Need a walking or running plan? Here's some suggestions:
Just starting out? Walking your first event is a great goal! Here's a plan to get started.
Starting out but want to run? Try this Couch to 5K Plan. Here's another similar plan.
Have you been running and now you're ready to race? Check out the training plans here for beginner and intermediate runners.
Wherever you are in your training, you'll find more helpful hints and articles at Runner's World and on our First Time Racer page.
Happy training! Please email us at [email protected] if you need any training advice or are looking for training partners.
Starting out but want to run? Try this Couch to 5K Plan. Here's another similar plan.
Have you been running and now you're ready to race? Check out the training plans here for beginner and intermediate runners.
Wherever you are in your training, you'll find more helpful hints and articles at Runner's World and on our First Time Racer page.
Happy training! Please email us at [email protected] if you need any training advice or are looking for training partners.
Caught the running bug? Ready for your next adventure? Join your neighbors and friends as well as athletes from around the region in these upcoming events. Know of something else going on? Let us know!
Fitness Events in Columbus County
Ready for your personal endurance challenge? Take the Lake is a free, noncompetitive event for runners, walkers, cyclists, paddlers, and swimmers that takes place every Labor Day weekend. You can sign up and participate just 1 event or complete 2, 3, or even all 4, if you're up for the full challenge! Come out on Saturday for the 15 mile walk/run, Sunday for the 14 mile paddle and 15 mile bike & hike, or Monday for the 4 mile swim. Their extensive website and blog should clear up any further questions!
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Pecan Festival Run- Come out to run or walk the 5k (3.1 miles) or 8k (4.97 miles) to help kick off the Pecan Harvest Festival on November 6th, 2010. The run starts at the Greater Whiteville Chamber of Commerce offices in downtown Whiteville.
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Cycle NC - An awesome 400+ mile ride from Asheville to Ocean Isle Beach beginning Sept. 25. They ride right through Columbus County, and so can you! Join this great adventure for the whole week, or just one day. The last night of the ride is in Whiteville, and the last day is a 47-mile ride to the beach. Visit the web site here.
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Gator Trail Run - 50k run through the trails of Lake Waccamaw State Park. Held on a Saturday in late March. $35 fee. Visit the Wilmington Road Runners Club, at wilmingtonroadrunners.org.
