Training
If you're in the Charleston or Charlotte areas and looking for a training program or group to train with, check out these resources:
MUSC Running Programs
MUSC has programs to help you train for marathons and half marathons. Along with a complete training schedule based on your current fitness level, there are weekly group workouts designed to improve running fitness and an optional group long run of progressively increasing distance. The program also includes advice on race preparation, strength training for distance runners and proper training and race nutrition. View more details.
Charleston Marathon Training Program
Training for the marathon begins on Saturday, September 17, 2011 at 8am in Mount Pleasant and will meet on subsequent Saturdays until race day on January 14, 2012. Half-marathon training begins Saturday, October 15. Greg Shore has been appointed Director of Training for the program.
"For the marathon training, anybody who has run consistently for at least a year and can complete a 10-mile run when we begin should be able to complete the marathon training," said Coach Shore. "Anyone who has been running consistently for six months and who can run 3 miles should be able to complete the half-marathon training. Our goals are for all of the athletes to get to the start line healthy, to finish well, and to have fun." All runners will receive a training plan geared to their ability level and goals. The group will gather for a supervised and supported long run on Saturday mornings. Other scheduled runs will be done by the athletes on their own. Runners will receive advice on race preparation, hydration, nutrition, race tactics, and injury prevention. The cost for the marathon training is $175 and $125 for half-marathon training.
Greg Shore is a certified running coach through the Road Runners Club of America (RRCA.org) and is a USA Track and Field Level 1 coach as well. He has had quite journey from the couch to the marathon after being diagnosed as being diabetic in 2005. When he started exercising, he found that he loved running so much that he ran 20 races in his first eight months of racing. From there he started offering advice to friends, found out that he was an exercise science geek and loves to help others achieve their goals as well. He has coached official Cooper River Bridge Run training clinics for the last two years and has coached a successful Couch to 5K program for the Charleston Running Club. He also serves on the board of the club.
Assisting Coach Shore is Coach Noah Moore. Coach Moore is an accomplished runner and also made a journey from the couch to the marathon and beyond, having recently place 2nd in the Pre Deti 50k race in Blufton. He is a member of the TrySports Ambassadors team and a member of the Charleston Running Club board.
