In addition to the classic athletics training in various disciplines, the athletics department also offers you a wide range of running training. There is a running club for beginners and amateur runners, competition training for performance-oriented training and, as a supplement, functional training for runners.

Running club

The running club is aimed at all beginners and more advanced runners who want to develop their skills and get to know new routes and people. The focus is on having fun running together in nature, but you should also want to work on your fitness and running technique. More information here.

Athletics | Basic training

The basic training is aimed at people who are motivated by sports and want to get to know athletics, as well as at advanced people who want to enjoy a varied training. In addition to learning new movement patterns, the focus is primarily on having fun with the various disciplines of athletics.

Over the course of the course we will move back and forth between the individual areas of running/sprinting, jumping and throwing/pushing, learning individual techniques or refining existing ones.

The advanced course is aimed at anyone who already has experience in athletics or who has gained experience in basic training in previous semesters. The password can be requested by email (jan.knosp@student.kit.edu).

Contact: Jan Knosp | jan.knosp@student.kit.edu

  
Athletics | Functional Training for Runners

This training is aimed at hobby runners who want to improve their strength, coordination, flexibility and neuronal fitness in addition to their running training.

Functional training is a holistic training method that trains coordination, flexibility and strength endurance in addition to entire muscle chains. It includes elements from core, fascia and bodyweight training. The training is combined with coordination exercises from running ABC to improve running style and prevent sports injuries. Functional training is therefore the ideal complement to your weekly running sessions.

The training is divided into the following parts

• Warm-up (approx. 5 km run-in)
• Mobility and coordination
• Running ABC
• Strength training and stability
• Cool-down and stretching

Please note: The training is not suitable for beginners and only makes sense in combination with at least 1-2 other running sessions per week.

You have the opportunity to try out the course without any obligation. You will receive the password for the course during the trial training or alternatively by e-mail (tim.althuon@kit.edu), stating your current running volume.

Contact: Tim Althuon | tim.althuon@kit.edu

    
Athletics | competition training long distance

As a training group for competition training on the long distance, we address all those who want to train performance-oriented running distances between 5000m and marathon. Our focus is on the joint preparation of competitions, including the German University Championships. All participants of the competition training have the possibility to get a start pass for the LG Region Karlsruhe through KIT SC e.V..
 

Would you like to improve your athletic performance, work on your fitness and running technique and achieve new best times? Are you looking for the right group for structured running training to prepare for a competition? Then you've come to the right place! We cover different speed ranges. The minimum performance for participation in joint competition training is a best performance:

10km in 43:30 min (alternatively 5km in 21:00 min, half marathon in 1:37 h, Baden mile in 38:30 min).

The training group trains on two days. On Tuesday we usually run shorter, faster intervals and on Thursday longer endurance runs. Since this semester, the two courses on Tuesday and Thursday can be booked individually. However, as they are coordinated with each other, we recommend taking part in both courses.

To find out the course password or if you have any questions, please send an e-mail to Tim.

 
Contact: Tim Althuon | tim.althuon@kit.edu