Riverside Runners: Happy Pace Training Group

Riverside Runners is pleased to present The Happy Pace Training Group!

Have you ever wanted to run a 5K but didn't know how? 

Need accountability as you begin your running program for 2024?

Want more knowledge on proper training as a runner? 

Need motivation? 

Want to have fun?

The Happy Pace Beginners Training Group is for you!

OUR GOAL:
To encourage, motivate, and teach beginner runners the joy of running while being healthy and having fun. Completing a 5K is optional. But we sure hope you give it a try!  #inspiremovement

WHO:
Registration is open to beginner runners, men and women, age 18+ (currently at a 12-15 min/mile pace) for one mile. Not sure what your pace is?  4 laps equal a metric mile on any outdoor high school or college track. 

WHAT: 
An *8 week 5k training program for mid to late April 5ks (Blossom to Bottle 5K, Run 4 Their Lives 5K, United Way 5k on the Runway).
* Bonus 9th week if choose to run with us through the end of April.

WHERE:
Meeting at Riverside Runners, Lynchburg's specialty running and walking store, 2480 Rivermont Avenue, Lynchburg, VA  24503

WHEN:
6pm on Tuesdays beginning February 20th and ending Tuesday April 23rd.

HAPPY PACE TRAINING GROUP BENEFITS:
- Coach led, once a week practices from Riverside Runners each Tuesday.
- A training program for beginner runners focused on an April 5K.
- Save up to 25% on footwear, apparel, and accessories at Riverside Runners

MEET COACH EMMA

"Hello! My name is Emma Schmideler and I am going to be coaching this 8 week beginner 5k training program!

A little bit about me, I am currently a senior at Liberty University and will graduate this spring with my bachelors degree in exercise science: fitness specialist along with a minor in strength and conditioning.  I am certified by the ACSM as an exercise physiologist as well as by the NSCA as a certified strength and conditioning specialist and love everything about this field in which I hope to pursue a career in.  I am passionate about exercise and more specifically about running!  I have been a runner for over 10 years which has consisted of fun runs with my family, cross country, track and field, and more recently ultra-marathons. You can find me enjoying enjoying a run on the trails of Blackwater Creek or at Riveside Runners where I am a Sales Associate.

I truly believe that movement is medicine no matter how you choose to do it and setting a goal such as completing a 5k is a perfect stepping stone to making your life more active! I am so excited to have the opportunity to coach this running group and see people accomplish their goals."