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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.

The FSRC Spring Coed 5K Training program is an 8 week training to prepare for the Frederick Running Festival Twilight 5K Race. The program is designed for everyone from first time runners looking to complete a 5K to experienced runners looking to improve their 5K performance. Participants must be at least 16 years of age on program start date.

Group runs will be held weekly on Tuesdays at 6pm and Saturdays at 8 am at various locations in Frederick, MD. Our first group run will be Tuesday, March 10, 2026 at 6 pm at the Baker Park Bandshell.

The program will begin the week of March 10th 2026 and run through May 2nd 2026 with our target race. The target race is the Frederick Running Festival Twilight 5K race.

Want to know more about the program: Information Session will be held March 3rd at Rak Brewing at 6 pm where Coacheswill answer questions about the program and plans.

Prerequisites for the program:

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 2-4 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.)

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

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/Race/MD/Frederick/FSRCSpring5kCoedTrainingGroup

(3) The FSRC Community forum is our primary means of communicating updates 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. If you don’t already have an account, within a few hours after you register you’ll receive an email invitation to join the FSRC Community. You should click on the link in the invitation, create a username and password and you will automatically be logged in. To learn more about the FSRC Community, see the FSRC Community Training videos.

In coordination with Corrigan Sports Enterprises, Frederick Steeplechasers Running Club (FSRC or Steeplechasers) is hosting a supported on-course training run to help you prepare for race day, preview much of the course, and check out Historic Downtown Frederick. This is a 12 mile supported on course training run two weeks prior to race day. The run is FREE and open to the public.

The Route: FRF 12 Mile Training Turn by Turn

RIGHT on East St

(.6 miles) RIGHT on Monocacy Blvd (turns into New Design Rd)

(1.5) RIGHT on Stadium Dr. (to end)

(2) LEFT on Market St

(2.7) LEFT on Church St (to end)

(2.9) LEFT on Bentz St

IMMEDIATE RIGHT on Carroll Pkwy

(3.5) Enter Frederick High School veer right to stay on Carroll Pkwy.

(3.9) LEFT on Kline Blvd

(4.3) RIGHT on Fairview Ave

(5.0) RIGHT on 2nd Street

(5.8 ) LEFT on Bentz St (water @corner of Bentz & Rockwell)

(6.0) LEFT on Dill Ave (turns into Rosemont)

(6.6) RIGHT on Fairview Ave (turns into 13th St)

(7.8 ) LEFT on Market St

(8.1) RIGHT on 16th St (to end)

(8.9) RIGHT on Shifferstadt Blvd (straight onto Monocacy Blvd)

(10.4) RIGHT at Stop Sign on Hughes Ford/Monroe Ave (to end)

(11.1) RIGHT on Patrick St

(11.8 ) LEFT on East St (back to start)

The Frederick Visitor Center will have plenty of information on Frederick, the “nicest bathrooms in town”, as well as a spot to warm up after the run. Please park in the lot next to the Visitors Center but don’t park in their designated “visitor spots.” If we run out of spaces in the Visitor Center lot, there’s a parking ramp across the street.

This is a casual group run that is NOT timed or held on a closed course. Runners of all abilities and paces are welcome, but must obey all traffic laws. We ask that you run on sidewalks where available and against traffic if you must enter the roadway for best visibility and safety. RUN AT YOUR OWN RISK.

The Steeplechasers will provide turn by turn directions and a mid-course water stop. Our friends at Charm City Run Frederick will provide post-run refreshments and breakfast at the store afterwards. We suggest you bring your own water and other energy supplements if you will need them. We look forward to seeing you out there!

We’d love to answer questions about any restaurants, cafes, breweries, pubs, or shops that you see along the way.

If you would like more information or would like to join the Frederick Steeplechasers Running Club, please go to steeplechasers.org