With over 7,400 ft. in elevation change, this race is not for the faint at heart. With the help from our experienced race director, coaches and experts from Blue Ridge Racing we have customized a multi-faceted training strategy that will safely bring you across the finish line so you can once and for all check “America’s Toughest” off your bucket list.
Included in the Program:
- Private Training Webpage: The training program site will be live December 1. The site includes a week-by-week training schedule, weekly topic outline (so you can see when your questions will be covered), introductory information, a bio of each of our coaches, and a link to the closed Facebook group.
- Weekly Training Schedule: Our Training schedules are tailor-made to the course that you are preparing to race! We include hill workouts, alternate workouts for those that don't have hills to train on, and traditional marathon-specific workouts. We have a plan that's right for you- choose from beginner, intermediate or advanced!
- Closed Facebook Group for training program participants only. This will be a forum for you to chat with other runners training with you and ask questions for coaches to answer in the monthly Zoom session.
- Monthly Live Q&A via Zoom: Once a month, we will host a live Q&A session where we will answer your training questions. These sessions will be posted to the training site for you to watch later if you can't join us live.
- Weekly Newsletters With BRM Specific Training Tips: Each week you'll receive an email with information on the training topic for the week. Topic examples are strength training, hill rinjury prevention, nutrition and cross training, just to name a few.
- Instructional Videos: Our coaches have created a library of Blue Ridge specific training videos. These cover many topics, some featuring professionals, directly applicable to your training and race day.
- Race Weekend Friends & Support: While you may be training hundreds of miles away, the Blue Ridge Marathon is a challenge that ties people together. As soon as you register for our training program you will be joining a group of passionate runners all dedicating themselves to the same journey.
