RRRC Winter Training Teams
Join the Richmond Road Runners Club's Winter Marathon & Half Marathon Training Teams! We look forward to having you train with Richmond's favorite winter training program.
Any and all paces are welcome and encouraged! If you are able to complete your goal race within the cut off time, then we are the group for you. And new for 2025, we are happy to announce we have a walking team for the half marathon!
RRRC Winter Half Marathon Training Team is the official training team of the Sports Backer's Virginia Credit Union River City Half on Saturday, March 8, 2025.
Have any questions? Email Head Coaches Crystal Koch and Anna Czaplicki Ryan at wmt@rrrc.org.
Training Location:
Richmond's First Baptist Church (corner of Arthur Ashe Blvd & Monument Ave)
2709 Monument Avenue, Richmond, VA 23220
Start Times:
Winter Marathon Training: 7:05 AM
Winter Half Marathon Training: 7:35 AM
Weekly RoutesWinter Training Kicks Off
Why Winter Training Team?
Our Winter Training Teams offer curated routes for newbies to veterans. We welcome runners of varied paces.
You should consider RRRC Winter Training if you:
- are already doing at least 10-15 miles/week
- run/walk 17 mins/mile or faster
- have done a few 5ks and/or 10ks
- complete at least 3 runs/walks a week
- want to train for and finish a half or full marathon
- want the support of a weekend training group
We offer a recommended training plan and weekly supported long runs/walks with bits of history along the way thanks to Annie Tobey's research. You will receive weekly guidance from our experienced coaches. The water stops are every 3-4 miles and will have water, electrolytes, and nutrition. Our weather each week is always running weather!
Water Stop (SAG) Volunteers Needed
Need to take a break from a weekend long run? Want to support a friend/family member on the team? Love to volunteer a water stops? Want to support RRRC & Winter Training Team? Volunteer at a SAG!
We NEED volunteers to support the hydration/fueling stops along the training runs starting December 14 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 they volunteer at a WTT water stop.
Email wmt@rrrc.org to volunteer!
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 the track 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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