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CUAC organises regular training throughout the week for athletes that want to take part in road, cross country and track races. The club has two endurance groups (SMI endurance and Team Thie) who coach athletes at a wide range of levels from beginner to international competitor. The location and timing of these sessions varies depending on the time of year, upcoming races and weather conditions. For more information on our training groups please contact us via athletics@cardiff.ac.uk
The club also runs couch to 5k style sessions aimed at beginners - for more information please see Beginners.
2025-26 Training schedule
Monday
- 18:30 @ Cyncoed Track (Cardiff Met Campus) - coached endurance running interval session for beginners to intermediate runners wanting to improve their fitness for track, road races and cross country, coached by Georgia Palmer and Dan Campbell
Tuesday
- 17:00/18:00 @ locations around Cardiff - coached endurance session for competitive athletes, coached by Steve Mitchell or James Thie
Wednesday
- 14:30 @ back of CUSU (Senghennydd Road) - relaxed and social recovery run with groups doing different distances between around 5 and 15 kilometres. Further details on Facebook and WhatsApp.
Thursday
- 17:00/18:00 @ locations around Cardiff - coached endurance session for competitive athletes, coached by Steve Mitchell or James Thie
Saturday
- 09:00 @ Taff trail, near Tesco Extra - Cardiff parkrun, a free timed 5km run, jog or walk. More information at Cardiff parkrun.
- 09:00 @ locations around Cardiff - coached endurance interval session for runners wanting to improve their fitness for track, road races and cross country. With Steve Mitchell or James Thie
Sunday
- long run, different groups running between 10 - 20 kilometres at different paces.
Training locations
For more information on the routes and locations the club uses, see the document on Training Routes and Locations. For information on how to get to NIAC and how to get access to the facility, see Facilities.
