Training Information
To make it less complicated for people registering for our races, we no longer bundle training with the races as an option. Please contact us for current training opportunities. Our group training specific to this race series is at https://runsignup.com/Race/NY/Rochester/WestOfTheRiverTraining. If you are interested in training for races that aren't part of the series, contact us. We have multiple other lines of training that coincide with or overlap the training for the series races. We also offer personal coaching as part of the group program and wholly private. See the bottom of this page for links to non-series training.
Training Locations
All are on the west side of Monroe County, NY. Most of the time it is at Greece Canal Park, 241 Elmgrove Rd., Rochester, NY 14626. Saturdays: Meet in parking lot of Millennium Lodge; Tuesdays & Thursdays: Meet in at the small playground parking lot at the dog park road, before Rotary Lodge entrance.
Workouts are three days a week: Race trainees meet at Greece Canal Park (241 Elmgrove Rd., Rochester, NY 14626) on Saturdays at the Millennium Lodge parking lot at 8 a.m. and Tuesdays/Thursdays at or near the small playground parking lot at either 8 a.m., if doing the mornings only option, or 6 p.m. (nearby when it's too dark in the fall), if doing the weeknights and Saturday mornings option. There are some dates where group trainings will not occur, detailed in the calendar for each training program.
June Jaunt Training: (Race on Father's Day): Generally, starts early May and runs for six weeks.
The Potato Run Training (Race on Sunday of the Memorial Day Weekend): Generally, starts early July and runs for six weeks.
Barbecue Bash Quarters, 1 Quarter (Race on the first Sunday of November): Generally, starts early September and runs for six weeks.
Barbecue Bash Quarters, 2-4 Quarters (Race on the first Sunday of November): Generally, starts mid- to late-July and runs for 12-15 weeks.
In lieu of any Saturdays where Coach Vickey is unavailable, she offers to coach during her personal Sunday workout, also at GCP, but at 8:30 a.m., unless she's unavailable.
Walkers are welcome. No minimum pace requirement for training for any Obatron Fitness training session.
Non-Series Training Program Links:
Ready for 5K/5-Mile/10K: https://runsignup.com/Race/NY/Rochester/Readyfor5K
Ready for 10-Mile/Half: https://runsignup.com/Race/NY/Rochester/ReadyForMileHalfMarathon
Ready for Marathon/50K/50-Mile: https://runsignup.com/Race/NY/Rochester/ReadyForMarathon50K
Nocturnal 12 Training: https://runsignup.com/Race/NY/Rochester/NocturnalTraining
Multi-day, Pilgrimage, and Personal Coaching also available. Contact us for more information.
