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The Running
Program
Sacfit offers great half and
full marathon programs for
beginners and experienced runners.
For our beginners,
the program is designed with one simple and straight forward
goal: to get across the finish line. As such, we provide a
very gradual program so as not to induce injuries.
We focus on
individualized programs that allow you to go at your own pace. And
rather than focusing on miles, we begin our members with timed walks
(miles are so overrated). Since there are no miles to worry about, you
just begin your walk and when the timed workout reaches the halfway
point, you
just turn around and return back.
For our experience
runners, we offer a range of ability based programs designed to meet
your individual goals, be it finishing your first half or full
marathon, improving your time from your last race, or qualifying for
Boston. (We had several members last season!) Also, because a
number of weekly workouts are more dependent on specific mileage, a
majority of the workouts are based on miles and not minutes.
And
with each program, we complement the training with support
and encouragement to
inspire our runners toward their goal, including opportunities to build
confidence by particiapting in
various summer and fall races prior to the Big Event!
All
these factors
contribute toward the ultimate goal of completing a half or
full marathon. But in
keeping with the Sacfit philosophy, these programs are also designed
to make getting fit a fun, enjoyable, and interesting endeavor. If it's
not fun, what's the point?
General Weekly
Schedule
All Sacfit programs are designed to consider the busy schedules of our
lives. While some adjustment and priortiy must be made for any
new undertaking, our programs ensure that you will not be consumed by
workouts.
The weekly
schedule entails a Saturday morning workout and three mid-week workouts
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday. That's it!
The Saturday
morning workout is the "long" run. A 30 to 40 minute (or 4- 5 miles)
run starts the program and then gradually increases in
duration,
or mileage, each
following week.
The
mid-week
workouts consist of 25 to 30 minute runs ( 3- 4 miles) and only
marginally increase over the season.
To help keep you motivated during the week, we offer an optional
Tuesday night track workout at CSUS or ARC,
as well as a Thursday
Race Rehearsal Pace workout, which are conducted at various locations
along the Parkway Trail.
Click
here for more details
Pace Groupings
The most important component to
sensible and safe training is not pushing too hard too soon. In
running, that's finding the right pace. In order to find the right pace
for you, we conduct a Pace Finder run. The Pace Finder run is not a
race. Rather, it is easygoing run or walk (or both) at a
pace that is comfortable enough for you to carry on a conversation
throughout the run or walk.
As you complete
your run or
walk - anywhere from one to three miles, Sacfit coaches
track and record your time. Your time determines your pace
group,
which we assign as color groups - Blue, Green, Yellow, Red for
runners. And from there the fun begins...
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