Please make yourself known to any member of the committee/staff on arrival at any of our training sessions. We will answer any of your questions about the club, triathlon or the training sessions.
Message to current members - If you spot any mistakes or changes the the schedules below, please let a member of the committee know soonest so we can update the website page.
Winter training timetable (October - March):
Note: please click on the postcode for a map or plug the post codes or map references into www.streetmap.co.uk in order to get a detailed location map.
Weekday
Time
Cost
Session
Location
Monday
6:30pm - 7:30pm
£1.80
Run
Shobnall Leisure Centre, Shobnall Road, Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, DE14 2BB (A Burton Athletics Club session but MVH are welcome).
8-9pm
£3.50 (£5.00 for non-members)for adults - £1.00 (£2.00 for non-members) for juniors
Pool Swim
Friary Grange Leisure Centre, Eastern Avenue, Lichfield, Staffordshire, WS13 7EW (An official MVH/Joint swimming session with Burntwood Triathlon Club)
Tuesday
6-7pm
Free
Run
Bannatyne's - Burton-on-Trent (Session run by
Warren Simms and MVH are welcome).
7-8(ish)pm
Free
Run
Friary Grange Leisure Centre, Eastern Avenue, Lichfield, Staffordshire, WS13 7EW
Wednesday
7-8pm
£1.80
Run
Shobnall Leisure Centre, Shobnall Road, Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, DE14 2BB (A Burton Athletics Club & Hatton Darts session but MVH are welcome).
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
7:30-8:30am
£3.00 for adult members & £4.00 for adult non-members. £2.50 for junior members & £3.50 for junior non-members.
Pool Swim
Repton School Swimming Pool, Repton School, Repton, Derbyshire, DE65 6FH(An MVH session)
8:45-10am approx
Free
Run
After swimming at Repton – See above for location.This is an occasional training session depending on visibility and weather. Check weekly club e-mails for confirmation of session.
Sunday
9:00am for approx 1-5 hours.
Free
Cycle Ride
Barton Turns Marina, Barton-under-Needwood, Burton-on-Trent, DE13 8DZ(An official MVH bike session).Cycle normally split into two rides – Intermediate (1-4 hours) and novice (1-2 hours)
Summer training timetable (April - September):
Note: please click on the postcode for a map or plug the post codes or map references into www.streetmap.co.uk in order to get a detailed location map.
Weekday
Time
Cost
Session
Location
Monday
6:30pm - 7:30pm
£1.80
Run
Shobnall Leisure Centre, Shobnall Road, Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, DE14 2BB (A Burton Athletics Club session but MVH are welcome).
8-9pm
£3.50 (£5.00 for non-members)for adults - £1.00 (£2.00 for non-members) for juniors
Pool Swim
Friary Grange Leisure Centre, Eastern Avenue, Lichfield, Staffordshire, WS13 7EW (A Burntwood Triathlon Club swim session but MVH are welcome)
Tuesday
6-7pm
Free
Run
Bannatyne's - Burton-on-Trent (Session run by
Warren Simms and MVH are welcome).
7-7:45pm
Free
Reliability Ride
Before Repton Swimming – See below for location
7-8(ish)pm
Free
Run
Friary Grange Leisure Centre, Eastern Avenue, Lichfield, Staffordshire, WS13 7EW
Shobnall 6:45 or 7:00 - Yoxall 7:00 or 7:30pm (see yearly schedule 'here ' for exact times)
£2.00 for non members. Fee payable to Mercia Cycling Club
Official TT Cycle Ride
For Shobnall TT - Mercia CC Club House, Tennis Pavilion, Shobnall Rd Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire, DE14 2BB. For Yoxall TT, see location link here. Please get to the location and register at least 30 mins before the start.
Wednesday
6:30-7:30pm
£3.00 for MVH & BTC members £5.00 for non members
Open Water Swim
The Lavender Patch. Hall Croft Farm, Uttoxeter Road, Hilton, Derby, DE65 5FZ(An official MVH open water swimming session).
7-8pm
£1.80
Run
Shobnall Leisure Centre, Shobnall Road, Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, DE14 2BB (A Burton Athletics Club & Hatton Darts session but MVH are welcome).
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
7:30am - 8:30am
£3 for adult members & £4.00 for adult non-members. £2.50 for junior members & £3.50 for junior non-members.
Pool Swim
Repton School Swimming Pool, Repton School, Repton, Derbyshire, DE65 6FH (An MVH session)
9:15amfor approx 1 hour
Free
Reliability Ride
After Repton Pool Swimming – See above for location
9:30-11:30am
£3.00 for MVH & BTC. £5.00 for non members.
Open Water Swim
The Lavender Patch. Hall Croft Farm, Uttoxeter Road, Hilton, Derby, DE65 5FZ(An official MVH open water swimming session).
Sunday
9:00am for approx 1-5 hours.
Free
Cycle Ride
Barton Turns Marina, Barton-under-Needwood, Burton-on-Trent, DE13 8DZ(An official MVH bike session).
Coaching
All MVH run sessions will be attended by a Meynell Valley Hunter Triathlon Club coach 'British Triathlon' qualified. All training locations are constantly review to improve the options of the club and are therefore subject to change.
General
In general, our aim is to have a strong mix of set sessions/venues exclusive to the Meynell Valley Hunters Triathlon Club, plus a variety of optional extras. The Club hopes to have new members joining all the time and each new member brings their own experience and ideas. If you have something to offer please share it with the committee or other members. For more details on any of the training sessions listed, please contact any member of the committee on the Committee page.
Training Plans
Below is a link to some training plans on a website in the USA. Although MVH Tri Club does not endorse these plans they have been useful to various members of the club. Please note that MVH Tri Club cannot be held responsible for and injuries, accidents or any other incidents caused whilst using these training plans and we stress that you must get medical advice from the relevant medical authorities before using any training plan. The club also advises that you get the correct insurance whilst training either from the 'British Triathlon' or any other insurance group.
