Designed for experienced runners looking to tackle the challenge of the 25-mile race.

We welcome dedicated athletes who are ready to commit to regular long runs and intensive training sessions. Together, we’ll build strength, improve our skills, and support each other through the journey. If you’re passionate about pushing your limits and ready to take your trail running to the next level, this is the group for you!

JUST ADDED! American River 10-Mile Trail Training option! Challenge yourself and experience the thrill of trail running. The 10-mile distance is designed for new and veteran trail runners to get faster, stronger, and more confident on the trails while training for the American River 10-Mile Endurance Run on Saturday, April 5, 2025.

Kickoff Meeting

Wednesday, January 2nd, 6:00PM @ Fleet Feet Folsom

Join us for an informational meeting. Learn more about the program, meet the coaches, and find out if the program will work for you!

Weekly Workouts

January 5th to April 3rd
Thursdays @ 6pm
Sundays @ 7:30am
Various locations around Folsom, Granite Bay and Auburn**

**Parking at our Sunday and some Thursday run locations are at State Parks and are paid parking areas. You can purchase a day pass (cash) or purchase a Poppy Pass, which we highly recommend for the convenience and for your future trail exploration. Finding a friend to carpool with is more fun and economical.

Education

Coaches and special guests will educate you in person and in the weekly emails on topics such as trail safety, mobility, nutrition/hydration, how to prepare for race day, injury prevention, and more. They are also a resource and support for you along the way.

Group Training Atmosphere

Enjoy the safety, accountability, information, and motivation that come from a coached group workout environment.

Training Schedule

The training is designed to increase week to week so you build slowly, steadily, and consistently towards your goals.

The Thursday workouts consist of intensity such as intervals, hills, and tempo to improve your fitness.
The Sunday workouts are endurance, building towards the goal race distance. In order to keep everyone on schedule, there will be a strict time cap for the long runs (based on a 17 minute per mile pace).
Your training schedule will also include workouts for you to do on your own throughout the week which will help you see more progress. If you can’t make a workout, you will have the schedule to continue to follow the plan.

Goal Race

We will prepare you for the American River 10 or 25 Mile Endurance Run on April 5th, 2025. Race registration is not included.

Coaches

Monica Breck

Monica has been a Fleet Feet Coach for a few years now, coaching both road and trail sessions for half and full marathon distances. She has also run road and trail distances from 5K up to a trail 50K, and a few Spartan races.Coach Monica started running with Fleet Feet over 10 years ago and can confirm that the FF Folsom/Roseville running community is inclusive, encouraging, and just an awesome group of people! She is a Road Runners Club of America Level 1 certified running coach and truly enjoys running, sharing running with others, and helping runners reach their goals. She’ll be out there to support you and run all the miles!

Tim Casagrande

Tim ran his first 5k in March of 2005 and built up to a marathon personal record by 2007. In 2008, the trails were calling and Tim hasn’t seriously raced on roads since. He has dabbled in triathlons and ran his first ultramarathon in 2010, but mostly spent the last 15 years exploring every trail he could find in our area and developing a small obsession with climbing hills.

Tim loves being outside and exploring everything NorCal has to offer. He also thoroughly enjoys sharing the trails with friends and the Fleet Feet faithful, which is his inspiration for coaching. Join Coach Tim on the trails!

Dave Heitmann

Dave has been a Fleet Feet Coach and Mentor for a few years now and is First Aid/CPR and Wilderness/Remote Location First Aid Certified. Shortly after completing his first marathon in 2009, his curiosity for trail and endurance running peaked by his passion for the outdoors and experiencing the majestic scenic views our backyard has to offer. Ultimately, leading him to completing numerous Ultra distance trail races and many miles of adventures. Dave’s coaching and mentoring expands from 5Ks, 10Ks, 1/2 Marathons, Marathons, and Ultra distances. He’s helped countless runners accomplish their running goals over the years, whether it be reaching a new personal record (PR), running their first race, or finding confidence in themselves to achieve what most feel is unattainable, while making lifelong friendships and memories along the way. We all have our own purpose for running, but most of us share a passion for setting a goal and seeing it come to fruition. As your coach, Dave will help motivate you to reach your goals, in a smart and safe way and build bonds and friendships with fellow runners to carry you forward towards your next running adventure. Adventure begins where the road ends, so let's hit the trail together!

Minimum Activity Level

You should have the ability to:

Run or walk/run 6 miles and be currently running at least 3 times per week
Training runs will be distanced based. Participants with an average pace over 17:00 min/mile will have a time goal instead (turnaround time will be determined based on the route/distance).

Safety Precautions

We reserve the right to cancel practice for any unsafe conditions such as, but not limited to weather or air quality.

Questions?

Email one of our Training Program Directors: amyw@fleetfeetroseville.com or rachel@fleetfeetfolsom.com

No refunds, transfers, or exchanges.

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