Sunderland Strollers Running Club

All Club Session - Santa Hat Run
2023-12-20 18:30 - 19:30 (Europe/London)

December Winter Handicap
2023-12-13 18:30 - 19:30

Seaburn and Southwick
2023-12-06 18:30 - 19:30
Seaburn – SouthwickÂ

A and B Packs 12 x 2Â minutes (1 min recoveries)Â
C D and E Packs Lampost Intervals

Pack E â€“ Through town, over Wear Bridge.Â From bus stop do lamp post efforts â€“ push to first lamp post, recover to next, push to third lamp post, recover to next etc until Bungalow Cafe. Regroup, turn around and recover to the garage.Â Repeat lamp post efforts to Wear Bridge, regroup and recover to Ashbrooke.
5.0 mls

Pack C and D â€“ Through town, over Wear Bridge.Â From bus stop do lamp post efforts â€“ push to first lamp post, recover to next, push to third lamp post, recover to next etc until garage on RHS.Â Regroup and continue to Bungalow Cafe.Â Now push for 2 lamp posts, recover for 2 along the seafront. Suggest doing 4 x double lamp post efforts out, then do a loop recovery for 2 mins and repeat the same efforts on the way back to Bungalow Cafe.Â Regroup and recover to garage, repeat single lamp post efforts to Wear Bridge, regroup and recover to Ashbrooke.
6.25 mlsÂ

Packs A and Bâ€“ Through town, over Wear Bridge.Â From bus stop 6 x 2 min efforts (1 min recovery) to seafront, past Roker Park and Marriott Hotel.Â Two min recovery then 6 x 2 min efforts up Dykelands Road.Â Turn left into Dene Road, Turn right to go past Seaburn Metro to Fulwell Mill. Thompson Road to Southwick, across Green and across QA Bridge, recover to Ashbrooke.
7.75 mls

Track - A&B Pack
2023-12-06 18:30 - 19:30

Ettrick Grove
2023-11-29 18:30 - 19:30
Ettrick Grove / Bede Bank long loops.
This is a continuous effort at whatever pace you can maintain over the distance of the route.
The route
Start the effort at the bottom of Bede Bank, along Barnes Park Road, left onto Mount Road, left at top on to Ettrick Grove, left down Bede Bank and regroup at bus stop outside college, recover down bank and start again from the bottom.
Variations for packs as follows.:
Pack E – straight to start via Queen Alexandra Road. Break the loop into two efforts, bottom of Bede Bank to the school on Mount Road, recover to Ettrick Grove then second effort to the bus stop. Two laps.
Pack C and D – Tunstall Road then left on to Thornholme Road to start then efforts as Pack E. (Option to do a continuous loop rather than a split) Two laps.
Pack B – straight to start via Queen Alexandra Road. Continuous effort from start to bus stop. Three laps.
Pack A – Tunstall Road then left on to Thornholme Road to start. Continuous effort from start to bus stop. Four laps.

All Club Session - TBC
2023-11-29 18:30 - 19:30

Club 3k Time Trial Championship Race - Session 3
2023-11-29 18:30 - 19:30

Roker Hill Efforts
2023-11-22 18:30 - 19:30
Roker Hill Efforts Plus Mile

Pack EÂ
Warm up to North Side of Wear Bridge.Â Â
From Bus Stop undertake MILE EFFORT to Bungalow Cafe.
Recover down bank towards Marina.Â Â
Conduct 2 x Hill Efforts up bank to garage.
Recover down riverside path past Glass Centre to bottom of Bonnersfield Bank.
Conduct 2 x Hill Efforts up Bonnersfield Bank.
Warm down back through town to Ashbrooke.
5.4mls
Pack C andÂ DÂ
Warm up to North Side of Wear Bridge.
From Bus Stop undertake MILE EFFORT to Bungalow Cafe.
Continue along Roker Parade, drop down steps to Smugglers Pub.
Conduct 1 x HILL EFFORT up bank to Bungalow Cafe.
Recover down bank to Marina.
Conduct 2 x HILL EFFORTS up bank to garage.
Recover along riverside path past Glass Centre.
Conduct 2 x HILL EFFORTS up Bonnersfield Bank.
Warm down back to Ashbrooke.
6mls
Pack BÂ
â€“
Warm up to North Side of Wear Bridge.
From Bus Stop undertake MILE EFFORT to Bungalow Cafe.
Continue along Roker Parade, drop down steps to Smugglers Pub.
Conduct 2 x HILL EFFORTS up bank to Bungalow Cafe.
Recover down bank to Marina.
Conduct 3 x HILL EFFORTS up bank to garage.
Recover along riverside path past Glass Centre.
Conduct 2 x HILL EFFORTS up Bonnersfield Bank.
Warm down back to Ashbrooke.
6.3mls
Pack A
Â â€“ Warm up to North Side of Wear Bridge.
Conduct 3 x HILL EFFORTS up Bonnersfield Bank.
Recover along Dame Dorothy to garage.
Conduct 4 x HILL EFFORTS up bank to garage.
Recover past Marina to bottom of Roker Bank/Smugglers Pub.
Conduct 3 x HILL EFFORT up bank to Bungalow Cafe.
From Bus Stop opposite Queen Vic undertake MILE EFFORT to Wear Bridge.
7.4mls

All Pack Leaders can vary Nos of HILL EFFORTS to suit particular packs.

Track - D&E Pack
2023-11-22 18:30 - 19:30

Club 3k Time Trial Championship Race - Session 2
2023-11-22 18:30 - 19:30

Track - C Pack
2023-11-15 18:30 - 19:30

Wessington Way Pyramid
2023-11-15 18:30 - 19:30
Queen Alexandra Bridge Wessington Way Pyramid Session
Pack A – 6 (2) 4 (90 secs) 2 (1) 1 (1) 2 (1) 4 (90 secs) 6Â
Â 25 mins (8 mins) – total 33 mins.
Pack B – 5 (2) 4 (2) 2 (1) 1 (1) 2 (1) 4 (2) 5Â Â
23 mins (9 mins) – total 32mins.
Packs C,D and E – 4 (2) 3 (90secs) 2 (1) 1 (1) 2 (1) 3 (90secs) 4Â
19 mins (8 mins) – total 27 mins.
Route
All packs follow Tunstall Road to University Metro, past Fire Station and on to Trimdon Street.
Pack A starts at the south end of QA Bridge.
Packs B, C and D start at the roundabout near B & Q.
Pack E starts at the roundabout near Currys.
Follow the route below and turn during the recovery after the first 2min effort.
Across QA Bridge, turn right and then right again under the bridge. Up West Quay Road to Alexandra Avenue. Continue along Alexandra Avenue / Hylton Park Road / Timber Beach Road / Colima Avenue as required.

Club 3k Time Trial Championship Race - Session 1
2023-11-15 18:30 - 19:30

Sunderland Strollers Urban Ultra
2023-11-11 08:00 - 20:00

November Winter Handicap
2023-11-08 18:30 - 19:30

Track - A&B Packs
2023-11-01 18:30 - 19:30, 2023-09-20 18:30 - 19:30

Seafront
2023-11-01 18:30 - 19:30
Seafront â€“ minute effortsÂ

Route â€“ directly through town centre via Fawcett St. and over Wearmouth Bridge to start efforts at the bus stop at the top of Dame Dorothy Street.Â

Head down to Bungalow Cafe then along the seafront on either the footpath or promenade (or beach if the tide is out)Â

Do half of the efforts going out then turn around during the recovery and repeat the efforts on the return route to finish back at the bus stop where you started.Â

Return to Ashbrooke.Â

The efforts are 1 min hard, 1 min recovery with an extra min recovery at the turn round pointÂ
if required.Â

Suggested number of efforts for the different packs as follows;Â

Pack A â€“ 22 x 1minÂ
Pack B â€“ 20 x 1minÂ
Pack C â€“ 18 x 1 minÂ
Pack D â€“ 16 x 1minÂ
Pack E â€“ 14 x 1minÂ

The number of efforts are flexible and can be changed up or down by the pack leader to suit the ability of the pack.

All Club Session - Leechmere Loops
2023-10-25 18:30 - 19:30
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Track - D&E Packs
2023-10-18 18:30 - 19:30, 2023-09-06 18:30 - 19:30

Saltgrass Loops
2023-10-18 18:30 - 19:30
Saltgrass, Long Efforts
Long efforts starting from the Saltgrass towards Alex Bridge then looping back to B&Q.
Â Regroup then recover down the bank to the Saltgrass and repeat.
PACK A â€“ directly to B&Q and down bank to Saltgrass – 4 LOOPS
PACK B – directly to B&Q and down bank to Saltgrass- 3 LOOPS
PACK C and D – directly to B&Q and down bank to Saltgrass – 3 LOOPS (PACK D, option to do 2 loops + ‘half effort’ as described below)
Pack E – directly to B&Q and down bank to Saltgrass – 2 LOOPS

October Winter Handicap
2023-10-11 18:30 - 19:30

Grangetown
2023-10-04 18:30 - 19:30
Grangetown
6 min and 2 x 3 min then REPEAT
Option to repeat part or all of it again!!
Pack A and B â€“ Recoveries 90 sec, 1min, 1min
Â Pack C, D and E – Recoveries 3min, 1min, 2min
Pack E â€“ From Ashbrooke down to Alexandra Pub, start the session from here, heading up towards Asda. Continue along Leechmere Road, turn tight onto Strawberry Bank then immediately left along Crosslea Avenue. Cross Silksworth Lane and follow Premier Road to the Lidl Junction, turn right onto Durham Road, down to The Barnes and then home to Ashbrooke. Â Â 5.25 miles
Pack C and D â€“ As Pack E except continue down Strawberry Bank, turn left onto Queen Alexandra Road, turn left onto Silksworth Lane (cross where safe) then turn right onto Premier Road, turn right onto Durham Road and home via The Barnes. (5.75 miles)
Pack B â€“ As Pack E but start efforts from Asda roundabout on Leechmere Road. Use Crosslea Avenue but at the junction with Silksworth Lane use the underpass to follow the road past Sainsbury’s, the Puma Centre and Ski slope. Continue turning right onto North Moor Lane to McDonald’s, turn right onto Durham Road to Lidl Junction. Turn right along Premier Road, returning via Silksworth Lane/QA Road. (6.75 miles)
Pack A â€“ From Ashbrooke to QA Road, through Grangetown to Toll Bar Junction (start session here). Up Toll Bar Road to Hollymere, continue along Leechmere Road to Strawberry Bank, turn right then left onto Crosslea Avenue. Turn left onto Silksworth Lane using underpass to follow road past Sainsbury’s, Puma Centre and ski slope. Turn right onto North Moor Lane to McDonald’s turning right onto Durham Road. Turn right at Lidl Junction onto Premier Road, return via Silksworth Lane and QA Road. (7.75 miles)

All Club Session - Leechmere Shuttle Runs
2023-09-27 18:30 - 19:30

Farringdon Loops
2023-09-20 18:30 - 19:30
Farringdon
A Pack – 6min, 4 x 1min then REPEAT
Recoveries: 2min, 3 x 1min, 2min between sets

B C D and E packs – 2 min, 5 x 1min then REPEAT
Recoveries: all 1 min, 2 min between sets

Start all efforts at Silksworth Lane Underpass and keep repeating the sets (or part sets) to finish at the roundabout at the bottom of Premier Road.

Pack E â€“ Queen Alexandra Road to The Barnes; Silksworth Lane (through underpass); past Sainsbury’s & Puma Centre & Ski Slope.Â Turn right onto North Moor Lane, past McDonalds.Â Turn right onto Durham Road to Lidl Junction.Â Turn right onto Premier Road, then Silksworth Lane and QA Road.
4.9mls

Pack C and D â€“ As Pack E except at McDonalds TURN LEFT and go up Durham Road as far as Holy Rosary Church, then return back down Durham Road to Lidl Junction. Turn right onto Premier Road, then Silksworth Lane and QA Road.
5.6mls

Pack B â€“ As Pack E except at North Moor Lane TURN LEFT past Cavalier Pub.Â Turn right onto Silksworth Road, just past roundabout turn right onto Allendale Road.Â Continue to North Moor Lane, turn left to McDonalds then return as other packs.
6.3mls

Pack A â€“ As Pack B except continue along Silksworth Road to the Board Inn, then turn right onto Durham Road. Turn right onto Premier Road and return as other packs.
7.0mls

Serpentine Race. 10k Trail Championship Race
2023-09-17

All Club Session - Barnes Park Band stand out and back
2023-09-13 18:30 - 19:30

Ettrick Grove
2023-09-06 18:30 - 19:30
ETTRICK GROVE
Ettrick Grove / Bede Bank long loops.
This is a continuous effort at whatever pace you can maintain over the distance of the route.
The route
Start the effort at the bottom of Bede Bank, along Barnes Park Road, left onto Mount Road, left at top on to Ettrick Grove, left down Bede Bank and regroup at bus stop outside college, recover down bank and start again from the bottom.
Variations for packs as follows.:
Pack E – straight to start via Queen Alexandra Road. Break the loop into two efforts, bottom of Bede Bank to the school on Mount Road, recover to Ettrick Grove then second effort to the bus stop. Two laps.
Pack C and D – Tunstall Road then left on to Thornholme Road to start then efforts as Pack E. (Option to do a continuous loop rather than a split) Two laps.
Pack B – straight to start via Queen Alexandra Road. Continuous effort from start to bus stop. Three laps.
Pack A – Tunstall Road then left on to Thornholme Road to start. Continuous effort from start to bus stop. Four laps.

Strawberry Bank
2023-08-30 18:30 - 19:30
Strawberry Bank and Track Session Details
Strawberry Bank
Packs A and B warm up route From Ashbrooke turn right, then left onto Queen Alexandra Road.Turn right up Sea View Rd West, then Helvellyn Rd and turn right onto Leechmere Rd. Then down Strawberry Bank.
Packs C and D warm up route,Turn right off Q A Road onto Greystoke Ave (at traffic lights),and turn right onto Leechmere Rd. Then down Strawberry Bank.
Pack E warm up route Head directly to Strawberry Bank.
Pack A:
Continue warm up left along Queen Alexandra Road to the bottom of St Nicholas Ave.
Complete 8 short efforts up St Nicholas Ave as far as Heatherlea Gdns.
After the 8th effort, continue up to Crosslea Ave, turn left and continue along to Strawberry Bank.
Run down to the bottom of Bainbridge Holme Rd.
Complete a 15 min continuous loop putting effort in from the bottom of Bainbridge Holme Road all the way up and left onto Crosslea Ave, finishing at the corner, then recover back down Strawberry Bank. At the end of the 15 mins regroup at the corner of Crosslea Ave.
Pack B:
Continue to warm up left along Queen Alexandra Road to the bottom of Bainbridge Ave.
Complete 8 short efforts up Bainbridge Ave as far as Hill View Gardens.
After the 8th effort, continue up to Crosslea Ave, turn left and continue along to Strawberry Bank.
Run down to the bottom of Bainbridge Holme Rd
Complete a 15 min continuous loop putting effort in from the bottom of Bainbridge Holme Road all the way up and left onto Crosslea Ave, finishing at the corner, then recover back down Strawberry Bank. At the end of the 15 mins regroup at the corner of Crosslea Ave.
Pack C:
Complete a 15 min continuous loop putting effort in from bottom of Bainbridge Holme Road all the way up and left onto Crosslea Ave, finishing at the corner and recover back down Strawberry Bank. At the end of the 15 mins regroup at the corner of Crosslea Ave.
Run back down Bainbridge Holme Road to the junction for Fernsway.
Complete 8 short efforts between Fernsway and Pemberton Gardens, jog back down to recover.
Packs D & E:
D Pack. Run down Strawberry bank to the bottom of Bainbridge Holme Rd
E Pack. From the bottom of Strawberry bank run the bottom of Bainbridge Holme Road.
Complete a 15 min continuous loop putting effort in from bottom of Bainbridge Holme Road all the way up and left onto Crosslea Ave, finishing at the corner and recover back down Strawberry Bank. At the end of the 15 mins regroup at the corner of Crosslea Ave.
Run back down Bainbridge Holme Road to the junction for Fernsway.
Complete 8 short efforts between Fernsway and Pemberton Gardens, jog back down to recover.
Warm down
Option for warm down, back along Crosslea Ave to Silksworth Lane then back to club, but a lot of folk will just head directly back by the shortest route!
