FRC Marathon and Half Marathon Training Program

Program Dates:

May 25 - Dec 13

VDOT TT (Time Trials)

Used for fitness assessments

• VODT #1: July 11
• VDOT #2: August 2
• VDOT #3: October 3 

Goal Races:

• McKinney Half: Oct 17 2020
  • Training May 25 - Oct 17
• Ft. Worth Marathon:  Nov 8, 2020
  • Training: May 25 - Nov 8
• Texas Big Star: Nov 14, 2020
  
  • Training May 25 - Nov 14
• Dallas Marathon: Dec 13,2020
  • Training: July 6 - Dec 13
• Any GetRacing Race for local race series

** Check out the Calendar for other Local and Training events

Marathon Major races (2020):

• Boston Marathon: 9/14/2020
• Berlin Marathon: 9/27/2020
• London Marathon: 10/4/2020
• Chicago Marathon: 10/11/2020
• Marine Corps Marathon 10/25/2020
• New York Marathon: 11/1/2020
• Tokyo Marathon: 2021

Boston Qualification

Refer to the B.A.A. for updates on 2021 Qualification. 

Program Cost & Details:

Program: This program has been developed and adapted from Jack Daniels' Running book. This plan is targeting Half and Full Marathons primarily. Not training for these distances? Not a problem, we can help you reach your goals! Check out the video from Hamlin, founder of Frisco Running Club, and his goals for the 2020 training season.

What you get

• FRC Training Shirt (guaranteed till June  30th)
• 15% Discount ALL training season
• $15 off McKinney Half Marathon
• Weekly Training Schedule with opportunity to participate in weekly group runs *
  • Track Tuesday
  • Wednesday Social
  • Saturday Long Run
  • Thursday Night Interval Training at North Frisco CrossFit is available for a $5 fee and first time is free
• Facebook Live Q&A: Periodic on Wednesday's before social run.
• YouTube Updates
• Group pacers that will hold the correct pace each and every week to keep you on track.
• Pace groups will be made in accordance with Boston Marathon qualifying times minus 2-5 minutes depending on time. 
• STRAVA Training Group for giving kudos to fellow participants

* Some runs or workouts may be virtual. With the recent state of events in the world all precautions will be taken to comply with CDC and WHO guidelines during training events. Some workouts may be done through virtual methods (Zoom, Facebook Live , YouTube, etc) while others will be as normal.

VDOTO2 Calculator: Athletes will need to download the VDOTO2 Calculator app to find running paces for runs. Check it out before downloading.

Partners