Youth Programs - City of Minnetonka

Health & Fitness
Runners with Heart Run Club
Spring 2013 Marathon and Half-Marathon Training
Train for your best half–or full marathon yet with Williston Fitness
Center’s “Runners with Heart Run Club” training team! The
“Runners with Heart Run Club” is the training team that will help
you meet your marathon/half-marathon goals, and enjoy the journey
as you train for Grandma’s, Minneapolis, Stillwater, Madison, or
Green Bay this spring. Each participant receives a developed training
plan based on their distance and goals. Training workouts led by our
experienced coaching staff include hill work, speed work, pacing,
and the all-important long run, with integrated core, strength and
flexibility training, three times per week. More than just “going
for a run,” each workout is designed to bring about the specific
physiological changes that will enable you to meet the distance and
unique challenges of your race while avoiding unnecessary injury.
Enjoy special discounts on personal training and team running gear!
Required Gear: Water bottle, water carrier, reflective vest/jacket and
headlamp for night running.
Minimum Fitness: Marathon training participants must be currently
running 20–25 miles per week for a minimum of 4–6 weeks and
have built up to a long run of 10 miles. Half marathon training
participants must be currently running 10–15 miles per week for a
minimum of 4–6 weeks and have built up to a long run of 6 miles.
The training pace will be between 7:30–11 minute miles. Runs begin
at 6 p.m. on Monday/Wednesday, and 8 a.m. on Saturday.
Questions? Contact Coach Heather (612) 328-4212 or email:
runnerswithheart@gmail.com.
Location: Williston Fitness Center–Personal Training Room
Free Informational Meeting
Course # 28302 Monday, January 28, @ 7 p.m.
Marathon/Half-Marathon Training
Course # 28301
Dates: February 2–June 5
Time: Saturday, 8 a.m.
Monday & Wednesday, 6 p.m.
Fee: $110 (Non-member)
Winter–Spring 2013 Brochure Page 22
(952) 939-8203 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Mon. – Fri.
Online Registration https://recserv.hopkinsminnetonka.com
Boston Marathon Training
Qualified for Boston 2013? Congratulations! Now it’s time
to plan your training and train with Runners with Heart
Run Club. Coach Heather and other Boston veteran coaches
will work with you to help you achieve your goals using a
running and training philosophy proven to provide personal
records year after year. Our training program meets 3 times
per week. To minimize injuries and maximize running
efficiency, this program incorporates the “Runners with
Heart–Sculpting for Runners” routine of core and strength
training.
Required Gear: Water bottle, water carrier, reflective vest/
jacket and headlamp for night running.
Minimum Fitness: Training participants must be consistently
running and training a minimum base mileage between
20–25 miles per week for 6–12 months or more, and have
built up to a comfortable long run of 13 miles by the time
training begins, a solid base is important.
Informational Meeting: Monday, December 3, at 7 p.m. at
the Williston Fitness Center–Personal Training Room
Questions? Contact Coach Heather (612) 328-4212 or
email: runnerswithheart@gmail.com
Location: Williston Fitness Center – Personal Training
Room
Free Informational Meeting
Course # 26590 Monday, December 3 @ 6:30 p.m.
Boston Marathon Training
Course # 26591
Dates: December 8–April 10
Time: Saturday, 8:30 a.m.
Monday & Wednesday, 6 p.m.
Fee: $100 (Non-member)