5K COED BEGINNING RUNNERS (CR) is a Montgomery County Road Runners Club's Summer (3.1 miles) Training Program. The program targets the Rockville 5K on Sunday, Nov 1, 2009. This non-competitive program is designed for beginning runners and those currently unable to run as much as 20-30 minutes without stopping.
- GOAL: "graduate" via the Sun. Nov. 1, 2009 Rockville 5K/10K
- WHEN: Sat. Aug 22th - Sun. Nov. 1, 2009 (12 weeks)
- WHERE:
*Sat at 8:00 am; Ken Gar
*Tues at 7:00 pm, Montgomery College Track, Rovkville and moves
to a lighted track in Wootton High School in October 6.
Meeting places, Events and Locations:
- Sat 08/22 Orientation/Pace Assessment, 6:00 pm Montgomery College. Come dressed to workout! (e.g shorts and wicked/technical shirt)
- Sat 10/24: Practice Run - Rockville 5K route (King Farm, Rockville, MD)
- Sun 11/01: Rockville 5K Race - graduation!
- Sat 11/07: Candy Cane 5K Race (optional)
- TBD : Program Celebration
LEARNING:
At the beginning of some sessions, invited guest speakers present short talks on various aspects of training, from stretching to nutrition to proper running form.
REQUIREMENT:
Participants are required to volunteer for at least one MCRRC event during the program.