Track at Longford Park - Taylor Swift

Craig and Sarah organising a track session at Longford Park track. We will start with a few warm up laps at 6:15pm prompt and some dynamic stretches, before going in to the main session.

The "Taylor Swift" is a distance based session, consisting of 4 × 400m, 4 × 300m and 4 × 200m efforts.

To find out more about the full session see this Strava blog from pro athlete Lauren Fleshman. So by completing this session you will basically be a pro!

The session in full:

• 4 × 400m efforts (one lap of the track) with 60-seconds recovery between efforts
• 400m easy recovery (one lap of the track in 3-5 minutes)
• 4 × 300m efforts (three-quarter lap of the track) with 45-seconds recovery between efforts
• 400m easy recovery (one lap of the track in 3-5 minutes)
• 4 × 200m efforts (half a lap of the track) with 30-seconds recovery between efforts

Session Format

Our track sessions are always on Tuesday, 6:45pm at Manchester Regional Arena. We will start with a few warm up laps and dynamic stretches before going in to the main session.

Entry is discounted to £3.20 for running club members, and there is a further discount to £2.85 for those who live in the Manchester City Council area.

Joining a Tuesday Speedwork Session

Just turn up, that's all you need. You don't have to be a member. You don't have to have run with us before. You only need to pay entry to the arena.

Meet us inside Manchester Regional ARena at 6:45pm ready to run and you will be welcome to join us. When inside the arena, look for the people in our black kit, with white and red stripes.

Better UK app

You can download the Better UK app to book and pay for track sessions in advance.

Set up the Better UK app

• Select National Squash Centre & Regional Arena as your home venue.

If you are using the app for the first time you will need to create an account with Better UK to make a booking.

Set up Manchester Resident pricing

• From the app home page, scroll down and select Buy membership in the bottom right.
• On Choose Your Membership select Pay & Play from the drop down list.
• Select payment type of Single Payment.
• Scroll down the list and select Better Adult Resident (cost £0.00).
• Enter all the details and checkout at zero cost.

The account created can now be used to book track at the discounted rate.

Booking a track session

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