Event Description

2019 Dave's Spring Marathon In-Training

Dave's Marathon Training Group gives you the benefit of personal coaching through a training plan designed to enable you to achieve your goal. The Marathon and Half Marathon program will begin the first week of January 2019.  The Mercy Health Glass City Marathon will be the focus event of all the programs offered. Each program will have different pace groups to meet your needs and assigned coaches for each group.  Come out and join hundreds of other runners just like you. 

The First Timer

If you are looking to complete your first half marathon, we will get you from the couch to the finish line with a detailed training program that will gradually build your endurance.  We have a pace group for everyone!

The Weekend Warrior

You’ve got some experience with running the half marathon or shorter distances. Maybe you've completed the half before and are just looking to get to the next level.  We can help! 

The Boston Qualifier

If you want to run the grand daddy of all Marathons, our experienced staff will craft a plan to not only push you to your BQ, but encourage you and have a lot of fun getting you to Boston in the process!

What we are trying to say is no experience to plenty of experience fits into all of our training programs.  We would love to share the journey with you as you cross that finish line!!!!

Included in the program will be a 1/2 Zip Top, Marathon In-Training hoodie, and gender specific In-Training lifestyle t-shirt for the half and full marathoners.

Program Incentives

• 16-week training program

• Structured practices with indoor training dates

•  1/2 Zip Sport Top (Sample sizes to try on in the store soon!)

• Marathon In-Training hoodie (Sample sizes to try on in the store soon!)

• Next Level In-Training t-shirt (Sample sizes to try on in the store soon!)

• Weekly podcasts from Mercy Health Professionals to give you the knowledge you need to succeed 

• Weekly informational training email

• Active training forum

• Social events

APPAREL FOR START OF PROGRAM CUT OFF: 12/17/18

Practice Times

Tuesday Evenings 6:00pm at Bowling Green State University's Perry Field House - 801 N. Mercer Road Bowling Green, OH 43402

Thursday Evenings 6:00pm at Bowling Green State University's Perry Field House - 801 N. Mercer Road Bowling Green, OH 43402

Saturday Morning 8:00am Toledo Area Metroparks.

Findlay MIT meets at Kohler Center/University of Findlay on Tuesdays at 7pm for indoor track workouts.  Group runs are Thursdays at 6:00 pm at the Findlay Dave's location, and long runs are Saturday mornings at 8:00 am leaving from the Findlay YMCA.

Pace Groups

3:15-3:44                    3:45-4:04
4:05-4:19                    4:20-4:39
4:40-4:54                    4:55-5:15

Open Pace/Low Mileage Group

Prior to the start of the training programs, you will receive a welcome email regarding the logistics of the training program.  Best of luck and thanks for allowing Dave's Running the opportunity to coach you.

Refund Policy

Registration can be fully refunded if requested by December 1st.  After December 1st, you may receive 50% refund until the apparel cutoff date. Following the apparel cutoff date, your registration will be credited towards a future Dave's Training Program.