Foot Traffic University

Overview

Join us to train for a 5K, 10K, or Half marathon

Whether you’re training for a 5K, 10K, or a half marathon, we have multiple options for you!

When and Where:

Weekly Saturday group workouts April – September
Each workout begins at 8am unless otherwise noted
Rotating weekends at the following locations: Foot Traffic Vancouver, Downtown Vancouver, and new special Clark County locations each season!

What to Expect:

Amazing head coach, pace group mentors for runners, walk/joggers, and walkers!
Weekly email with workouts and guidance.
SWAG! Member shirts and a free pair of socks from our sock sponsor!
Exclusive discounts with Foot Traffic partners: Why Racing events, Foot Traffic events, and Foot Traffic stores!
BONUS! Program completion medals! New members (those who haven’t earned a medal yet) will receive a program medal upon completion! All members, returning and new, will also earn extra lanyard pins for every session you complete!

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Pricing

Choose the right training program for your goals

What’s included

Member shirt
Free pair of technical socks
Discounts for FT races and stores
Weekly emails & coaching.
Weekly (Saturday morning) small-group training
Pace groups for over 12 paces, including walking!

10% returner discount!

We love seeing familiar faces again! If you’ve done this program before, earn a 10% discount.

Bonus!

Program completion medals! New members (those who haven’t earned a medal yet) will receive a program medal upon completion! All members, returning and new, will also earn extra lanyard pins for every session you complete!

Half Training

$99

April 20th – September 7th

Train for the Apple Tree Half!

5k or 10k Training

$87

April 20th – July 4th

Train for the Foot Traffic Flat 5K or Quarter!

Virtual Training

$69

April 20th – September 7th

Train for ANY Summer or Fall race with guidance!

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Runners stretch in front of the Foot Traffic store in West Portland, Oregon

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Calculate your pace

Pace is highly individualized, but sometimes you just need a simple assessment to get you started. But sometimes you just gotta get started and make it easy at first.

Here’s our suggestion to get you going before the season starts:

Find a course that is exactly a mile long and pretty flat (4 laps on a track works, of course!
Warm up for about 5 minutes with active stretching and a light walk or jog.
Time your mile and try to keep it at a pace where you can have a conversation the whole time with someone (or if you’re alone, sing a song quietly under your breath for the entirety of the time).
Plug your mile time in the calculator below, pick your distance goal, and you’ll find a pretty close estimate of your time!

FAQs

The Fine Details

I can’t make the first meeting or I may miss some early workouts or even the goal event. Is that a problem?

Where and when does this program meet?

I have NO idea what pace I am. How do I know which group to join.

Which pace groups do you usually have?

I can’t run the whole time, but I’d like to try. Is there a jog/walk combo group?

Do I have to attend every meeting? I’ll be gone on certain weekends?

Can a friend show up with me the first day to see if they like it and pay afterward?

Are there weekday workout options?

I’d love to find training partners from this group. How do I do that?

My friend has much more/less experience than me. Do we start at the same mileage?

How do I find out what mileage to do each week? How do you contact me?

I’m not getting the emails. Help!

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Foot Traffic University

Overview

Join us to train for a 5K, 10K, or Half marathon