16 weeks, 13.1 miles
1 GOAL!

The 2008 Runners Training Program begins on Saturday, May 10th with a timed 3-mile run and program orientation. The timed run will be held at Yorktown High School/Greenbrier Park track at 7:00 am (sharp!) with the program orientation to follow immediately afterward in Room 1B @ Yorktown High School. Please be sure to arrive at the track no later than 6:45 am, to provide enough time to stretch and complete any miscellaneous paperwork.

Whether you are new to running, or have competed in 5K or 10K races in the past, the Friends & Fitness Runners Training Program helps participants successfully complete 13.1 miles (a half-marathon)!

Our program is geared to the novice and intermediate runner and culminates with the Rock-n-Roll Half Marathon in Virginia Beach, VA over Labor Day. For runners who prefer to enter a local race, after completing the Friends & Fitness Runners Training Program, please consider the following races: Army 10-Miler, Montgomery County Parks Half-Marathon or the Baltimore Half Marathon.

Being a runner is not a pre-requisite of our program. However, we ask that participants be able to sustain some form of aerobic activity (e.g. Stairmaster, bicycle, Elliptical trainer) for at least thirty (30) minutes.

In addition to the program fee ($89), we ask that each participant donate a pair of running shoes, which will benefit The Boys & Girls Club of Greater Washington. The 2007 runners training program raised over $1,100 and over 85 pairs of sneakers for the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Washington. Our goal this year is over 100 pairs of shoes. In addition the Friends and Fitness Runners Training Program will be dedicated to the loving memory of Christopher Michael Mastrangelo, and all net proceeds will benefit the Accelerate Brain Cancer Cure, a non-profit charity based in Washington, DC.

Click here to register for the Friends & Fitness Runners Training Program.
Click here to register for the Rock-n-Roll Half Marathon