Welcome to MIT Summer/Fall 2018!
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We are honored and excited that you have chosen to tarin with us for your fall half or full marathon! You are about to embark on a journey unlike any other. Whether this is your first or 100th marathon it will be truly transformative. Marathon and Half Marathon training brings out the best in all of us. We learn something new about ourselves each time we push ourselves to our limits, and we can't wait to be here for you every step of the way! We have a few new exciting tidbits to introduce over the coming weeks, along with much of what has made MIT so special since 2001! Your 75+ coaches are eager to meet you and guide you towards the start of you next half or full marathon. These folks will become a very specail part of your lives as they will spend countless hours on the trails with you between now and October. We have a lot of info to get to you, but for now we just want to remind you of a few important logistical notes. Please read through the following to be sure you know all the important stuff before we get started! Starting June 9th, get ready to change you life, one mile at a time! See you on the trails! Jeff
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Sign up for the MIT Text Alert Service
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We utilize a text service to ensure you get all the crucial logistics updates, plus weekly inspiratio to get your tail end out of bed on Saturday mornings ;)
Alumni and new members need to sign up as this is a new text group for this season! Please click here to sign up!
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Columbus Marathon Discount Code Process
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This Columbus Marathon is happy to offer MiT runners a reduced price of $85 for the 1/2 Marathon and $95 for the Full Marathon for the duration of registration. New this year, our codes for reduced entry fees are good only until June 30.
Some important reminders: - These codes are for the use of registered MiT runners ONLY, and are not to be shared outside your group. Abuse of these codes will result in the codes being permanently deactivated for the remainder of the registration period.
- Please do not publish your registration code online. It is a one-time use code. If you share it and someone else uses it you will be out of luck!
- The Columbus Marathon is not be able to issue “partial refunds” this year to participants who register without using a code.
- To obtain your code, pease e-mail jeff@fleetfeetcolumbus.com
- To use your code, please visit this link: https://secure.marathonguide.com/register/columbusmarathon/
- On the very first page of registration, you will see a box marked: SPECIAL ENTRY CODE. In that box, please enter the code above.
- Then proceed with registration as usual, with fees being automatically reduced at check-out.
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To access your training schedule, head to TrainWithMIT.com and click on "Training Schedules," then follow the prompts!
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Pick up an MIT shirt and represent on race day! Shirts are at the Worthington store and are available for $15!
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When are the first workouts?
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MIT Saturday Kickoff on June 9th
Join Columbus Marathon Race Director, Darris Blackford, as he helps us kick off the season in style!
Darris will send you off with a few words to get your fired up on your way to the start of the Columbus Marathon.
We will meet at FrontRunner Worthington. The workout starts at 7:30am, but please arrive no later than 7:10am!
Please park in the Worthington Industries parking lot to the north of the store, not in the Kroger/First Watch parking lot!
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MIT Wednesday Workouts MIT Wednesday workouts begin June 13th at McCord Middle School in Worthington. Workouts begin at 6:30pm, please arrive by 6:15pm.
More details to come!
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Join us just before the season starts to celebrate #GlobalRunningDay!
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- START TIME: 7:00pm EDT (FREE Kids Run starts at 6:45pm)
- LOCATION: Mirolo Community Pavilion: Worthington
What's the Deal? On June 6, Fleet Feet locations nationwide, in partnership with Brooks and Nuun, will hold one of two 5K events: either a (super) fun run or a certified, timed 5K race.
All results from certified, timed 5K races will funnel up into a national leaderboard to determine and reward the overall fastest runners and age groupers in the country with some pretty cool cash prizes. And since this is Fleet Feet, and we celebrate and welcome runners of all abilities and levels, we will also recognize runners with some truly unique awards.
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ADVANCED TRAINING WITH DAVE
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The summer ATP program will officially begin with the first group workout the morning of Saturday June 23rd.
ATP (Advanced Training Program) is geared towards any runner that wishes to dedicate smart and accountable training work towards a much faster fall marathon. Interested parties may come to Fleet Feet Polaris Wednesday June 21st for an information session. The session will begin at 6:30 PM.
ATP runners should be in a comfortable base mileage range of 35 or more miles a week for 3 weeks prior to our first long run on June 23rd. ATP 2018 will feature a revamped training schedule and other techniques to advance your performance. Coach Dave Calvert will be joined by Tim Flahaven to help prepare you for your fall race.
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More Upcoming Workouts, Clinics & Events - Mondays
- 6:30pm - Group Run at Fleet Feet Polaris
- Tuesdays
- 7:00pm - Group Run at FrontRunner Worthington
- Wednesdays
- 5:15am - Wednesday Morning Speed Workout at Orange Township Office; AM workout subject to cancel due to snow cover (1680 E Orange Rd, Lewis Center, OH 43035)
- 6:30pm - Wednesday Evening Speed Workout - rotating locations
- Thursdays
- 6:30pm - Group Run at FrontRunner Upper Arlington
- Saturdays
- 8:00am - Saturday Group Workout at FrontRunner Worthington
- Sundays
- 7:30am - Team FrontRunner Group Run - rotating locations
- 10:00am - Sunday Core with Marie at Fleet Feet Polaris
- 10:00am - Yoga With Marcy at FrontRunner Upper Arlington - $5 for MITers, $10 for public, please bring your own yoga mat
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Membership has it's privileges! MIT members receive 15% off all purchases, every day at all 3 Fleet Feet + FrontRunner stores.
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Fit For Life Physical Therapy is proud to be the Fleet Feet + FrontRunner in-house physical therapy provider. We are here to keep you walking or running on the road, trail, or treadmill. At our Lane Avenue and Polaris locations, Fit For Life Physical Therapy offers free injury screens six days a week. Injury screens take about 10 minutes and will provide you with some helpful advice regarding next steps in your care.
Together let's have a great MIT season as we work towards our spring half marathons and marathons. If we can assist you with injury prevention, maintenance, or rehabilitation, please feel free to contact Fit For Life Physical Therapy at (614) 981-1979 or www.fitforlifephysicaltherapy.com
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