Our volunteer coaches organise courses aimed at beginners, novice runners and improvers. We run these courses 3 or 4 times a year depending on demand and availability.
Beginners Course
Our beginners running course is suitable for adults of all ages looking to start running.
Objectives:
- At the end of the 8 weeks runners should be able to run continuously for 30 minutes and possibly to a distance of 7km.
- Runners will learn the club “two parks” route and an alternative, shorter, route around Hyde Park to enable them to join the weekly club runs once the course has finished.
Duration: 8 weeks
Cost: Free for club members. Membership is £45 a year, £20 for concessions.
Our latest course is now full, please check back in March for information on the next Beginners course.
If you have any questions you can contact us at beginners@serpentine.org.uk
Improvers Programme
Our improvers programme is aimed at adults looking to extend their distance to run continuously for at least 10k or to improve their pace.
The programme is suitable for people moving on from our beginners course, anyone looking to run their first race. It is also suitable for new club members at foundation level looking for an introduction to club sessions to help them improve their running. If your target 10k time is faster than 50 minutes, this is probably not the group for you.
Objectives:
- to improve running endurance to run continuously for 10k or further
- to improve running pace
- provide a next step for graduates from the beginners course
- introduce a framework of existing club sessions to enable participants to improve
Our Next Improver Programme will be in Spring 2026
You can contact us at improvers@serpentine.org.uk