2021 Women Run Arkansas Training Clinic - Saline County

Thank you for your interest in the 2021 Women Run Arkansas Training Clinic in Saline County! This is a Free 10 week training program for women of all ages and abilities to learn to run or walk for exercise. At the completion of the 10 weeks of training your graduation event will be the Women Can Run/Walk 5K in Conway on November 6th 2021. Clinic sessions will be held on Mondays and Thursdays at 5:45 PM at the Bryant Junior High. We will also have extra sessions at 8:30 AM on Saturdays. The locations of the Saturday sessions will vary from week to week but will always occur in the Saline County area. Follow us on Facebook at Saline County WRA 5k Training Clinic for the most up-to-date information. 

The first clinic session will meet on Monday, August 30th at 5:45 PM.

Feel free to contact the Clinic Directors at salinecountywraclinic@gmail.com 

Training groups are as follows:

Walker Group B - Your goal is to train to walk up to 3.1 miles using alternating slow-fast intervals. The duration of the fast walking intervals will increase weekly, improving your pace. Your training time will increase to 45-50 minutes in the last few weeks of the clinic.

Beginning Runner Group A - Your goal is to train to run/walk up to 3.1 miles. You are not running any and want to complete a 5K.

Beginning Runner Group B - Your goal is to train to run/walk up to 3.1 miles. You are currently running 3 minutes or less at a time.

Intermediate Runner - Your goal is to train to run consistently up to 3.1 miles. You currently run at least 4 minutes before taking a brief walk break, and you are able to do these intervals for up to 30 minutes total.

Advanced Runner - Your goal is to run longer distances and at a faster pace. You are currently running approximately 3 miles and have possibly run some 5K or 10K races. You want to increase your speed and run for longer distances.