TRAINING PROGRAMS
The 2012 Southern Indiana Classic Marathon, 1/2 Marathon and 8k is offering a new, lower cost training program for runners and walkers, beginners, and advanced athletes, and everyone in between, in hopes of encouraging more tri-state folks to stay fit all winter long. Sponsored by Ultimate Fit, this training program will start in December for the full marathoners, January for the 1/2 marathoners and February for those wanting to train for the 8k.
Register Online for 2012 Training Program
Print 2012 Training Program Paper Registration Form
- Full Marathon training program starts December 17 at the Ultimate Fit: $20, 18 weeks
- ½ Marathon training program starts January 28 at the Ultimate Fit: $15, 12 weeks
- (NEW!) 8k training program starts February 25 at USI for a SNEAK PEEK at USI’s new 10k course!!: $10, 8 weeks
- Want to just pop in when it is convenient for you? The cost for one week of group SIC runs is $2. So sign up for the whole program for about $1 a week, or one day at a time for $2. Either way, make 2012 the year you get into your best shape ever!
All Saturday morning group workouts start at 7:30am. All paces (including walkers) are welcome to attend. Bring a buddy to ensure someone will be present at your exact pace, but with a group this large, there is bound to be a person at your exact pace present. All group workouts take place on Saturday mornings (because it is too dark outside for large groups to run in the winter evenings), and we follow Hal Higdon’s intermediate schedule for the mid week mileage on your own. Note: No group workout on Christmas Eve or New Year’s Eve.
Sign up in advance (online or on paper) and receive a free SIC SLAM festival ticket at the SIC packet pickup (valued at $5) for one of your fans to use on race weekend!! Note: Participants and military receive free entry into the SIC SLAM on April 13 and 14, 2012.
Routes are posted here. Most workouts will start and finish at Ultimate Fit shoe store, centrally located on South Green River Rd. in Evansville. The USI Hearts on Fire 5k (on February 11) and the (NEW!) USI March Madness 10k (on March 3) will be part of the training program (registration fees are not included in the training program registration price). Also new this year, we will do our training runs on the race courses the week prior to the races (February 4, February 25, and April 7), for a special sneak peek practice at the race courses!
With the lower cost of the SIC training program, water will still be provided for participants, but electrolytes will be the responsibility of the participant to provide for themselves. T-shirts will be for sale at the Ultimate Fit shoe store, additionally. These changes allow us to still offer area runners and walkers a weekly longer distance workout, for a much lower price, allowing folks of a variety of fitness backgrounds and goals to participate together.
Additional Training
The scheduled weekly group training is not enough to thoroughly prepare you for the event. To be prepared for your event, SIC recommends that supplement your weekly group training with the following schedule on your own time to achieve optimal results.
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