FSRC Spring Half Marathon Training Program

Frederick Steeplechasers Running Club
Half Marathon Training Program

Dates: February 10, 2026 through May 03, 2026

Goal Race: Frederick Half Marathon, May 03, 2026

Program Length: 12 weeks

Information Meeting: February 02, 2026, 6:00 PM at RAK Brewing 

Group Runs:

Tuesday evenings at 6:00 PM Various locations in or near Frederick, MD - refer to Facebook Half Marathon Training Group Page 

Saturday mornings at 8:00 AM Various locations in or near Frederick, MD - refer to Facebook Half Marathon Training Group Page 

Coaches:

• To Be Announced

Program Description:The FSRC Half Marathon Training Program is ideal for the first-time or intermediate half-marathoner, and is a great way to improve your running and meet other runners in our community. Each participant is given a training plan including recommendations for mileage, cross-training, and days off. While some runs will need to be done on your own, volunteer coaches lead group runs twice a week. Group runs are encouraged, but not mandatory.  The FSRC Community Forum provides a place to coordinate additional runs with other participants, and get support and advice from more experienced participants and your volunteer coaches. We try our best to answer your questions, or at least connect you with someone who can. Participants must be at least 16 years of age on program start date.

You must be a paid member of FSRC to register for this training. If you are not a member, it's only $25 to join FSRC and you get this training and so much more. Click on https://steeplechasers.org/membership/join/ to learn more and follow the instructions to join. If you think you are already a paid member of the club and you can't register, please check the spelling of the name you used to join the club, using https://runsignup.com/Club/SearchForRenew/668. Once you've joined the club, or renewed your club membership, come back here to register for the training.

Cost: $0 for current Steeplechasers members

Prerequisites:

To help protect against injury, we strongly recommend you are:

• Consistently running or run-walking (at any speed) 3 days a week or more, for at least 6 months
• Comfortable running or run-walking 5-6 mile long runs
• Have the blessing of your physician if you have some sort of medical issue that may affect your participation (heart issues, orthopedic concerns, etc.)

To Register:

Please complete all steps:

(1) Make sure you are a paid member of the club by checking https://steeplechasers.org/membership/registered-members/. If not already a paid member, you need to join before registering for the training program. You can renew or join at https://runsignup.com/fsrc. Click Renew to renew your membership or Sign Up to join. If you're asked to claim your account, please see https://steeplechasers.org/membership/claim-account-rsu/

(2) Register for the training program by clicking Sign Up link at https://runsignup.com/fsrchalftraining

(3) Ask to join the Half Marathon Training Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/groups/fsrchalftraining. The Facebook page is our primary means of communicating to keep you updated on when and where runs are occurring, to help you find support and get your questions answered by your coaches and fellow participants, and to notify you of cancellations due to weather. 

Note: you may be interested in helping us test another means of communication from the coaches and among trainees, called FSRC Community. This is a forum we are considering for club communication as an alternative for Facebook. If you are interested in participating in the beta test for this, please navigate to https://community.steeplechasers.org/g (you may have to log in or create an account), then find Half Marathon Training Beta, then click Request.