In reply to Thickhead:
There is finally a training coordinator and I think a weekly session..
It was strange for a long time training, like proper training, was almost against the ethos of the club, the club prided itself on being a fell running club and runs in the hills were enough, anything else was elitist.. it was strangely unelitist and not inclusive.
I even tried to run some training nights at the time but they refused to have them through the clubs insurance..
In north wales the best training club was Menai Track and Field, they had a good youth section so had good weekly track sessions. That taught me a fair bit about all the drills, stretching and planning a session. Tended to be shorter quicker stuff for the kids so not ideal but suited me well enough then.
I find drills and strides were a big add.. just learning how to plan a proper effort session, various dynamic stretches, drills, strides, a sufficient warm up, made a proper session much more enjoyable and beneficial. I saw a guy coaching kids/students in Texas and asked could I join in.. he was a great coach to watch. You could see he really cared about the kids long term fitness and health.