Join the Richmond Road Runners Club's winter marathon and half marathon training teams! We look forward to having you train with Richmond's favorite winter training program.
Registration for the 2022-2023 Winter Marathon Training Teams closes Saturday, January 7, 2023.
We offer training for:
WMTT begins on Saturday, December 3, 2022. Both training teams will start at 7:30 AM.
All training runs will start from the new Lucky Road location in Carytown (3002 W Cary Street)! Parking is aplenty that early on a Saturday and the brunch options are ridiculous.
Skratch will be the hydration/nutrition for the team.
Runners must be 16 years of age or older to sign up for WMTT.
Interested in being part of RRRC's WMTT coaching team? Email Crystal Koch.
WMTT offers curated routes for those who want to move up to the half marathon or marathon distance for the first time OR who have already completed one or more half or full marathons.
While we welcome runners of varied paces, WMTT might not be the best match for those training to achieve a Boston or other qualifying time.
A runner should consider WMTT if they:
WMTT offers a recommended training plan and weekly supported long runs geared to each distance. Annie Tobey does a great job researching the routes and finding interesting bits of history we may be running around. The water stops are every 3-4 miles and will be featuring Skratch hydration and some nutrition. Our weather each week is always running weather!
Participants at increased risk for COVID-19. Per CDC guidelines the following groups are considered to be at a higher risk for contracting COVID-19. If any of these apply to you, we ask that you take the increased risk into consideration before registering or signing up to volunteer:
These precautions are subject to change at any time and we appreciate your flexibility as we put on races during the time of COVID-19.
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Richmond Road Runners Club's mission is to support running and healthy lifestyles in the Richmond Region. We do this by sponsoring races in our area, helping other organizations put on races, coaching training teams, supporting kids' running programs, supporting a variety of group runs and awarding academic scholarships to college-bound runner athletes.
RRRC is an all-volunteer, non-profit organization that sponsors nearly 20 races each year with distances ranging from 3 miles to half marathon. Club members are runners or those looking to become runners, who are of all paces, ages and shapes. With approximately 2,500 members, RRRC is one of the largest running clubs in the United States.
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Need to take a break from a WMTT long run? Want to support a friend or family member in WMTT? Want to help out RRRC and WMTT?
WMTT needs volunteers to support the hydration/fueling stops along the training runs starting December 10 and on all following Saturdays. The time commitment is between 2 and 4 hours depending on the day's mileage.
RRRC Grand Prix participants will receive one (1) contract race/event volunteer point for each time that he/she serves as a WMTT water stop volunteer.
Email crystalball30@gmail.com to volunteer!
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