Sunday long runs
Longer runs ideal for half and full marathon training.
When?
Where?
Perdiswell Leisure Centre
Perdiswell Leisure Centre Bilford Road Worcester WR3 8DX
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Members meet Sundays at 8am. Spring marathon training is where you’ll see the biggest groups head out, but there are always runs on a Sunday. Check the table below for details of the routes planned and join the club's Facebook group to ask any questions. Some may head out earlier than the official starts.
Note: Always ensure you familiarise yourself with the routes as they won’t always be marked out and markers can go missing and there are not always runners at every pace.
Volunteers
The Sunday long runs are made possible by club members volunteering to help out. Whether it’s offering to mark out some routes, put out or collect water for runners or collecting the route markers, it all helps share the workload.
Even if it’s occasionally, come and help support. Join the Sunday Run Volunteers Facebook group and pop your name on the roster.
View routes
There are various routes that are used on Sundays. If you need some ideas for routes if you’re unable to make the Sunday runs, please check out the Routes page, where you can see previously run routes and even download them to your GPS watches to follow. You can also see all of Phil Miles’ routes on the popular Plotaroute website.
History of the Sunday Runs
Stuart Wild
Stuart had been with the club since its start as ‘Worcester Joggers’, supporting hundreds of members over the years with his Sunday morning marathon training, leading groups on club nights and convincing many into running their first marathon; himself completing his 100th marathon at Snowdonia in October 2012.
Stuart Wild sadly passed away on Friday, 1st March 2013 while out walking with his wife Sian Wild. Stuart was a true inspiration and will be sadly missed by all of us.
The club now holds an annual multi-lap marathon event, called the Wild One in memory of Stuart. Read more about Stuart.
Phil Miles
After Stuart Wild passed away, the Sunday long runs were co-ordinated by Phil Miles, who marked out the routes with his signature colourful windmills and balloons as well as leaving out water and sweets to keep runners going. Phil ran at the back to ensure no-one got left behind.
Phil stepped down from organising the Sunday runs and has now started the Worcestershire Trailblazers club, aimed at discovering and enjoying parts of the Worcestershire countryside that can only be explored by stepping off the beaten track.
Sunday club runs continue each Sunday with a rota of people to assist with marking out routes and leaving/collecting water and sweets.