| Untitled document ACTCCC Instant Colour Press Half Marathon Novice Training Group 2010 A.C.T. Cross Country Club Inc. GPO Box 252 Canberra ACT 2601 www.canberrarunner.com.au 1. The Program The ACT Cross Country Club (CCC) is conducting a half marathon-training group to prepare participants for the 41st Rex Foulkes Half Marathon Canberra. It is aimed at novices – those runners and joggers who have not completed this distance before and are attracted by the challenge! However, it is also open to people who may have run the distance some time ago and are wanting to return to distance running. This will be the seventh year of the program that has nurtured over 250 runners to their first half marathon. The program will start on 13th February and finish with a celebratory recovery run on the Tuesday after the half marathon. Group training will take place on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday mornings at various venues around Canberra. Members will also be encouraged to participate in the ACTCCC events where possible as part of their training. Any additional training suggested will need to be undertaken by participants in their own time. A brief information session will be held at 6pm on Wednesday 10th February at the Canberra Southern Cross Yamba Sports Club, Irving Street, Phillip. The full program for the Group will be available on that day with the first run scheduled for 7am on Saturday 13th February at Lennox Gardens. Experienced runners with many marathons and half marathons behind them will run/jog with participants at each group session. Specialist sessions on stretching, nutrition, clothing and footwear will be held on weekday evenings during the Program. 2. The Benefits The following benefits will be available to participants: · Almost 3 months of training in a group which makes it much easier to complete the longer runs; · advice from experienced runners on all aspects of completing a half marathon; · entry to the 41st Rex Foulkes Canberra Half Marathon; · entry in a team to the Weston Creek Half marathon on Sunday March 14th (2 or 3 team members to combine to complete the whole distance); · a Half Marathon Training Group long sleeved T-shirt or similar; · a pre-race carbo loading pasta dinner; and · specialist sessions on injury prevention, nutrition, clothing and footwear. 3. Requirements The ACTCCC recommends that prospective participants seek appropriate medical advice before undertaking this exercise program. Further, because of the requirement to run the half marathon on hard surfaces, the ACTCCC will only accept entries from people who are at least 18 years old. Participants are required to be members of the ACT Cross Country Club when undertaking the Program. Benefits of this membership include free entry to all ACTCCC events in 2010 (except its feature events – the Half Marathon, The Women and Girls’ Fun Run), the Club newsletter and public liability insurance coverage when participating in Club activities. * * * * If you have any questions about the Training Group, please contact Ken Eynon 0407 201 078 or kene@incanberra.com.au or Dave Hobson on 6258 2676 or d-j-hobson@bigpond.com Application forms can be posted to the ACTCCC PO Box, brought to the first session or completed on-line at the ACTCCC website. Click on this to enrol online https://www.registernow.com.au/secure/Register.aspx?ID=2383 | 
