HALF THE DISTANCE; ALL THE FITNESS
Go 13.1 Miles with NYC's Best Program!



SESSION DATES GOAL RACE KICK-OFF MEETING
Winter 1/26-5/3 Brooklyn Half-Marathon Sat, 1/26/08 at 11:00am
Spring 3/8-5/31 Mother's Day 10-Miler Sat, 3/8/08 at 11:00am
Summer 5/1-7/27 Nike NYC Half-Marathon Thurs, 5/1/08 at 7:00pm
Late Summer 6/2-8/23 Queen's Half-Marathon Mon, 6/2/08 at 7:00pm
Fall 7/9-10/4 Grete's Half-Marathon Wed, 7/9/08 at 7:00pm
Holiday tba tba tba


SPECIAL PACKAGE: SIX MONTHS TO SUCCESS!
Our six-month training program includes the Summer Session Half-Marathon Program plus the Fall Session Marathon Program or the Fall Session Half-Marathon Program, plus lots of other benefits. See sidebar on this page for further info.

OVERVIEW
Join the program created and led by the running coach who started the
Half-Marathon Training Program Revolution in New York City… Coach Mindy. This training program will prepare you to run a Half-Marathon in one of NYC's five boroughs.

Note: The Spring session goal race distance will be a 10-miler, not a half-marathon, but you will still run 13 miles in training.


Margaret Wilbur
WHO SHOULD JOIN
• You have run a Half-Marathon within the past year.
• You are currently (or recently) running a minimum of 10 miles per week.
• You have been running for the past three to six months.








FEATURES & BENEFITS

• Group Runs. The professionally coached group runs take place mostly in Central Park. We also plan interesting new courses outside of the park. The dates of the runs are indicated on the training schedule and meet as follows:

≈Every Tuesday evening at 7:00pm
≈Every other Saturday morning per session as follows:
  Winter & Spring session Sat runs meet at 9:00am
  Summer session Sat runs meet at 8:00am in May & June and 7:30am in  
  July & Aug
  Fall session Sat runs meet at 7:30am in July, Aug, Sept & 8:00am in Oct
  Holiday session Saturday runs meet at 9:00am

• Distances & Types of Runs. The distance of each run will vary and include long runs, fun runs, stamina runs, speedwork and hill runs.

• Pace Groups. Time trials are run and pace groups are determined.

• Training Schedule. A comprehensive, personalized daily training schedule is designed and distributed at the Kick-off Meeting.

• Training Advice. Weekly emails are sent with training advice on many topics including nutrition, conditioning exercises, running shoes, injury prevention and more.

• Goals. A specific Half-Marathon race is pre-determined for the team. You may also run another Half-Marathon race of your choice.

• Clinics. Free entry into on-site clinics led by Coach Mindy are held on Wednesday evenings at 7:00pm, once per month.

•Tele-Clinics. Free entry into
30-minute tele-clinics led by Coach Mindy are held on Wednesdays at 5:00pm, once per month. 

• Personal Attention. Individual goal-setting for training runs and races are given to each participant from Coach Mindy with results sheet sent after the run. It's like having a private coach within the group setting!

• On-Going Support. Ongoing email, phone and on-site support are included with answers to all your questions by Coach Mindy. Plus coaching support at local races.

• Energy. PowerBar® energy food is distributed throughout the training program.

• Team Gear. Team running gear and accessories are included.

• Team Camaraderie. One of the best reasons to join!

Please Note:
(1) You must be pre-registered to attend the kick-off meeting.
(2) Registration, race entry and fees for races are not included in program fee.
(3) Dates and times are subject to change. 



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            SIX MONTHS
                 TO 
           SUCCESS
            May 1 to Nov 2

Package Includes:
• 12-Week Summer Session Half-Marathon Program
• 16-Week Fall Session Marathon or Half-Marathon Program
• $100 savings on combined programs
• Complimentary Initial Consultation with a Sports Chiropractor
• Complimentary Initial Consultation with a Sports Podiatrist
• Running gift with a $25 value
• $15 off first Massage Session at The Running Center
• One Free Runditioning™ class (in May)

Savings and benefits worth over $300!


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The Running Center
461 Central Park West, New York, NY 10025
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