Running Program

Welcome to all of you who want to run a marathon or half marathon! USA Fit has been helping people achieve their fitness goals since 1989. We want to help you SUCCEED in accomplishing your goal and to do it in a fun and safe manner.

We divide our running groups into four ability groups for marathon runners. We use different colors to identify the members of each ability group, and the following is an explanation of how these color groups are determined.

Pace Finder

All members will do a Pace Finder run their first Saturday in order to determine their correct marathon training pace. We will have coaches timing each member as they run. This is not a race , in fact the goal is to go easy and run or walk (or both) at a pace that is comfortable enough for you to carry on a conversation throughout the run. The color group you train with will be determined based on your average pace for Pace Finder run. An explanation of our color groups can be found below.

Color Groups:

Red Group: Capable of running 10 minutes per mile or slower. This group is our more leisurely (fun) group!

Yellow Group: Capable of running 9 to 10 minutes per mile, this group is a large, friendly group that really enjoy running! The group is a great mix of newcomers and seasoned veterans.

Green Group: Capable of running 8 minutes per mile or faster, the Green group is usually a somewhat smaller group of faster, more serious runners. Many have completed one or more marathons, but we do have some fast first-timers.

Blue Group: Advanced Training Program. This is our program for runners who have done at least one marathon, want to improve their marathon time, and are able to commit the extra time and energy to a more intense training.

Purple Group: This is a group of all pace levels, newbies and veterans, whose goal is to run a half marathon rather than a full marathon.

Weekly Seminars

We provide seminars before our weekly runs which are designed to educate and inspire you. You will hear from a variety of experts on a variety of subjects including nutrition, injury prevention, clothing, etc. We urge you to join us after each Saturday run to learn more about these and other topics.

Discussion Forum

A great way to stay in touch with your fellow members and to keep up with what's happening in our group is to sign up in our Discussion Forum. We will use this forum to inform members about last minute changes due to weather, upcoming events and activities, and just to chat with our fellow runners. Getting involved in this forum is strongly suggested and it will be a lot of fun. Take a peek at what's going on and feel free to participate.

In Summary

We look forward to working with each you over the next six months to set and achieve your goals whether it be a faster marathon time or just getting off the sofa and getting into shape! Our runners come from all experience levels but we all have one thing in common - to reach a fitness goal. We will be pleased to help you succeed!