XC Sessions – Glasgow opener this weekend; further dates listed

Wednesday 11th October 2023

Group training sessions in cross country are important and we are keen to support and promote these with the goal of raising overall standards.

In recent years, we’ve seen these take place in Glasgow, Edinburgh and the North District.

The first Glasgow session is coming up this weekend and, further down the story, we list the remaining sessions in Edinburgh and the North.

Glasgow sessions 

The Glasgow XC sessions are always very popular and are open to those in the U15 age group (for XC) and above. All sessions start with the first rep at 10.30am,.

Saturday 14 October: Bellahouston Park (meet near the pitch & putt) 4-6 x 3 mins with 2 mins recovery

Further dates and venues:

Saturday 11 November: Pollok Park (meet at Netherpollok playing fields) 5-10 min tempo 10 x 1 min with 1 min recovery, 5-10 min tempo

Saturday 16 December: Tollcross Park (meet near the park run finish); 4-8 x 4 mins with 2 mins recovery

Thursday 28 December: Bellahouston Park (meet near the pitch & putt); 6-10 x 3 mins with 1 min recovery

Saturday 27 January: Pollok Park (meet at Netherpollok playing fields) 5-10 min tempo 10 x 1 min with 1 min recovery, 5-10 min tempo

Saturday 10 February: Tollcross Park (meet near the parkrun finish) 4-8 x 4 mins with 90 secs recovery

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The Edinburgh Endurance Sessions take place at Holyrood Park and the sessions are for U17 athletes and older. The first rep is at 10.30am.

Saturday 28 October: 2 x 6mins T (2), then up to 6 x 3 mins (2), 1 x 6mins T

Saturday 11 November:  6-10 x 4 mins (2 mins rec)

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North District sessions take place in Forres at Grant Park.

These are for U15 athletes and older and, as in Edinburgh and Glasgow, the first reps go off at 10.30am.

Saturday 11 November: 6-10 x 4 mins (2 mins rec)

Monday 28 December: 6-10 x 3 mins with 1 min recovery

Saturday 27 January: 6 mins T (2 mins rec), 4-6 x 4mins (90), 6 mins T (2 mins rec)

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Tags: Edinburgh XC Sessions, Glasgow XC Sessions, North XC Sessions