2023 MillRace Marathon Training Group
Saturday, May 27 – Sunday, September 24, 2023
Past event
7:00 AM EDT
Columbus, Indiana
Free · 1 race
Event summary
Get ready to lace up your running shoes for the 2023 MillRace Marathon Training Group, a fantastic opportunity for beginners to prepare for the exciting MillRace Marathon! This dynamic training program kicks off on Saturday, May 27, 2023, and runs until Sunday, September 24, 2023, in the vibrant city of Columbus, Bartholomew. Over the course of 17 weeks, participants will follow a carefully crafted training plan that emphasizes progressive mileage and safety tips, ensuring you’re well-prepared to cross the finish line.
With engaging training classes held at Yes Cinema in downtown Columbus every Saturday at 7:00 AM, you'll learn valuable running techniques, nutrition advice, and injury prevention strategies. Each session will be followed by group running practices led by the Columbus Running Club, allowing you to build endurance through long runs, pace runs, and speed workouts. Whether you’re hitting the track on Tuesdays or enjoying long runs on Saturdays, this training group is designed to help you develop strength and stamina while forging friendships with fellow runners. Don’t miss this chance to achieve your marathon goals in a supportive and encouraging environment!
With engaging training classes held at Yes Cinema in downtown Columbus every Saturday at 7:00 AM, you'll learn valuable running techniques, nutrition advice, and injury prevention strategies. Each session will be followed by group running practices led by the Columbus Running Club, allowing you to build endurance through long runs, pace runs, and speed workouts. Whether you’re hitting the track on Tuesdays or enjoying long runs on Saturdays, this training group is designed to help you develop strength and stamina while forging friendships with fellow runners. Don’t miss this chance to achieve your marathon goals in a supportive and encouraging environment!
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2023 MillRace Marathon Training Group
Entries closedSaturday, May 27, 2023 (7:00 AM EDT)
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Organiser's description
MillRace Marathon training program for beginners offers a 17 week training plan to ensure that steady build-up mileage and safety running tips help the participants to achieve their goal -complete the race-. Progressive mileage incremental plan has been proven to work well in past editions of MillRace Marathon since 2013. The program is combined of training classes and running practices.
Classes will provide you with running tips and best practice sharing, information to select the most suitable running shoes and attire, nutrition topics and suggestions for runners; advice to prevent injuries and professional aid needed are some of the topics.
Running practices are comprehensive to help on building strong base and develop running strength and stamina. Running practices are supported by the Columbus Running Club that ensures focus on the practice. It goes from long runs, steady pace runs, speed and intervals practices, tempo run practices, etc.
17 week training program in 2023 is from May 27th to Sept 23th. Running Topic classes will be at Yes CInema, in downtown Columbus, IN. on Saturdays at 7:00 am, with duration of 30~40 minutes followed by a running practice as a group with Columbus Running Club.
Weekly running practice schedules are promptly communicated with workouts suggested, meeting place, routes and duration.
TUESDAY ALTERNATIVE WORKOUT: This is better done is a track because the distance is well known: One lap is 400 mts. You do many laps as needed to achieve the distance. However, it can be done it on the road or the street. You may find reference points that distance from each other either about 200 mts or 400 mts, then go back and forth as needed. We will meet at 7:00 pm in the Central Middle School Track in 7th Street (alternative is the Northside Middle School Track).
THURSDAY ALTERNATIVE WORKOUTS. You can do this in the street, roads, people trail, but always pay attention to your surroundings. We will meet at the parking lot of the Dialysis Center of Columbus Regional Hospital (17th St and Hawcreek Av) at 7:00 PM.
SATURDAY LONG RUN WITH COLUMBUS RUNNING CLUB: We meet every Saturday at 7:00 am in Irving Plaza (Washington St. & 5th St in Downtown). Routes are shared earlier in the week to be familiar with them. Water stations & refreshments are provided as well in strategical places of the route (same as they will be in race day).
Classes will provide you with running tips and best practice sharing, information to select the most suitable running shoes and attire, nutrition topics and suggestions for runners; advice to prevent injuries and professional aid needed are some of the topics.
Running practices are comprehensive to help on building strong base and develop running strength and stamina. Running practices are supported by the Columbus Running Club that ensures focus on the practice. It goes from long runs, steady pace runs, speed and intervals practices, tempo run practices, etc.
17 week training program in 2023 is from May 27th to Sept 23th. Running Topic classes will be at Yes CInema, in downtown Columbus, IN. on Saturdays at 7:00 am, with duration of 30~40 minutes followed by a running practice as a group with Columbus Running Club.
Weekly running practice schedules are promptly communicated with workouts suggested, meeting place, routes and duration.
TUESDAY ALTERNATIVE WORKOUT: This is better done is a track because the distance is well known: One lap is 400 mts. You do many laps as needed to achieve the distance. However, it can be done it on the road or the street. You may find reference points that distance from each other either about 200 mts or 400 mts, then go back and forth as needed. We will meet at 7:00 pm in the Central Middle School Track in 7th Street (alternative is the Northside Middle School Track).
THURSDAY ALTERNATIVE WORKOUTS. You can do this in the street, roads, people trail, but always pay attention to your surroundings. We will meet at the parking lot of the Dialysis Center of Columbus Regional Hospital (17th St and Hawcreek Av) at 7:00 PM.
SATURDAY LONG RUN WITH COLUMBUS RUNNING CLUB: We meet every Saturday at 7:00 am in Irving Plaza (Washington St. & 5th St in Downtown). Routes are shared earlier in the week to be familiar with them. Water stations & refreshments are provided as well in strategical places of the route (same as they will be in race day).
Location
328 Jackson St, Columbus, IN., Columbus, 47201, IN, United States
2023 MillRace Marathon Training Group
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