Training with the Dorset Doddlers
We have two regular training sessions each week.
Our main training session is every Thursday evening, meeting at 7p.m. at Sturminster Newton Leisure Centre, off Honeymead Lane.
We alternate between three types of session: Hills, Endurance and Speed. Sessions are run by experienced Doddlers and generally last for just over 1 hour. We structure the training to cater for various levels of ability.
In the summer we try to train partially off road and in the winter we tend to wear reflective vests and roam the streets of Sturminster.
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Rehydrating is important after a run and where better to do it than at the White Horse Inn at Hinton St. Mary? This is a great opportunity to meet other Doddlers over a beer or two and some tasty food.
If you like the sound of that, you'll love our summer runs. Organised on a Tuesday by different Doddlers, they usually begin and finish at a lovely pub.
This is a chance to run over new ground and taste a different ale. There are always a couple of routes and distances to choose from, so all abilities make it back before last orders!
Maps are usually offered and the routes well marked. But this is a social event and we always make sure no-one gets left behind!
In the winter we run on Tuesday evenings in Blandford and on the 2nd Tuesday, from Shaftesbury
If you would like to join our friendly club
Contact our Club Secretary. If you are interested in joining us and have not had much experience in running, our beginners' group can help you…