Beginners-Intermediate Running Course starts Jan 30th

Join our next running course

Are you one of these runners?

‘I don’t like running but feel like I should to keep fit’

‘I wish I could run but I’m not good at it.’

‘I like running but get bored after ten minutes.’

‘I can never get past 5k.’

‘I used to be able to run but I’ve lost my mojo.’

Then you are not unlike hundreds of women who have joined our running club in the last three years but who now love running.

We’ve helped coach hundreds of women to distances they never imagined they would be capable of, much less enjoy. And we are talking 0-5k in four weeks, and to half marathon and marathon level in a year.

But the great thing about running is not the distances or the PBs, it’s that huge endorphin buzz you get, along with the feeling of confidence when you realise you really can achieve anything that you set your mind on.

And then there’s the side effect on your body shape too, no bad thing!

If you want to feel the Fitbitch effect for yourself, join us in training for either 10k or 10miles.

The training group will be geared towards the BlueBell Trail Race  April. You don’t HAVE to run this but it’s great to have a goal and will keep you motivated, especially as you’ll be running it with a group of women who you will have trained with for 12 weeks.

Both courses will start at a distance of four miles (perfect if you have just finished our Beginners 0-5k course). The price of the package will include a training plan, Wednesday (7.30pm) and/or Sunday (8.30am) training, as well as a Fitbitch race t-shirt. (you can choose both sessions or use a half package across either session).

Most Weds sessions take place in Hove, Sunday sessions start from different locations.

For prices and bookings, visit our brand website. If you’re a complete beginner then don’t miss our next 0-5k course, details via the same link.

Beginners & intermediate Running Courses – next dates!

 

Starts next week – Weds Jan 30th but don’t worry if you miss this session, you can join later.

Read all about it here

Have questions? Please email info@fitbitchbootcamp.com

Beginners & Brighton Half Marathon training group, Weds 31st Oct

Fitbitch run club will help you surpass your run goals – and have fun

If you have signed up to our Brighton Half marathon group, or you’ve been hearing about us for a while and are interested in joining, this Wednesday’s training session is the perfect time to start (if you are a regular, we have a training session for you too!)

In this session, we will assess your running style, posture, biomechanics (with video playback weather and light permitting).
The running aspect will be light and our focus will be on assessing the foundations of your running, and going through the strength and stability work essential for improving your running and helping you stay injury-free.

If you have not signed up to one of our packages (annual or event specific) you can still attend any sessions you would like for £5 on Wednesday and £7 on Sunday.

If you are coming along to this session PLEASE COMMENT HERE so we can ensure we have enough running coaches to provide the attention each runner requires.

DON’T panic if you can’t make this session. Whatever your level, you can drop in at any time to Fitbitch.

Half marathon runners who are regulars with us, you can choose to do this session or the other session that we will post. BROOKS 10K RUNNERS, please note that you will be able to transition to the Half marathon training in November (or intermediates) following a 12 week programme.

Location: Lawns adjacent to Hove Street and the King Alfred Centre

Parking: King Alfred Centre

Time: 7.30pm

Coaches: Rachael(and more depending on numbers)

Price: £5

 

 

Brighton Half Marathon Training, 2013 starts Weds 31st Oct

Some of our Brighton Half Marathon crew last year

NEXT WEEEK our Brighton Half Marathon training group starts.

A 16 week programme, our package includes a training plan, free FB race t-shirt, expert coaching on technique, strength and improving speed on Weds sessions, and beautiful guided runs on Sunday to help build up distance.

The packages are suitable for total beginners as well as intermediate runners.

Our first session will be on the lawns by Hove Street, adjacent to King Alfred Street and will be an introductory session where we will assess your running style, technique and biomechanics (7.30-8.30pm).

It will help you to understand the foundations of running and why getting this right is so important (if you miss this session, you can still join the group).

You can choose between paying for a half package, where you can use your sessions on Weds or Sunday. Or sign up for the full shebang and train Weds and Sunday. All those who sign for a package will be entitled to one complimentary Yoga for Runners session.

Don’t want to sign up to a package? Pay for a drop in of £5 Weds or £7 Sunday.

For package prices click here

(Those training for the Brooks 10k and planning on also doing the Half Marathon, you will have the opportunity to join this group after your race and build up on a 12 week plan).

N.B Once purchased sessions from packages must be used by Race day. They are non transferable and non refundable.

For frequently asked Questions please click here

Women’s Running: Beginners & Biomechanics, Weds 27th September

Who wants to become a runner?

Want to start running, or return to running and get off on the right foot? Then don’t miss this Wednesday’s training session specifically designed for you. (please note, there will be another session for our regular runners).

Don’t worry if you have never run before, or not done so for a while, as this session will focus on techniques involving your posture, gait, and footstrike to help make your running easier and with less chance of injury.

Even if you are a regular runner who is prone to injury, this session will be a worthwhile one, helping to pinpoint weaknesses in the way your body moves, that could be resulting in injury – or that will eventually lead to injury if you do not address it now.

Start with this session to help build the foundations to becoming a strong runner, like the hundreds of women who are now regular Fitbitch runners.

PLEASE SIGN UP TO OUR BLOG, AND COMMENT HERE IF YOU ARE COMING SO WE CAN ENSURE WE CAN PLAN OUR SESSION ACCORDINGLY.

What do you need to bring? Nothing except yourselves, your usual running shoes and wear something warm as there will be some standing. Also a yoga mat to lie on although we have some you can borrow.

time: 7.30pm

Price: £5 drop in, or book our packages entitling you to a training plan for 10k, t-shirt and either 8 or 15 runs to be used across any Weds or Sunday. Book here

Where: the lawns adjacent to Hove Street, by King Alfred Centre where you can park.  Map here

Coach: Rachael, 07855 742195

Blackberries & Mirabelles, Training Sun 16th, 8.30am

 

 

Scenery Sunday – the view from the top

If you ran Firle last week, carry on your running buzz with this fantastic training run this Sunday and don’t let all that training now slip.

As for all those who are training for the Rise 8k, Garda 15k, 30k or marathon, don’t miss climbing the next rung in your running ladder toward your goal on race day.

If you are new to run club but already running four miles or more please feel free to come along. Total beginner? Training starts Sept 26th.

As per your plans we will be offering the following distances: 4, 7 and 15 miles. Those who want to go longer,  the four and seven mile routes are an out and back and easy to navigate to enable you to run further before turning back.

If you are a beginner though, or just returning to running after injury/having a baby/or just having slipped off the running wagon, do not be tempted to run miles longer than you have done recently.

Where will the route go? It will go up to just before Devil’s Dyke, a steady and gradual climb before heading out to Edburton Hill (there’s a clue there somewhere) and returning.

Those going longer, we’ll get most of the hills out of the way with fresh legs before going down to Bramber Castle and back along to Poynings. But keep something in the tank, you’ve got to get back up to the Dyke to go downhill to the end!

For all our runners, it’s blackberry-tastic up there so you may want to bring your tupperware post run to go picking. Those going long, we can fuel our running with nature’s bounty – the mirabelles are out!

PLEASE COMMENT HERE IF YOU ARE COMING SO WE CAN ENSURE WE HAVE ENOUGH COACHES AND RUN AMBASSADORS. ALSO COMMENT IF YOU NEED A LIFT AND SOMEONE SHOULD BE ABLE TO HELP.

Location: Second car park on Devil’s Dyke Road (just before Brighton & Hove Golf Club ) Map here Free parking

15 mile route with Rachael 07855 742195

7 mile & 4 mile route with Melissa, 07984 146016

Running ambassadors, Melanie Anning (short) Karen Russell and Tor Del Federico (medium)

 

 

 

New route for Sunday 2nd Sept –

Look out for the blackberries on the route!

Due to the air show at Shoreham we have changed the route for this Sunday which will now start from Rottingdean.

OUr beginners training for Rise will still get a flat route, which will cover some of the route that they will be doing on race day so it is a chance to get accustomed to the terrain (flat) and the variable weather conditions (windy).

For the rest of our Firle and Garda crew, there now will be a few hills but nothing like you are used to on these Sunday runs.

Once we reach Telscombe Cliffs we will be going inland and turning at TElscombe church (where the five mile route will retrace its steps back to the start) and heading towards the river (the 8 mile route will turn just before this).

For the longer route we will follow the river before turning to run through Southease, over the downs to Saltdean before rejoining the path at sea level.

For a final one mile finish we will be putting on the speed to finish past Rottingdean followed by a walk back and stretch down.

PLEASE COMMENT (AND RE-COMMENT) AND TELL US WHICH DISTANCE YOU ARE DOING. iF YOU NEED A LIFT ALSO COMMENT.
APOLOGIES FOR THE CHANGE IN ROUTE.

Location: Rottingdean car park in front of Tesco (parking is free until 9am, thereafter bring money)

Time: 8.30am

Drop in: £5

12 miles Rachael 07855 742195

8 miles Melissa 07984 146016

3 miles Kate 07702 983744

Wrist bands for packages and plans

FitBitch Running Club bracelets

ALL those who have purchased a package which starts this week, you need to bring a £5 refundable deposit to exchange for a FitBitch wrist band.

This should be worn to all training sessions as proof of purchase. We will refund your £5 in exchange for the wrist band once you have used up all your sessions, or you package comes to and end.

And beginners coming tonight, don’t worry! We will focus on techniques and you will have fun. It will take place n o matter what the weather.
See you there!

Rachael

Beginners intro, Weds 18th July, 7.30pm

Which direction will your running take? Take the FitBitch way for good technique, fun and enjoyable running

We have helped introduce hundreds of women to running, including those who swore they’d never be able to run longer than five minutes -er, and some of whom are now marathon runners.

Now be part of our next training group which starts this coming Weds. You can sign up for a package (details on our Training Groups pages) or simply drop in for £5.

If you CAN’T make this session, do not worry you won’t have missed the boat. Our sessions are designed so that ANYONE can take part no matter what your level.

This week’s session though would be great to come to as we will assess your gait and biomechanics. ‘Your what?’ I hear you say.

Simply put, we will look at how your body moves as you run and what this means in terms of where you may have tight muscles, or weak areas which you should work on to help make running easier.

We will also work on technique, all of which is designed to build a strong foundation for running before we start building distance in the coming weeks.

If you have paid for a package – or intend to – you will need to bring a refundable £5 deposit so that we can issue you with a training bracelet to show each time you come to a session as proof of package purchase.

What else do you need? A yoga mat if you have one and a skipping rope, but don’t worry if you don’t have one as we have spares.

PLEASE COMMENT HERE IF YOU ARE COMING, AND YOUR TSHIRT SIZE FOR THOSE WHO PAID FOR A PACKAGE.

There will be further training for non-beginners, posted later in the week.

Location: the grass adjacent to Hove Street, near King Alfred Centre

When: 7.30pm

Coach: Rachael

NEW beginner’s & returners groups starting

Want to learn how to run, or get to the stage where it feels easier?

Or can you already run but just want to get to the stage where you can run for longer?

Then join our next beginners and returners to running groups.

Our next 0 to 10k beginners group starts 18th July.

This will follow an eight week training programme to 10k, finishing with your race goal of either the Firle 7miles on 9th September, Regents Park 10k on Sept 2nd or the Hove Prom 10k on September 10th.

Price: £43 for 8 runs or £71, for 15 runs, including a training plan and race t-shirt.

The first session on Weds 18th July will be a biomechanics session where we will assess your gait, posture and running style to help you build the foundations of a healthy, injury free, efficient runner.

10k to Firle Half Marathon group, starts 2nd July

This will follow a ten week programme training for the Firle Half Marathon on 9th September so you must be able to run 10k comfortably already.

Price: £51 for 10 runs or £87 for 19 runs, including a training plan plus race t-shirt.

To book email info@fitbitchbootcamp.com clearly stating your name, which package (including the number of runs) that you wish to purchase and the size of t-shirt.

Please note that this cost does not cover entry fees to the race. Training is on Weds at 7.30pm and Sunday’s at 8.30am. YOu need to subscribe to this site for information about the training runs which we publish on a weekly basis.