As part of Athletics Ireland coach education pathway, long term athlete development is a key stage in attracting new members, supporting existing ones and retain our club athletes. This workshop sits as a CPD opportunity for those coaches interested in endurance running.
Athletics Ireland is excited to launch a new series of in-person and online workshops in 2025/ 2026, designed to help club coaches support runners of all levels — with a particular focus on midlife women.
There are three parts to the coaching workshops.
- In-person workshop covering training plans 5k-10k and planning your clubs’ seasonal calendars
- Two on-Line workshops in November and January covering Half Marathon and Marathon Training
These coaching workshops will provide support to coaches who are working with endurance runners training for 5K- Marathon. The workshop will provide coaches with theory and practical support which can be applied at club coaching sessions.
This workshop does focus on female runners, but the sessions plans and principles of training mixed and varied ability groups are applicable to all runners.
Coaches need tools and understanding to help everyone in their group stay active healthy and progressing
What your will receive
✅ Real coaching tools you can use right away, including:
📘 3 × 12-week 5K–10K training plan
📘 3 × 16-week Half Marathon plans
📘 3 × 20-week Marathon plans
🎓 eBooks explaining how each phase works and how to adapt plans for different abilities and life stages
These plans are built around real-world coaching, with clear guidance for adjusting training across your group.
✅ Plus: Coaching strategies that support midlife women
✅ Frameworks for writing flexible, sustainable plans
✅ Support to help you retain and develop your members
Led by Irene Clark, a specialist in endurance coaching and coaching midlife women and developing inclusive club support, this is a three-part interactive series.
Each session builds on the last — please only register if you can attend all three events.
You must attend 1 in person workshop and two on-line
Workshops in 2025 (60 Euro for the 3 part series)
October 4th 10-4pm, Castletroy Hotel. LIMERICK https://eventmaster.ie/event/Oy4bCpmH0Z
October 18th, 10-4pm Iveagh Community HUB, Crumlin, DUBLIN https://eventmaster.ie/event/M21dTbdiBz
The two on-line workshops
Monday 10th November 8pm and Tuesday 13th January 2026, 8pm
Any questions please contact annagrealish@athleticsireland.ie
