2019: 16-Week Marathon Training Program

Training begins: Tues, Jun 18th

Last training day: Sat, Oct 12th

Those looking to run their first marathon should have a recent long run of 9 miles at a 13:00 min pace by June 18th.

AN INFORMATIONAL MEETING WILL BE HELD ON TUES, JUNE 18TH AT 6:00 PM AT Scranton Running Company.  Anyone is welcome to attend the informational meeting, however, you must be registered in order to participate in any of the training runs.

COACHED TRAINING DAYS:
• Thursday at 6:00 PM (Mellow Park)
• Sunday at 7:00 AM* (Lackawanna County Courthouse - N. Washington Ave side)

*Sunday morning meeting times will start earlier dependent on weather and training mileage -- revised meeting times will be communicated to you through email).

TRAINING REGISTRATION INCLUDES:

• Exclusive store discounts at Scranton Running Company during our participant appreciation week (June 18th-24th)!

• An individualized printable training plan within the first 10 days of the program after a personal assessment of your goals and fitness has been determined. Training programs can be adjusted throughout the duration of the program. Training programs will consist of 4 weekly runs, including speed work, marathon-pace runs, long runs, and easy runs.

• 2 Weekly Coached group training runs (i.e. long runs, speedwork, tempo runs) on Thursday evenings and Sunday mornings

• Complimentary participation in the Scranton Running Company's Barrier Breakers' Intermediate running program on your non-coached training days for the duration of the marathon training, with the last training day on Sat, Oct 12th.

• Exclusive SRC Marathon Training swag (Participants will receive exclusive swag!  Stay tuned for ordering instructions!!)

• Training culmination breakfast