At Strides, we’ve been talking about the 2008 New York City Marathon (November 2nd) for a few months. We now have an opportunity to get you there both in terms of running and travel.
First, on the running side, to ensure that you’re well prepared to take a bite out of the Big Apple, Strides will be offering a Marathon Training Clinic, expertly led by marathon coach Heather Wiebe. This clinic will begin formal training sessions on Tuesday, July 8th and will provide a comprehensive 18-week personalized training plan, group long runs and workouts and speakers on a variety of marathon related topics. For more information on this clinic please contact Strides at 240-4656, or better yet join us for a free Saturday morning run at 9 am starting from Strides.
With the New York City Marathon, proper training is half the battle, the other half is actually getting into the race and traveling to New York. That’s where Strides’ friends at Flight Centre Active can help. Flight Centre Active has a New York City Marathon package which includes round-trip airfare, accommodation at the Times Square Hilton (for those of you who have stayed at hotels in NYC this is actually a nice one) and most importantly guaranteed race entry, to eliminate the uncertainty of having to go through the lottery process.
For those of you who want to make your own arrangements, go to www.ingnycmarathon.org for entry information. Note that there are basically two ways to be able to enter: the first is the lottery process – non-US lottery applications will only be accepted until 11:59 EST on May 1, 2008 - and the second way of entering is by running a specific qualifying time for your age and gender in either the marathon or half-marathon (and these standards are tough). Therefore, if you are looking for certainty in entering the New York City Marathon, the Flight Centre Active package with the guaranteed race entry is the way to go!!!
Planning on running a fall marathon other than New York? No problem. You can still join the Strides Marathon Training Clinic and Heather will adjust your training schedule to accommodate your personal goals. Other fall marathons that take place close to New York include: Okanagan (Oct. 12), Royal Victoria (Oct. 12), Toronto (Oct. 19) and Seattle (Nov. 30).
Flight Centre Active has a limited number of packages available, so if you are interested or have any questions please call Strides at 240-4656 to speak with Stewart or email him at stewart@stridesrunning.com by Friday, April 25th.
New York City Marathon - Central Park
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