We have a number of fully qualified officials and, from road running to track and field, we have a coach for you!
| Discipline | Names |
|---|---|
| Sprints: | Graeme Gourlay, Bryan Murray, Ray Williams, Peter Cornes, Joe Oatley, Alexander Kioko, Marcus Pidgley |
| Hurdles: | Graeme Gourlay, Bryan Murray, Joe Oatley |
| Endurance: | Mark Pauley, Mark Courtney, Oliver Drew, Dave Allen, Peter Cornes, Jo Brown, Nigel Harding |
| Throws: | Mike Long, Brian Batcheldor |
| High Jump: | James Hind, Mark Roach, Mark Pauley, Bryan Murray |
| Long and Triple Jumps: | Bryan Murray, Graeme Gourlay, Ray Williams, James Colbert |
| Induction Group: | Peter Cornes, Brian Underwood, Bryan Murray, Alexander Kioko |
| Strength and Conditioning: | Brian Batcheldor, Jo Brown |
| SportsHall: | Bryan Muray, Ray Williams, Peter Cornes, Mark Pauley, James Colbert |
| Disability Group: | Martin Cook, Mike Long, Lindsay Hole, Nathan Blackie |
| Assistants: | Demi Goddard, Abigail Rutter, Paul Rabjohns |
| SportsHall helpers: | Nicola Cornes, Alison Parish |
Poole Athletic Club provides a friendly and encouraging environment to allow our runners to excel with their road running, and importantly also to enjoy their running.
Currently we have over 15 run leaders that are “Leadership in Running Fitness” (LIRF) qualified and 2 “Coach in Running Fitness” (CIRF) qualified, so you are in safe hands, as they are all insured by UK Athletics to cover any liability involving training accidents. There are over 50 years combined experience of run leading and a wealth of knowledge from marathons to 5ks. We take ourselves seriously when you want to achieve but we also love to have relaxed socialised runs too.
All our run leaders are human, they are not all super-speedy runners – they have been overtaken at the London Marathon by a man running backwards and the womble Orinoco. One leader dressed as Pocahontas in their first marathon. We even have a TV Gladiator contender, not a lot of clubs can say that! Some have achieved the DRRL Fidelity Award, which means that they did every race in the Dorset Road Race League (DRRL) in the same year, one of them forgoing the London marathon to take part in the North Dorset marathon instead.
The wealth of experience from running all road race distances – marathons to half marathons, 10miles, popular events such as 10ks, to shorter 5ks, is endless. Our leaders are always approachable – they are there for any questions regarding training for your next big race or if you wanted to try for a parkrun PB, or even just run a different parkrun.
We are a club that is inclusive for all running abilities, which is why we have 8 groups, which cater for all speeds, from 14 + minute miles through to 7 minute miles.
| Group | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5K time | over 40 mins | 35 - 40 mins | 30 - 35 mins | 26 - 30 mins | 24.30 - 26 mins | 23 - 24.30 mins | 21.30 - 23 mins | sub 21.30 mins |
| Approx Distance | 3 - 3.5 miles | 4 miles | 4.5 miles | 5 - 6 miles | 5 - 6 miles | 6 - 6.5 miles | 6.5 - 7 miles | 7 miles |
| 14+ min miles | 12.45 min miles | 11.30 min miles | 10.30 min miles | 9.30 min miles | 8..45 min miles | 8.15 min miles | 7.45 min miles |
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