The clouds parted and over 60 runners arrived for another very busy club night.

Brian and Andy from Destination RUN Coaching joined us to give some top tips on dynamic stretching and then 8 groups disappeared on varied routes around Farnham.

Welcome to the 3rd edition of stretching

We’ve all be guilty of forgetting to stretch after a run, that warm shower or yummy post workout meal is far more tempting however…

Did you know?
Deciding to ditch the stretching after a run can hinder your recovery and increase your risk of injury. Stretching after a run helps to reduce soreness and gets rid of waste products, such as lactic acid which could impact your next run

A busy valentines run last night for the club with many members sharing the love around the Farnham.

Thank you to all those loved ones that allowed members to join us last night and well done to all our Couch to 5k group who are getting into their program now and making great progress.

Only 34 more days till Spring is with us. Yeah

Welcome to the 2nd edition of stretching!

Did you know?

Stretching helps to lengthen any tight muscles and this helps to reduce injuries. Stretching before a run increases your range of motion and helps to improve your overall performance.

Welcome to February! A new month means a new theme and this month we’re focusing on the benefits of stretching!

We are delighted to share that Farnham Town Running Club were the winners of the category ‘Farnham Club of the Year 2023’. This is a fantastic achievement for everyone associated with the club, having beaten some sports clubs that have achieved truly fantastic things last year.

When we sleep there are two main phases that we alternate between throughout the night. REM (Rapid eye movement) and NREM (non-rapid eye movement). REM occurs 90 minutes after falling asleep and takes up 25% of your volume of sleep. During this time the brain is active and it helps provide energy to the body. The other 75% is taken up by NREM. This is the deepest and most restorative sleep - the blood supply to your muscles increase and tissue repair/growth occurs.

For every runner, it is important to maintain cardiovascular health. Sleeping at night allows blood to circulate around every part of the body, when you’re in deep sleep, your heart rate and breathing change continuously which promotes cardiovascular health. Adequate sleep can also reduce the risk of heart disease, asthma and metabolic diseases.

This year at Farnham Town Running club we had so much to celebrate with all of our runners putting in fantastic performances at Farnborough Half 2024

What commitment to see another record attendance on one of the coldest nights for years.

8 groups ventured out seeking to find the ice free routes around beautiful Farnham and although it was cold, the conditions were actually quite good for running.

We are very impressed with our members ongoing commitment to their new years resolutions lets keep this going team.

A good nights sleep can help fight fatigue, making you more alert and charged for a run. Getting a good nights sleep can help increase speed - as your body will have enough energy to keep going on hard efforts, the sooner you fatigue the slower your run may be. Sleep can also improve endurance - the better your sleep means the better your glycogen stores will be, allowing you to produce energy on long distance runs.

Dedication to new year resolutions was in abundance last night as the temperature hit 1 degree celsius around Farnham.

A good warm up for 9 paces groups soon had people ready for their loops from 5k to 12k and with some ice around we take special care especially as its hard to find the flat routes around our lovely town.

Our second week focussing on the benefits of sleep and how modern technology doesn't always help sleep patterns.