MSP | Beat those autumn blues with Couch to 5k!

Beat those autumn blues and sign up to a Couch to 5k course!

It’s now officially autumn, the kids are back in school this week and many of us are returning to work after a break over the Summer – now is the perfect time to kick start a new routine and try something new!

Couch to 5k courses are suitable for anybody – even those people who wouldn’t consider themselves a ‘runner’ – where you start off at a walking pace and build up to be able to jog or run a 5 kilometre distance over a period of eight to twelve weeks.

Join in with a course near you in September or October, run by partners across the Liverpool City Region:

Halton

Starts Monday 24th September from Halton Athletics Academy with Active Halton – running every Monday (6.00pm to 7.00pm) and Wednesday (6.00pm to 7.00pm) for 10 weeks, and is completely free to attend. Contact paula.parle@halton.gov.uk or call 0151 511 8550 for further information.

Knowsley

Knowsley Harriers run sessions every Tuesday (from 6.00pm – course started 04/09/18) and Thursday (from 6.00pm – course starts 06/09/18) from the Environment Centre in Halewood and every Sunday (from 10.00am – course started 02/09/18) from Stadt Moers Park – email knowsleyc25k@gmx.co.uk for further information and to book your place or click here for further information.

Liverpool

Starts Wednesday 17th October from Sefton Park (meet outside the Palm House) with Healthiness Ltd, running every Wednesday from 5.30pm to 6.30pm, with an optional beginner’s boot camp running straight after too. The programme lasts for 10 weeks and costs just £10 to sign up. Click here for further information.

Sefton

Starting Monday 17th September from 6.00pm and Wednesday 19th September from 6.00pm, running for 10 weeks at Litherland Sports Park. Plus starting Tuesday 11th September from 6.00pm and Thursday 13th September from 6.00pm, running for 6 weeks at Hesketh Park (Southport). Both courses are free to attend. Call Active Sefton on 0151 934 2340 for further information or just turn up and take part.

St Helens

Starts Monday 1st October from Sutton Leisure Centre, with St Helens Council Sports Development – running every Monday (6.00pm to 7.00pm), Wednesday (6.00pm to 7.00pm) and Saturday (9.15am to 10.00am) – attend as many sessions over a ten week period as you like for just £12. Contact gemmaharkness@sthelens.gov.uk or telephone 01744 675403.

Wirral

Beginner running groups run all year round with Run in Wirral at West Kirby Concourse (Mondays and Wednesdays from 6.30pm), Frankby (Thursdays from 5.30pm) and Birkenhead Park (Saturdays from 9.45am). Sessions cost just £3.80pp, with discounts available for Invigor8 members. Click here for further information.