Run Ignited!

You can begin whenever you are ready! Once you are registered, you'll receive a questionnaire and we will determine your initial training paces. You'll receive your first month's training program and you'll be on your way.

Informational sessions are designed to provide in-depth information about topics such as running for weight loss, race preparation, cross-training and running physiology. In addition, each session will introduce one to three cross-training exercises and give you a chance to try them with a trainer. The sessions will be held once a month on a varying schedule in Wetumpka. Meetings will be announced on the website, in the forum and on the calendar.

In the winter, group runs will generally be scheduled for weekends. Once daylight savings time is on, runs may be scheduled at anytime during the week. While runs may be scheduled knowing participants' availability, in general, they will be moved around so that local runners can attend at least some of the runs. Group runs may occassionally be scheduled races. Race fees for these runs will be the responsibility of the participants.

Group runs are generally only available in Central Alabama. However, podcasts of the information presented in the informational sessions will be available via the website to registered participants of the program.

We begin by analyzing your current level of running and running goals via a questionnaire and a time trial. This establishes the baseline for your training. Once this is in place, you will receive a training plan for each month detailing runs, optional runs and paces for all runs. You will "meet" with your coach, via on-line chat, phone or in person, to discuss your program for the month.

You'll also receive a schedule for upcoming informational sessions and group runs. Included in your monthly membership is access to the Run Ignited private website with running information and runners' forums. This website will have the podcasts of the informational sessions available to you.

Your initial paces are determined by your coach based on a timed run. If you have run recent races, those times will be factored in. If necessary, you'll be given instructions as to how to run a time trial to be used for pace setting. It is important to run the time trial correctly so that your paces are set for you.

No, of course not! Most runners like the challenge of running in a group and testing their times against themselves or other runners. However, if your goal is personal to you, we'll work with you to help you meet it.

No. Your program is designed for you and may be ineffective or cause injury to other runners. Your registration agreement with Ignite! specifically states that you will not use your program to train other runners. You may certainly run your runs with others, but sharing your training plan is not allowed.

You may bring others on the group runs or to information sessions. There is a small fee for runs and the sessions.

Run Ignited! is based on a monthly subscription fee. Because we take extra time to get to know you as a runner and work with initial paces and goals during the first few months, the fee is set at $60 per month for the first four months. After 4 months, continuing subscription is $50 per month.

Graduates of Season to Run or Running Start! receive a discount for the first four months.