Training
| Big Sur Marathon Training Overview | |||||||||
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Our organization offers a variety of training tools, programs and partner organizations. Click below to access information on each. | |||||||||
| Big Sur Marathon Partner Events | |||||||||
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A Big Sur Marathon Partner Event is a running or walking event promoted by the BSIM as an interesting, challenging, fun, scenic and well administered event that can potentially be participated in as a training race for a Big Sur International Marathon event in April or Half Marathon in November | |||||||||
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The 42nd Portland Marathon & 4th Annual Portland Half Marathon - October 6, 2013 For forty years the Portland Marathon has been welcoming participants to the beautiful Pacific Northwest. Accolades from Runner’s World Magazine include: Best US Race in October, one of the Ten Greenest Races and the most Walker-Friendly Marathon in the Country. | ||||||||
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Both the full and half marathon courses are fast and forgiving, with more entertainment per mile than other events, along with excellent volunteer support, and great goodies at the finish including: a mint-struck proof finisher’s medal, two performance shirts, a challenge coin and pendant, to name just a few! Related events include a 3-day Event Directors’ College, two-day Sports and Fitness Expo, Kids’ Fun Run & Festival, and on Marathon Day, our 10K Downhill Dash and 10K Family Walk—there’s an event for everyone! Join us in 2013...but hurry, registration for the full marathon will sell out in early summer and the half marathon by the end of January. To learn more, or to register, go to: portlandmarathon.org | |||||||||
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Salinas Valley Half Marathon - August 3, 2013 The Salinas Valley Half Marathon begins in the heart of the valley made famous by John Steinbeck in his novel East of Eden at the historic Soledad Mission. | ||||||||
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From the mission, runners head slightly south, then west toward the Santa Lucia Mountains – well-known for vineyards of wine grapes used to produce award-winning pinot noir, chardonnay and syrah – before turning north along the base of the mountains and winding over gently-rolling hills to the west of the Salinas River. On this extremely scenic course, runners will breathe cool, coastal air from the Monterey Bay as they pass fields of row crops and vineyards, before crossing an idyllic finish line among the vines at Pessagno Winery. The course is USATF Certified. Following the race, a Finish Festival includes wine tastings from Salinas Valley wineries and a delicious BBQ. All finishers receive a unique medallion and technical fabric finisher’s shirt. Overall and age division winners receive unique etched wine bottles. The Salinas Valley Half Marathon is held annually on the first Saturday each August. To learn more and register, visit salinasvalleyhalfmarathon.org. | |||||||||
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The 24th Presentation of Rio Grill's Resolution Run - January 1, 2014 A local favorite for 23 years, the Rio Grill's Resolution Run features a beautiful course that includes trails, roads and stunning water vistas along the way. Held annually on New Year's Day, this family event is a healthy way to start the new year! | ||||||||
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The Rio Grill's Resolution Run features both 5K and 10K courses that start in front of Rio Grill at the Crossroads, Carmel (9 AM) and finish next to the Carmel Mission on Rio Road. Walkers, strollers and dogs on a leash are welcome to participate in this event. Your registration fee includes a long-sleeve event shirt, a brunch prepared by Rio Grill and the opportunity to win lots of great prizes in a random prize drawing that follows the brunch. The Rio Grill's Resolution Fun is a New Year's Day tradition that benefits Natividad Medical Foundation's Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. To learn more, about this great beneficiary, click HERE. Registration opens in the fall of 2013. To learn more, click HERE. | |||||||||
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Run in the Name of Love Run in the Name of Love is a unique event offering runers and walkers the opportunity to honor or pay tribute to an individual who is/was a very special person in their lives. | ||||||||
| Participants will enjoy the charm of Carmel-by-the-Sea, historic sites, the natural beauty of the course (including views of sandy white beaches, the dramatic Pacific Ocean, Point Lobos, and Pebble Beach), and a memorable finish line celebration. Both a fast,timed 5K event and a 2K walk that encourages four-legged friends to participate are available. The race is held annually each year on Father's Day. Proceeds from the event benefit JUST RUN, the official youth fitness program of the Big Sur International Marathon. To learn more and register, visit www.runinthenameoflove.org. | |||||||||
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The San Jose 408K "Race to the Row Join thousands of your neighbors from the 408 (area code) and run the second edition of The San Jose 408K "Race to the Row." The 408K is an 8K road race from HP Pavillion to Santana Row, benefitting the Pat Tillman Foundation's Military Scholars program. You don't have to be from the 408 to participate, but since the race sells out with thousands of 408 locals, you sure better love the 408! For more information, and to register, go to www.the408K.com | ||||||||
| Official Big Sur Marathon Training Guide | |||||||||
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| Big Sur Marathon Training Program | |||||||||
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Interested in a training program for the Big Sur Marathon or a related event that is just right for you? Find out more about our online training programs and get started today! For more information and to sign up, click HERE | ||||||||
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