Frontrunners Summer 2025 Half Marathon, Marathon & Learn to Run 5k & 10k Training Programs
- Date Tue 17th June 2025
- Location Victoria, BC
- Price $109.75
- Races 2 races
- Distances 5km, 10km, Half Marathon
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Event summary
Join us for the Frontrunners Summer 2025 Half Marathon, Marathon, and Learn to Run 5k & 10k Training Programs, taking place on Tuesday, June 17, 2025, in the scenic city of Victoria, Capital. This exciting event is designed for runners of all levels, from seasoned marathoners to beginners looking to take their first steps towards fitness. Our training programs will kick off with group runs that meet twice a week for the Marathon, Half Marathon, and Return-to-Run/Maintenance participants, while our Learn to Run 5k and 10k programs will meet once a week.
Get ready to build community, improve your running skills, and have fun while preparing for the Royal Victoria Marathon and Half Marathon weekend on October 11 and 12, 2025! Participants will enjoy a complete training schedule, expert guidance from volunteer run leaders, and a supportive environment to help you reach your goals. Whether you're aiming for a 5k or tackling the marathon distance, this is the perfect opportunity to enhance your endurance, meet fellow runners, and celebrate your achievements. Register now and lace up your shoes for a summer of running excitement!
Get ready to build community, improve your running skills, and have fun while preparing for the Royal Victoria Marathon and Half Marathon weekend on October 11 and 12, 2025! Participants will enjoy a complete training schedule, expert guidance from volunteer run leaders, and a supportive environment to help you reach your goals. Whether you're aiming for a 5k or tackling the marathon distance, this is the perfect opportunity to enhance your endurance, meet fellow runners, and celebrate your achievements. Register now and lace up your shoes for a summer of running excitement!
Organiser's Description
Welcome to our training programs! We love to run together; building community and having fun while training is our goal. This summer we have the Marathon, Half Marathon, and Return-to-Run/Maintenance program meeting twice per week (described first, below), and the Learn to Run 5k and 10k program meeting once per week (described second, below).
MARATHON, HALF MARATHON AND RETURN-TO-RUN/MAINTENANCE PROGRAM
The Marathon, Half Marathon (Half) and Return-to-Run/Maintenance (RTR/M) training programs will begin on Wednesday, June 18, 2025 and build towards the Royal Victoria Marathon, Half Marathon, 8k and 5k races on Thanksgiving weekend, October 11 and 12.We also offer custom schedules for other race goals, for example, the Finlayson Arm 28k. We work hard to support our runners through our volunteer run leaders, weekly emails, webpage, and private Facebook group. We provide a Frontrunners technical shirt, participant store discount, training tips, editorials, and speaker events to keep you motivated!
Marathon Runners: Wednesday, June 18 - Wednesday, October 8, 2025Goal Race: Royal Victoria Marathon, Sunday, October 12, 2025
Half Runners: Wednesday, June 18 - Wednesday, October 8, 2025Goal Race: Royal Victoria Half Marathon, Sunday, October 12, 2025
RTR/M Runners: Wednesday, June 18 - Wednesday, October 8, 2025Goal Race: Royal Victoria Marathon - 5k, Saturday, October 11, 2025Royal Victoria Marathon - 8k, Sunday, October 12, 2025
Cost of all clinics: $99.95 + Race Roster Fees (includes technical shirt)Race registrations are not included with clinic
Our program:A complete training schedule from day 1 to race day, with a weekly schedule consisting of self-directed “homework” runs, plus our twice weekly group runs. Our group runs take place on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Wednesday workouts focus on hills, speed and tempos. Saturday morning long runs will be run-leader led and focus on building distance and endurance.
Meeting Spots:There are four Wednesday Workout meeting options: Downtown Early Morning 6:00 am (Downtown Y, no RTR/M option)Downtown Evening 5:30 pm (Dallas & Memorial)Shelbourne Evening 6:00 pm (Varies)Westshore Evening 6:00 pm (FR Westshore)
Saturday long runs:On Saturdays, we meet at 8:00 am in two groups: the Marathon runners meet together, and the Half Marathon and Return-to-Run/Maintenance runners meet together. The Saturday meeting locations vary week-to-week in the Greater Victoria region. We try to spread out our Saturday start locations throughout the region, acknowledging that we have runners from all over the community.
RTR/Maintenance Option This group supports runners who are returning to running after a layoff due to any number of reasons (injury, illness, busyness of life, children, etc.) and/or runners who just love to run and maintain their endurance fitness but don’t want a long marathon/half marathon training run on Saturday. This option provides a structured, social group meeting within the Wednesday and Saturday workouts. It is an opportunity to build and maintain a strong running base.
The RTR/M group has its own training schedule that follows the structure of the marathon and half marathon training schedule with self-directed “homework” runs, plus twice weekly group runs. At Wednesday workouts, RTR/M runners have the option of running easy, doing a shorter workout, or completing the same workout as the marathon and half-marathoners. For Saturday long runs the group will build from ~ 40 mins (~5 to 8 km) to ~75 mins (~10 to 12 km). These runs will be led by experienced run leaders and will offer paces between 6 min/km and 7:30 min/km.
Some RTR/M runners set a Royal Victoria Marathon 5k or 8k race goal and others may have different fitness goals or races in mind. If your running goals change during the clinic, you can move into the half group, or the Tuesday night Learn to Run Clinic, at any time.
Marathon/Half/RTR/M Prerequisites:Marathon - Participants should feel comfortable running at a steady pace for at least 75 to 90 minutes and be running at least 4 times a week. You need to be able to sustain at least a 7:30 min/km pace on these long runs. If you are unsure if you meet the requirements for this group, please contact Jonathan Foweraker at [email protected].
Half - Participants should feel comfortable running at a steady pace for at least 40 to 50 minutes and be running at least three times a week. We have eight pace groups, ranging from sub 4:45 min/km groups up to groups running 7 - 7:30 min/km. If you are unsure if you meet the requirements for this group, please contact Wendy Cohen at [email protected].
RTR/M - Participants should feel comfortable running at a steady pace for at least 35 to 40 minutes and be running at least a couple times a week. We will accommodate a number of paces, but you must be able to run 5 km in under 40 minutes at the start of the clinic. Runners not meeting the prerequisites are welcome to join the Beginner Clinic being offered by Frontrunners on Tuesday nights. If you are unsure if you meet the requirements for this group, please contact Wendy Cohen at [email protected].
If you don’t meet these prerequisites, please check out our Learn to Run 5k and Learn to Run 10k programs (below)!
LEARN TO RUN 5K & 10K CLINIC
The Learn to Run 5k (First Steps) & 10k (Next Steps) training clinic will begin on Tuesday, June 17, 2025 and build towards the Royal Victoria 8K and 5K. We work hard to support our runners through our volunteer run leaders, weekly email, webpage and private Facebook group. We provide a Frontrunners technical shirt, participant store discount, training tips, editorials, and speaker events (as allowed) to keep you motivated!
First Steps (5k) and Next Steps (10k) Runners: Tuesday, June 17, 2025 - Tuesday October 7, 2025Goal Race: Royal Victoria Marathon - 5k, Saturday, October 11, 2025Royal Victoria Marathon - 8k, Sunday, October 12, 2025
Cost: $99.95 (includes technical shirt)Race registrations are not included with clinic
Meeting Spots: Tuesday evenings at 6pm at Beacon Hill Park Petting Zoo
Pre-requisites:5K: Able to do a moderate to fast walk without difficulty for 25 minutes10K: Able to do a run / walk for 25 minutesPlease note that all participants must be 18 years of age to join our training clinics.
MARATHON, HALF MARATHON AND RETURN-TO-RUN/MAINTENANCE PROGRAM
The Marathon, Half Marathon (Half) and Return-to-Run/Maintenance (RTR/M) training programs will begin on Wednesday, June 18, 2025 and build towards the Royal Victoria Marathon, Half Marathon, 8k and 5k races on Thanksgiving weekend, October 11 and 12.We also offer custom schedules for other race goals, for example, the Finlayson Arm 28k. We work hard to support our runners through our volunteer run leaders, weekly emails, webpage, and private Facebook group. We provide a Frontrunners technical shirt, participant store discount, training tips, editorials, and speaker events to keep you motivated!
Marathon Runners: Wednesday, June 18 - Wednesday, October 8, 2025Goal Race: Royal Victoria Marathon, Sunday, October 12, 2025
Half Runners: Wednesday, June 18 - Wednesday, October 8, 2025Goal Race: Royal Victoria Half Marathon, Sunday, October 12, 2025
RTR/M Runners: Wednesday, June 18 - Wednesday, October 8, 2025Goal Race: Royal Victoria Marathon - 5k, Saturday, October 11, 2025Royal Victoria Marathon - 8k, Sunday, October 12, 2025
Cost of all clinics: $99.95 + Race Roster Fees (includes technical shirt)Race registrations are not included with clinic
Our program:A complete training schedule from day 1 to race day, with a weekly schedule consisting of self-directed “homework” runs, plus our twice weekly group runs. Our group runs take place on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Wednesday workouts focus on hills, speed and tempos. Saturday morning long runs will be run-leader led and focus on building distance and endurance.
Meeting Spots:There are four Wednesday Workout meeting options: Downtown Early Morning 6:00 am (Downtown Y, no RTR/M option)Downtown Evening 5:30 pm (Dallas & Memorial)Shelbourne Evening 6:00 pm (Varies)Westshore Evening 6:00 pm (FR Westshore)
Saturday long runs:On Saturdays, we meet at 8:00 am in two groups: the Marathon runners meet together, and the Half Marathon and Return-to-Run/Maintenance runners meet together. The Saturday meeting locations vary week-to-week in the Greater Victoria region. We try to spread out our Saturday start locations throughout the region, acknowledging that we have runners from all over the community.
RTR/Maintenance Option This group supports runners who are returning to running after a layoff due to any number of reasons (injury, illness, busyness of life, children, etc.) and/or runners who just love to run and maintain their endurance fitness but don’t want a long marathon/half marathon training run on Saturday. This option provides a structured, social group meeting within the Wednesday and Saturday workouts. It is an opportunity to build and maintain a strong running base.
The RTR/M group has its own training schedule that follows the structure of the marathon and half marathon training schedule with self-directed “homework” runs, plus twice weekly group runs. At Wednesday workouts, RTR/M runners have the option of running easy, doing a shorter workout, or completing the same workout as the marathon and half-marathoners. For Saturday long runs the group will build from ~ 40 mins (~5 to 8 km) to ~75 mins (~10 to 12 km). These runs will be led by experienced run leaders and will offer paces between 6 min/km and 7:30 min/km.
Some RTR/M runners set a Royal Victoria Marathon 5k or 8k race goal and others may have different fitness goals or races in mind. If your running goals change during the clinic, you can move into the half group, or the Tuesday night Learn to Run Clinic, at any time.
Marathon/Half/RTR/M Prerequisites:Marathon - Participants should feel comfortable running at a steady pace for at least 75 to 90 minutes and be running at least 4 times a week. You need to be able to sustain at least a 7:30 min/km pace on these long runs. If you are unsure if you meet the requirements for this group, please contact Jonathan Foweraker at [email protected].
Half - Participants should feel comfortable running at a steady pace for at least 40 to 50 minutes and be running at least three times a week. We have eight pace groups, ranging from sub 4:45 min/km groups up to groups running 7 - 7:30 min/km. If you are unsure if you meet the requirements for this group, please contact Wendy Cohen at [email protected].
RTR/M - Participants should feel comfortable running at a steady pace for at least 35 to 40 minutes and be running at least a couple times a week. We will accommodate a number of paces, but you must be able to run 5 km in under 40 minutes at the start of the clinic. Runners not meeting the prerequisites are welcome to join the Beginner Clinic being offered by Frontrunners on Tuesday nights. If you are unsure if you meet the requirements for this group, please contact Wendy Cohen at [email protected].
If you don’t meet these prerequisites, please check out our Learn to Run 5k and Learn to Run 10k programs (below)!
LEARN TO RUN 5K & 10K CLINIC
The Learn to Run 5k (First Steps) & 10k (Next Steps) training clinic will begin on Tuesday, June 17, 2025 and build towards the Royal Victoria 8K and 5K. We work hard to support our runners through our volunteer run leaders, weekly email, webpage and private Facebook group. We provide a Frontrunners technical shirt, participant store discount, training tips, editorials, and speaker events (as allowed) to keep you motivated!
First Steps (5k) and Next Steps (10k) Runners: Tuesday, June 17, 2025 - Tuesday October 7, 2025Goal Race: Royal Victoria Marathon - 5k, Saturday, October 11, 2025Royal Victoria Marathon - 8k, Sunday, October 12, 2025
Cost: $99.95 (includes technical shirt)Race registrations are not included with clinic
Meeting Spots: Tuesday evenings at 6pm at Beacon Hill Park Petting Zoo
Pre-requisites:5K: Able to do a moderate to fast walk without difficulty for 25 minutes10K: Able to do a run / walk for 25 minutesPlease note that all participants must be 18 years of age to join our training clinics.
Frontrunners Summer 2025 Half Marathon, Marathon & Learn to Run 5k & 10k Training Programs