All track sessions take place at: Horsfall Community Stadium, Cemetery Road, Bradford, BD6 1JQ
Note: as the stadium is used by a number of different groups, members are requested to wear identifying club kit, and be prepared to sign in, if requested.
Open Track Sessions
Please note that all QRC members have FREE access to the Horsfall Stadium track 10:00 – 12:30 on Sundays and 16:00 – 21:00 on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
This is through a formal arrangement between QRC and Bradford and Airedale Athletics Club who are responsible for athletics activity at Horsfall.
When using the track, you do so as Associate Members of Bradford & Airedale AC.
If stadium staff ask you to identify yourself or ask you to pay, please politely supply any information they require and explain that you are there as an Associate Member of Bradford & Airedale.
We have also understood that we can access the track on weekday mornings from 10:00 – 13:00. Discussion is currently underway about whether these sessions are still available. As a club, we are happy for you to continue to attend to use the track at these times, but please be aware you may be asked to sign in etc
Coached sessions, Tuesdays, 18:30 – 19:30
Track sessions have been designed to help runners to improve their speed & strength endurance, as well as exercising their agility, balance and co-ordination.
They are suitable for those who may think they can only run at one speed, and more competitive runners, looking to improve their race performance.
A typical session structure would be:
- Dynamic warm-up
- Technical drills
- Main session (Intervals, etc.)
- Static cool-down
Targeted sessions
These are usually run by Robin Naylor, and continue throughout most of the year.
They are targeted towards helping you achieve specific goals such as moving from 5k to 10k or working towards a half marathon.
Current activity includes a group for people wanting to move beyond 10k and a group to support faster runners improving their pace.
Around mid-summer Robin will be staring a new programme for people wishing to progress from 5k to 10k. This will include a Tuesday track session plus a group run on Thursdays. Watch out for more information.
General sessions
These are usually run by Phillip Whettlock between Apr and Nov, and are suitable for runners of all abilities. Additional information is available for the RPE Scale, Oregon Circuit & Cooper Test, which maybe mentioned in the sessions.
Dates for 2026 are: 7th Apr – 3rd Nov (31 weeks)
- 07 Apr – Cooper Test
- 14 Apr – Curves & Straights
- 21 Apr – Half & Half
- 28 Apr – Endure 24
- 05 May – Sawtooth
- 12 May – 300m/100m
- 19 May – Cooper Test
- 26 May – Ladder Up
- 02 Jun – Pyramid
- 09 Jun – Oregon Circuit
- 16 Jun – Ladder Down
- 23 Jun – Accelerations
- 30 Jun – Cooper Test
- 07 Jul – Strength Intervals #6
- 14 Jul – Strength Intervals #7
- 21 Jul – Trailblazer
- 28 Jul – Strength Intervals #8
- 04 Aug – Strength Intervals #8+
- 11 Aug – Cooper Test
- 18 Aug – Speed Intervals #1
- 25 Aug – Speed Intervals #2
- 01 Sep – Oregon Circuit
- 08 Sep – Speed Intervals #3
- 15 Sep – Sawtooth
- 22 Sep – Cooper Test
- 29 Sep – Ladder Down
- 06 Oct – Ladder Up
- 13 Oct – Endure 24
- 20 Oct – Accelerations
- 27 Oct – Pyramid
- 03 Nov – Cooper Test
