This past Saturday (January 7th, 2012), Columbus Runner’s Running Club kicked off it’s Winter/Spring training season with our first group run of the year. Over 20 members showed up to begin training for Spring and early Summer races. The weather was in the 40′s and it was sunny so it was a great day to [...]
This past Saturday (January 7th, 2012), Columbus Runner’s Running Club kicked off it’s Winter/Spring training season with our first group run of the year. Over 20 members showed up to begin training for Spring and early Summer races. The weather was in the 40′s and it was sunny so it was a great day to [...]
Columbus Runners Running Club is 100% run and operated by volunteers. As such, we could really use some help as the club grows. Here is a list of “club” needs. 1. Coaches – I am looking for one or two long-term coaches to help out and grow the club. Prefer RRCA coaching certification, and/or an [...]
The Columbus Marathon will be opening registration on January 21st for the marathon and half marathon race scheduled on Sunday, October 21, 2012. The 2011 race sold out and hosted 17,000 participants. Be sure to bookmark their page and check back often Columbus Runner’s has full and half marathon training programs available through our club [...]
The 2012 Wendy’s International Triathlon and Duathlon will take place at Alum Creek State Park in Lewis Center, OH on Sunday, June 10th at 7:00AM. This event is sanctioned by USA-Triathlon. All participants must be current USAT members or apply for a one day license (included in your entry fee). All participants will receive a [...]
Some of you have heard my story of my transformation from professional armchair quarterback/couch potato to amateur runner, athlete and eventually running coach. For others, this may be new to you. If you have ever run with other people for any significant time, you will learn a lot about their lives. Running is one of [...]
Just thought I would share an amazing video from my archive of favorite running videos. If this does not make you want to get out there and get in better shape, nothing will. Remember you are always faster than the person who is at home sitting on their couch. What are YOU waiting for? Need [...]
In light of the two deaths at the Philadelphia marathon over the weekend and some other recent high profile races like the Chicago marathon and Rock and Roll Half Marathon, I though I would chime in from my perspective as a coach and as someone who has researched the topic a bit. While I am [...]
Rather than do the typical end of year review post or talk about setting goals like many do this time of year I decided to put out a caution to runners. You may be suffering with this, or you may suffer with it soon. It happens to all of us one time or another and [...]
Columbus Runner’s Running Club is available to help your organization (local municipalities, churches, charity organizations and other non-profit organizations) help promote health and fitness, through walking and running by providing FREE running clinics to the community or your members. Beyond serving our own running club members, we are hoping to reach out to the Central [...]
The following is a tutorial on how to access your base training plan through the TrainingPeaks.com website. This tutorial is only for paid Columbus Runners running club members who have chosen the Get Fit For 5k, Get Fit For 13.1, or Get Fit For 26.2 training programs. Training plans are not available for Get Fit [...]
Starting this year, we are using Training Peaks to provide online workout tracking, analysis and as a way to distribute our custom training plans to our members. Here is how we use Training Peaks to provide training plans for our runners. Training Peaks provides numerous benefits to our members. First, the use of Training Peaks [...]
