WHERE: Forest Park Visitor's Center
WHEN: Saturdays: Jan. 20; Feb. 3; Feb. 17; March 3; March 17; and March 31
WHY: To help you prepare for the Spirit of St. Louis Marathon, Half-Marathon, and Marathon Relay!!!
START TIME: 8:00 AM
Please join us this year as we put on a series of informal training runs designed to provide an enjoyable break in the monotony of marathon training. We will meet between 7:30 am and 8:00 am at the Forest Park Visitor's Center and participants will be asked to sign in. At 8:00 am we will gather on the bike path where runners/walkers will be able to do as many loops (roughly 6 miles) as they wish. We expect people of all ages and abilities. So, hopefully everyone can find a partner or two. Refreshments will be provided by a different area specialty running or fitness store each week and will be available from 8 am to 11 am. In addition, professionals from the Saint Louis Injury and Rehabilitation Center will attend the runs to provide support and address runners' specific training challenges.
Please support these stores who are sponsoring the training runs:
January 20, 2007 Big River Running Company (636-394-5500)
February 3, 2007 Fleet Feet Sports (636-532-0522 or 636-939-0161)
February 17, 2007 The Running Center (314-961-2647)
March 3, 2007 Running Start (618-628-9898)
March 17, 2007 Spirit of St. Louis Marathon (314-727-0800)
March 31, 2007 Big Shark Bicycle Shop (314-862-1188)
NEW this year are training runs for CHILDREN participating in the Read, Right & Run Marathon. Registration for the children's training runs begins at 8:15 am and the runs start at 8:30 am. The mileage for the children's runs will gradually be increased to assist them in their 5K training. However, should the temperature drop below 25 degrees, or it is raining, the children's runs will be cancelled. Adults are required to accompany children. They may join in the run or wait for them in the Visitor's Center. Please click here for the children's training run registration form.
Dress warmly: Layers, including a jacket, hats, gloves or mittens, and warm socks.
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Sign up and start training now for the Read, Right & Run Marathon®, presented by Saint Louis Bread Co., recently named one of the top five children’s marathons in the country by Running USA. More...
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