England Masters training days return

Sunday saw the England Athletics Masters Endurance Training Days in Shrewsbury. The sold-out event, the first in a series over the winter months, was built around the theme of nutrition for the Masters runner.

Attendees came from as far afield as Bristol and Huddersfield and were treated to a mixture of classroom-based theory, a practical session on the track plus a Q&A with successful Masters athlete, Nicola Sutton. 

The day started with Programme Leader, Chris Hollinshead, providing an overview of the Masters programme, including an update on the new England Athletics Age Group Masters 10-mile Championship planned for October 2027. This was followed by nutritionist, Jana Wilkins, who covered the essential of fuelling for training and competition, and recovery.  

Attendees then took to the track to undertake two separate sessions before returning to the classroom for the final session of the day, which involved Bernie Jones interviewing W40 athlete, Nicola Sutton about her career as an athlete from junior up to Masters international, and also as a sports journalist cover the Olympics and Commonwealth Games.  

For those who missed out on a place at the Shrewsbury workshop the next training day is on the 14th February in Taunton, Somerset.

If you are a Masters athlete (aged 35+) who is interested in representing England, visit our Masters teams page.

https://www.englandathletics.org/team-england/age-group-masters/masters-teams/

For specific questions about the Masters programme, email Chris Hollinshead the programme co-ordinator on: agegroupteam@englandathletics.org.