Flete-Dunstone-Fursdon
7 mile 5 mile circular
Flete-Fartlek-Hills-1
Flete-Fartlek-Hills-1
6 mile out and back
Flete-Loop
Flete-Loop
3 mile carriageway circular
Hills
Hills
5 mile very hilly
Ivybridge to the Moors (not Holbeton Start)
Ivybridge to the Moors (not Holbeton Start)
Moors 7.5 mile 6.8 mile 4.5 mile
Noss-Loop-4-and-7-mile
Noss-Loop-4-and-7-mile
4 mile and 7 mile circular
old-Fursdon-Yealmpton
old-Fursdon-Yealmpton
7 mile 5 mile circular
Pamflete-and-Black-Gate
Pamflete-and-Black-Gate
7 mile out and back
Pamflete-and-Flete-Loop
Pamflete-and-Flete-Loop
5 mile circular route
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Pamflete-Beach-out-and-back
Pamflete-Beach-out-and-back
4.5 mile out and back
River-Yealm-Loop
River-Yealm-Loop
7.5 mile out and back
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