Orkney Athletic and Running Club’s regular training sessions take place at the Pickaquoy Centre on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings – term time for primary athletes, and year round for secondary and senior athletes, with short breaks in October and December.
Payment for primary athlete training sessions is a per term fee by bank transfer. This is a fee of £3.60 per session, with any cancelled sessions during the previous block taken off the price of the next block. You will receive an email before the start of the block confirming the price for the term.
Payment for secondary athlete training sessions is via monthly standing order in order to spread payments for weekly training fees evenly throughout the year.
- One child, once a week £9.60 per month
- One child, twice a week £15.60 per month
- One child, three times a week £28.00 per month
- Two children, once a week £16.20 per month
- Two children, twice a week £28.20 per month
- Two children, three times a week £40.20 per month
- Two children, one once a week & one twice a week £22.20 per month
Payment for senior sessions is on a pay-as-you go basis by bank transfer, or a package payment for an entire membership year (April-April). Payment is £3 per session for members, £5 for non-members. The package payment is an additional £40 on top of membership to cover the year.
The club’s bank details are:
- Sort code: 80-22-60
- Account Number: 23187767
- Account Name: ORKNEY ATHLETIC AND RUNNING CLUB
JUNIOR ATHLETES ON TUESDAYS, WEDNESDAYS & THURSDAYS:
Primary Aged Athletes: 5.30pm – 6:30pm Tuesdays only
Secondary Aged Athletes: 6.30pm – 7.30pm Tuesdays (all disciplines), 6:00-7:00pm on Wednesdays (long jump and invitational sprints only) and 6.00pm – 7.00pm Thursdays (sprints and middle distance only)
PLEASE NOTE that whilst inside space for junior training sessions during the winter months is booked, whenever weather and training activities allow, athletes will train outdoors, so please ensure athletes come prepared for all weathers – think layers!
Athletes should always ensure they bring a water bottle with them to training sessions. Can we please ask that all items of clothing, bags, shoes, water bottles etc are named! Thank you.
Available disciplines can change due to coach availability.
SENIOR ENDURANCE ATHLETES ON WEDNESDAYS:
All Athletes: 6.00pm – 7.00pm
Meet at the back doors to the Picky track at 6pm. This session is led by our Coach in Running Fitness and is primarily aimed at road, trail or long distance track athletes, and will usually involve running between 5-10k in some format or pattern.