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: 7:00 P.M. Water will be provided.
- Northeast Regional Recreation Center, 7501 Oakleigh Rd, Parkville, MD 21234
- Instead of canceling, we will meet indoors when the “feels-like” temperature is at 85° or above, as per RRCA guidelines.
- For consistency, we’ll use the reading on The Weather Channel App, set to Towson, MD 21204, where Carver is located.
- Cancellation and change of location 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
- CCBC Essex — 7201 Rossville Blvd, Baltimore, MD 21237
- Meet in Parking Lot 2, around on the back side of the Athletic Dome.
- Time: 6:45 AM, take-off at 7
- Runners should bring their own water.
- 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: August 14, 2025 to October 18, 2025 (10 Weeks)
Target Race: 10/18/2025 Baltimore Running Festival 5K
Leads: Ginnie Welsh vjwelsh@gmail.com Robin Goodwin robingood@comcast.net Tom Nasuta tnasuta@gmail.com
Cost: There is no cost to this program, but BRRC membership is requested.
To Register-
https://runsignup.com/Race/MD/Baltimore/BRRCNewRunnerTrainingProgram
