The Capital Striders Summer & Fall Training Group is designed to prepare runners of all skill levels for the fall racing season. Whether you’re training for the IMT Des Moines Marathon or Half Marathon, running shorter distances, maintaining a base or just want to meet fellow runners, this training group is for you. Saturday morning training group runs will follow the IMT Des Moines Marathon & Half Marathon Four Month Training Guide. Routes/maps will be offered each week along with water and Endurance Formula Gatorade. Capital Striders membership and/or IMT Des Moines Marathon registration is encouraged but not required to participate in this Capital Striders Training Group. All participants are asked to sign a waiver of liability.
Each week routes will coincide with the marathon and half marathon long runs as outlined in the IMT Des Moines Marathon Four Month Training Guide. The distance and elevation changes of the routes will gradually increase from week to week to assist you in your preparation for the marathon or half marathon distance. To print weekly detailed routes/maps, learn more about the Capital Striders Summer & Fall Training Group and/or to join the Capital Striders visit www.capitalstriders.org. You can also receive the routes/maps by subscribing to the weekly email blast by sending an email to training@captialstriders.org.
Join the Capital Striders Summer & Fall Training Group every Saturday morning at 7 a.m. beginning June 26th through October 9th at Gray’s Lake Park. Take the main park entrance off of Fleur Drive and Gray’s Lake Park Road and take the road past the beach parking lot. Follow it all the way back around the lake until you come to the southeast corner parking lot.
Schedule
Click on a date to download a map of that day’s routes.
| Week | Start | Date | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7:00 | June 26 | 3/6 miles |
| 2 | 7:00 | July 3 | 4/8 miles |
| 3 | 7:00 | July 10 | 5/10 miles |
| 4 | 7:00 | July 17 | 7/14 miles |
| 5 | 7:00 | July 24 | 8/16 miles |
| 6 | 7:00 | July 31 | 6/10 miles |
| 7 | 7:00 | August 7 | 8/16 miles |
| 8 | 7:00 | August 14 | 6/12 miles |
| 9 | 7:00 | August 21 | 9/18 miles |
| 10 | 7:00 | August 28 | 6/12 miles |
| 11 | 7:00 | September 4 | 9/18 miles |
| 12 | 7:00 | September 11 | 10/20 miles |
| 13 | 7:00 | September 18 | 7/14 miles |
| 14 | 7:00 | September 25 | 10/20 miles |
| 15 | 7:00 | October 2 | 6/12 miles |
| 16 | 7:00 | October 9 | 3/6 miles |
| October 17 – Des Moines Marathon – Good Luck! | |||
