Meet the Coaches
Our coaches are the core of the club, who give a huge amount of their time for the success of the club. All of our Coaches are highly experienced, hold England Athletics qualifications, undertake regular safeguarding and first aid training, and are DBS checked.
Juniors
Phil Hayes (Athletics coach)
Event group: Junior middle distance
This group covers all track events from 800m upwards, cross country and road races. Runners of all abilities are welcome; the only expectations are a willingness to try hard and a desire to improve. The group is led by Phil Hayes, a UKA Level 4 coach with over 25 years coaching experience, who has coached athletes from club to age-group international level (junior and masters) and is also an accredited sport scientist.
Training times are Monday 5:45, Tuesday and Thursday at 6.
Lourdes Bradley (Athletics coach)
Rachel Inman (Athletics coach)
Sean Keddy (Athletics coach)
Natalie Oliver (Athletics coach)
Seniors
Sean Maley (Athletics coach)
Sean provides periodized training for specific races throughout the year. Mainly road and cross country in the winter and track in the summer. Track training blocks are provided for both middle and long distance track events. Individual training programs work on athlete progression and goals.
The training for all events includes a variety of training formats at various locations focusing on different interval sessions, fartlek running and repetitions, strength and conditioning and long easy runs.
The group meets at either 5.30 or 5.45 on Tuesdays and Thursdays and 9.00am on Saturdays.
Ben Cook (Athletics coach)
Graham Hall (Athletics coach)
Simon Jamison (Athletics coach)
Gemma Thompson (Athletics coach)
Clare Winter (Athletics coach)
Track and field
Lourdes Bradley (Athletics coach)
Paul Dodds (Athletics coach)
Neil Ellerby (Athletics coach)
Chris Mole (Athletics coach)
James Mole (Athletics coach)
Peter Palmer (Athletics coach)
Bruce Robertson (Athletics coach)
Chris Walker (Athletics coach)
Michelle Wordsworth (Athletics coach)
Triathlon
Ian Brown (Athletics coach)
Jacqueline Claydon (Athletics coach)
Phil Coulson (Athletics coach)
Nick Hale (Athletics coach)
Richard Johnstone (Athletics coach)
Roger Makepeace (Athletics coach)
Helen Otterson (Athletics coach)
Steve Turner (Athletics coach)
Dan Venner (Athletics coach)
Cycling