Charlottesville Track Club

Charlottesville
Track Club
P.O. Box 495
Charlottesville, VA 22902
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2010 CTC Marathon and Half Marathon Training Program

Helping runners safely achieve their long distance goals since 1993.

Online Registration Opens May 15, 2010

Orientation Meeting
Thursday, May 27
5:30-6:30 p.m.
St. Paul's Church on the Corner

Two-Mile Time Trials (pick one)
Tuesday, June 1, 6:00 a.m.
Wednesday, June 2, 6:00 a.m.
Saturday, June 5, 7:00 a.m.
Wednesday, June 9, 6:00 a.m.

First Group Run
Saturday, June 26
Time & Location TBD

Join us for a professionally supervised and coached summer/fall training program designed to help those wishing to run their first long distance race or to improve on a previous performance.

Those shooting for the marathon should try to come into the program with a base mileage of 25-30 miles/week. Half marathoners should do their best to have a base of at least 15 miles/week.

Novice/First-Timers need only run 3-4 days/week and will get their total weekly mileage up into the 35-40 range by the latter portion of the program.

Folks trying to run a P.R. or qualify for Boston (folks who have already run marathons) will need to run 5-6 days/week (45-60 miles/week) by the latter portion of the program.

Questions?
For more information call 434-293-3367 (ask for Mark) or email training@cvilletrackclub.org.

List of Fall Marathons & Half Marathons

Reviews of Marathons & Half Marathons

Inspiring Quotes about the Marathon

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This program is coached and organized by volunteers.

Feedback from Past Participants

A wonderful program for first timers or experienced marathoners. You'll get better and you'll have fun doing it.

This is a wonderful program and I'd recommend it to everyone. If you are on the, um, slow slide, don't be dissuaded by all the speedy folks who are there. This program is for you too and you can do it (and have fun!).

Love the marathon training group and Mark Lorenzoni for his great insights.

Great program!

The training program was excellent! Despite the large number of participants, the individual attention I received from Mark was superb.

Great! Mark is so generous!

Great, love the early morning runs and the plans - I trained for my first half marathon and completed at 48 years old with no injury and feeling great (except for race day...due to weather!)

If I'd done that 5 years ago, I might have BQ'd sooner. Highly recommended.

Great program! loved that mark is accessible and did personalized programs.

Well-organized; I liked the water stops and the gatorage/clif bars at the end.

Loved it! I've encouraged all my friends who are thinking about racing to join. I've got nothing but good things to say about it. Was the sole reason why I was able to run my first marathon and do a decent job at it. Held me accountable to the point that I actually looked forward to getting up at 5:15 on a Saturday morning. I'm not a morning person.

And I would do it again! could not have done this without Mark and the program.

Loved it.

Very fun program.

First time participating in the training program. Nice locations for the Saturday run. I got to see parts of Virginia that I have never realized existed before I did those Saturday morning runs.

Truly a plus for anybody that's going to run a long distance race.

Charlottesville Track Club | P.O. Box 495, Charlottesville, VA 22902 | www.charlottesvilletrackclub.org