Section of Athletics and Wellness Jogging
Section of Athletics and Wellness Jogging has opened in the framework of the Department of Physical Education in the National Research University Higher School of Economics St. Petersburg.
It was initiated by Lilya Faizova (https://vk.com/lfaizova0), a student of the first year of the study programme “Sociology”. In the framework of this discipline, students will be trained in 3 parts: warm up, run, hitch. It lasts about 1-1.5 hours. After the visit, students will receive 1 plus in the sheet.
We asked Lilya several questions about the section and its future development plan.
- Lilya, hello! I want to write about a new section with workouts on the run. Does the idea of organizing the section belong to you?
Yes, I just had the idea to open a running club, because there were no such sections in the HSE SPb, but I wanted to.
- Tell me how it all began. What inspired you?
I was running one morning, and an idea came to my mind that it would be great to organize a community of people who were also interested in running. Besides, many other people would want to run, but do not know how to begin, but in the company where everyone supports and has everything necessary, it is much easier to do this. Well, I will not even talk about the benefits of running as a sport - so everything is clear, it is very useful)
If you know, there are organizations such as the Nike training club, the teams from Addidas, which also gather people for jogging around the city; I was inspired by them (they are in Moscow, but not in St. Petersburg, unfortunately).
And then with burning eyes, I told this idea to Anna Garbaruk (https://vk.com/annagarbaruk) (she said “Come on!”, It was very gratifying), and we decided to get down to business! We discussed everything and wrote a letter to the department of physical education and SSC, and then everything began from that time.
I remember how, even at the beginning of the year, the curators told us that in the HSE there are a lot of clubs and sections in different directions, but if we don’t find our own, then we can create it! This also inspired us very much, I am glad that such initiatives are supported at our university!
- Yes, it's cool! How many people have already responded to jogging in this section?
Google form has been already filled by 51 people!
- I know that very soon there should be a first run session, tell me what your plan is? Do you expect many people joining you?
It is very exciting, to be honest, to organize the first lesson. (whether few people will come or there will be problems with the place, you need to think over everything).
At the meeting with Mikhail Alekseyevich Shanskov (it is very nice that he supported us and organized such a meeting) the head of the physical education department, we discussed that classes which will be held at the Dynamo stadium on Krestovsky Island, and G.A. Yakovlev (from the department) and Alexandra Pakhareva, a 3rd year student of the Institute of Physical Culture of the Russian State Pedagogical University named after A.I. Herzen (the 1’st level in athletics, active athlete). - on a volunteer basis. But these are plans for the next year, this year we have no opportunity to go to the stadium.
We contacted Sasha (she will hold the first training session) and chose the place and time (Park Sosnovka on June 1 at 19:00, note). It seems to me that this is an ideal option - we will get to know each other closer and she will tell about the running and lead people along.
And we are waiting for everyone! 12 people have already responded to this training, several more fellow students approached me at the university and said that they wanted to come. I think this is a great opportunity for guys to get to know our running club.
- Yeah, and do you plan to conduct classes for people with different levels of training?
Yes of course! This is what the section is called - athletics and jogging. It is planned that there will be two groups: one more serious, whose members who want to compete in competitions, races, and the second for beginners or those who want to practice for themselves.
- Oh, this is nice! Will the section be open the whole academic year and the places for classes will vary depending on the weather?
Yes, the section will be open all year, and we will be jogging at the stadium. We do not know yet whether there will be a covered room or not, I think this will be decided a little later.
- Thank you very much for your answers! I wish you success with the section and a large number of participants!
Veronika Ryumova,
2nd year student of the Sociology Programme