Beginners
Course 2010
The annual Beginners’ Course started on Monday 12th April with a record turnout of 129 beginners the first session. The course will run every Monday for a total of 9 weeks. Additional optional sessions also take place at 8:30am on Saturday mornings.
Photographs are available at: Beginners Photos 2010
It is not too late to join. If you have missed the first session and
still want to start running then come along on Monday 19th April and
you will be able to register (arrive early and ready to run).
The course is suitable for all abilities.
If you’ve never run before and would like to give it a go or if you’re
currently running on your own and would like to try running as part of a club,
come along to have some fun and make new
friends whilst getting fit.
The cost of the course is £10. Should you wish to carry on running and join the club this will be deducted from the membership fee.
All training sessions start and finish at the Heath Rugby Union Club, West Vale (near the garden centre) Click here for map
For further information email beginners@stainlandlions.com or
telephone Diane on 01422 350656 or Genevieve on 01422 361639

Diane - Beginners Captain Genevieve – Vice Beginners
Captain
Useful
Documents
Quotes from
previous beginners and now current and active club members:
Brian Conroy: I was persuaded
to join the beginners course 4 years ago by Terri my daughter in-law who had
just signed up. I was apprehensive on my
first run as at 55 years old I thought it might have been out of my
league. I was made to feel very welcome
and even on my first run the club president Colin Hughes ran with me and
offered encouragement and support. From
that day on I was hooked on running and have never looked back. In my first
year I managed to run the Great North Run and the Liverpool half marathon. Since then I have done lots of 10k runs half
marathons and last year the Edinburgh full marathon. The sense of achievement
is wonderful and I will never forget the feeling I had when crossed the line on
my first big race. But it is not just
the running that makes this sport attractive it's the friends you make. I have
met some smashing people while running from Heath on Mondays and Thursday and
had some good social times as well. The
real bonus is running keeps you fit in body and mind keeps your weight down and
your self esteem high. We have a level at Stainland lions for all who
would like to try running so please do not feel you will not be able to
cope. Come down and give it a try I am
sure you will not be disappointed.
Debbie Whiteley: I joined the beginners club last year and I
can't believe how soon I felt like part of a family. On the first night I drove
down the drive to Heath I was so nervous but as soon as I got out of the car
someone came and talked to me and showed me what do. Running with the Stainland
Lions has given me the greatest sense of achievement, I can remember the first
couple of weeks I couldn't run to Salterhebble roundabout without having 5
stops and then one week I did it one the smile on my face, the same with
running the incline from Elland Bridge to West Vale (past the factory's) I
managed it with no stops one week and I was grinning from ear to ear and
probably told anyone which would listen. It is these small achievements which
brightened my normally very dull day! Plus I got fit in the process.
Genevieve Thompson: I signed
up for the the beginners course in 2007 because I found that when I tried to
run by myself I always lacked the motivation to go very far or very
regularly. The beginners course meant that I consistently improved over
the 8 weeks and got home every Monday night on a high because I had pushed
myself further than the previous week. I have since joined the Stainland
Lions and am now training for the Edinburgh Marathon. I would never have
considered this a few years ago but with the support and encouragement of the
people I run with in the club I feel that anything is possible. Such a
friendly bunch of people have ensured that I have returned to running after
having a baby last year - I couldn't wait to be out running again with the club
- and because the club caters to all standards of running I have been able to
start back with the steady group and work myself up to faster groups without
holding anyone else back or being left behind.
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