Spring Training Workshop

The Runner's Spring Toolkit: Training That Works for 5k/10k 

Join us for an inspiring evening focused on helping you improve your 5K and 10K performance. Led by Mornington Chasers coach Stephen Campbell, this interactive practical and Q&A session will offer easy-to-apply training insights for runners of all levels.

Stephen will share expert guidance on how to structure your training and get the most out of every session, including:

• Key runs to incorporate into your training
• Speed endurance sessions, such as Intervals and Tempo efforts, and how to use them
• Understanding base, build, peak, and taper phases
• Injury prevention, strength & conditioning, and recovery
• Footwear choices: plated vs non-plated, lightness vs stability, and shoe rotation
• We will follow the Q&A with a coached Tempo effort run around St James's Park, giving you the chance to put what you’ve learned into practice.

Here’s how the evening unfolds:

• 6:30pm – Kick things off with a lively Q&A
• 7:15pm – Easy jog over to St James's Park
• 7:30pm – Time to put it into action with a Tempo run
• 7:50pm – Cruise back to Run and Become
• 8:10pm – Well-earned refreshments and a good chat
• 8:20pm – Last chance to pick Stephen’s brain with final questions
• A perfect mix of learning, running, and good vibes 🙌

Whether you’re chasing a new PB or simply looking to train smarter, this is the perfect opportunity to learn from an experienced coach and take your running to the next level.

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Stephen Campbell

Stephen is the lead coaching coordinator for Mornington Chasers, where he's best known for the Thursday track sessions, whether he’s coaching the session itself or pacing a group around the track. He’s a big believer in the benefits of heart-rate training, threshold running, and strength & conditioning. He loves his yoga and describes his running as ‘moving meditation’.

Inspired by the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, Stephen joined his local running club the next day, and has loved all things running ever since.

He ran a 1hr 21 Half Marathon in his 20s, and then 3 consecutive London Marathons, but it was only in his 40s that he took 30 minutes off his PB, running a 3hr 05 marathon time. Now 57, his time at his fifth Florence Marathon qualified him for both the 2027 Boston & Chicago Marathons. He has competed in 3 of Run and Become's Sri Chinmoy Self-Transcendence 24-Hour Track Races, and ran the South Coast Challenge 57k in September.

Enjoying your training and the journey (whatever your training goal) is the most important thing, as well as building your training load progressively, setting yourself realistic goals, being consistent and finding like-minded souls to train with!