New Runner/ 5k Training Group – Spring 2024
Overview: People decide they want to learn how or to improve their existing skills with walking or running a 5K in time for fall races. Join the Baltimore Road Runners to do just that, plus meet new friends and have a lot of fun!
Goals and Purposes: The 5K Training Group is designed for six groups of people.
- Walkers who want to complete their first 5K
- Walkers who have completed a 5K, but want to improve their skills
- Those who want to learn how to run a 5K
- Runners who have run a 5K, but want to improve their skills
- Those who want to return from an injury utilizing the safety of a structured program
- Families who want to run together in a structured environment
- Under the leadership of experienced, certified coaches, runners will be introduced to topics such as proper running form, clothing choices, pacing, hill strategy, hydration, static and dynamic stretching, and more.
- A 10-week schedule will be provided to all participants. Participants self-identify which group they want to join, and may change groups at will.
Workouts:
- A 10 week schedule will be provided to all participants.
- Both walkers and runners will be introduced to intervals, where they walk faster or run for a specified time period, then walk briskly to recover for a specified time.
- The speed-walking/running time will be increased and the recovery time decreased as the training progresses. The distances will also be increased during the training.
Location:
The group will meet twice a week on Thursday evenings and Saturday mornings.
Thursday evenings
- Carver Center for Arts and Technology – 938 York Rd. Baltimore, MD 21204
- The group will meet at the track.
- Time: 6:30 P.M. Water will be provided.
- Cancellation decisions will be made by 5:00 PM, and will be posted on the BRRC Facebook page and sent out via registered runner group email.
Saturday mornings will alternate locations
- Meadowood Regional Park — 10650 Falls Rd. Lutherville-Timonium, MD 21093
- Meet in the parking lot of the park, at the Falls Rd. entrance.
- Patterson Park –2900 Eastern Ave., Baltimore, MD 21224
- Meet at the Casimir Pulaski Monument at the corner of Linwood Ave and Eastern Ave.
- Both locations:
- Time: 6:45 AM, take-off at 7
- Water will be provided.
- Cancellation decisions will be made by 5:00 AM, and will be posted on the BRRC Facebook page and sent out via registered runner group email.
Dates: February 22, 2024 to May 02, 2024 (10 Weeks)
Target Race: 05/04/2024 Frederick Running Festival 5K
Leads: Ginnie Welsh vjwelsh@gmail.com and Marie Smith marie.smith417@gmail.com
Cost: There is no cost to this program, but BRRC membership is encouraged. To join, click here
