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Training Groups

The Columbus Marathon partners with the following training groups that will make your training fun and memorable, instead of a solitary struggle:

• Leukemia and Lymphoma Society's Team in Training
  The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society's Team in Training program is a major beneficiary of The Columbus Marathon. The Team in Training Program is the largest endurance- training program in the world. Participants train to complete the marathon while raising money to cure blood cancers. For more information, visit the Team In Training Website: www.teamintraining.org/coh.
  
   
• Marathoner in Training
  Premier Sports offers this program to train first-time and veteran marathoners to run/walk the Columbus Marathon through the Marathoner-in-Training Program! This unique program is designed to help participants become better long-distance runners and walkers and to provide a support system that offers the conditioning and training needed to effectively and safely run a marathon. For more information, visit the MiT website at: premierraces.com/mit/marathoner.asp.
  
   
• Run to Remember
  Run to Remember provides an opportunity for you to support hospice care and at the same time honor the memory of a loved one. Through the process of training for the Columbus Marathon, Run to Remember will help you to train appropriately, create a legacy in honor of your loved one, and provide step by step assistance in raising funds for The National Hospice Foundation. Visit runtoremember.org for more information.
  
   
• Columbus Runnning Company
  By following the Columbus Running Company's fall marathon plan, you will become one of the many to reach your personal goals this coming autumn as you finish the 26.2 mile distance of the marathon. Though similar, everyone will follow a personal, slightly different plan. This is because there are universal concepts to training, but we all have very different aerobic backgrounds - your plan is put together to prepare you to cover 26.2 miles or 13.1. You'll get the benefits of running with a group on long runs and even track work for those interested. At the kick-off party, you'll do a personal evaluation that will be used in the creation of your training schedule. And then it all starts... columbusrunning.com
  
   
• Columbus Running Club
  The Columbus Running Club's Mission is to provide a progressive and beneficial venue for individuals to meet other runners in the Central Ohio Area. The Club and its members strive to foster an environment of fellowship and good will and exemplify key attributes of being friendly, professional, and morally supportive of other runners' goals and achievements. Visit columbusrunningclub.com for more information.
  
   
• New Albany Walking Club
  The New Albany Walking Club was founded in 2003 for the purpose of promoting health through walking. The physical, mental, and social benefits derived from group workouts serve to motivate the many women and men who join the regularly scheduled group walks. New Albany Walking Club members meet every Sunday morning at 7:30 AM. to walk along the beautiful roads and walking and bike trails throughout the New Albany community. Members walk from distances of three miles to as many as twenty-three miles depending on whether or not they are training for competition. Membership to the New Albany Walking Club is open to individuals who wish to walk with us regardless of where they reside. We welcome walkers of all abilities. For information contact Phil Heit at phil@newalbanywalkingclub.com or visit newalbanywalkingclub.com.
  
   
• KLA'S Marathon and Half Marathon Training Program
  Ken Long & Associates of Indianapolis will be providing a 16-week training program which will provide an overview of all aspects of training in order to peak for the Columbus Marathon or ½ Marathon. For more information, visit the KLA Web site: kenlongassoc.org.
  
   
• Speedy Sneakers
• Speedy Sneakers is dedicated to promoting women's health and fitness for life through walking and running programs. For more information, visit the Speedy Sneakers Web site: http://dublin.speedysneakers.com

• Club Run Wild
• Club Run Wild is a social club for runners of all ages, abilities and speeds. Club Run Wild welcomes everyone to come and join the club and become a part of a wonderful community promoting health and fitness through running. For more information, please visit the Run Wild Web site at www.clubrunwild.com.