On Your Feet Rochester

Our desire at Rochester Running Company is to welcome all abilities to run and race with us.  

We are looking for a launch group for our mile runner program.  We are naming this program "On Your Feet Rochester"

We'd love for you to be in our initial launch group where you can give us feedback on the program and make sure we tailor it to be a staple awesome program.  We will be offering this 4 week program normally for $28+race fee so that the program can include a race to culminate the event.  If you agree to attend a follow up session the following Thursday after the program to recap the experience, we will be offering a $28 gift card to the store!

Who are we looking for? 

We are looking for a few categories of runners for this training:

1. New runners- "I don't think I can even run a mile!"

2. Injured runners- "I have been out of the swing of it for a while.  I just need to get back into it."

3. Runners looking to gain confidence and direction- "I run occasionally but feel like I'd like to learn more about how to develop good behaviors"

What are we going to do?

This program will provide a 4 week plan for running a continuous mile.  We will be walking and running and all speeds/abilities are welcome.  You literally just have to show up and put in some work.  We want to help you feel comfortable so we will try to make the program really simple for you.  We plan to give you: Mile training plan, information on ways we can make running easier and more enjoyable for you, tips and advice, support and encouragement, and plenty of high fives.

The program will require that you spend about 3 other days doing some walking/running at home or coming to the store and doing your run/walk from the store.  To get the most out of the program it is best if you don't cram for the test and work hard to develop some good habits during the week.

Where and when are we holding this program?

The program will be held at Rochester Running Company on Thursday nights starting on June 28.  The training will last about an hour and start at 6pm for 3 Thursday nights ending with a mile race on July 19th at 7pm.  We look forward to sharing/celebrating the mile race with you!

Why are we doing this training group?

1. Defining yourself as a "runner" is hard and it takes many people years to feel comfortable saying that they are a runner.  We are firm believers that if you run, you are a runner.  Our goal will be to get you closer to that goal of considering yourself a runner.  A runner is an inclusive group and we want you to experience the joy many get from running, completing a mile at a time.  But to get you there, we want to start you off with the toughest part of it: that first mile.  We feel that once we get you into good behaviors and build some confidence, running that 2nd or 3rd mile will be a heck of a lot easier to tackle.

2. We want to work with the new runner first to tell you what you need and don't need to be successful.  There aren't a lot of things you need to run however there are many things that will make running easier, more enjoyable, and increase the likelihood you will stick with it.  Just like any venture in life, you need the proper tools to set yourself on the path to success.  We are here to help you decide which tools will make running easier and more fun.  What we don't want is for you to feel you have spent a bunch on things you don't need.  Thats why our program will be short and low cost to help get you started.  Where you go from here is the fun part :)

3. We want to share running with you.  We hope you can meet likeminded people thru this program.  The more people you meet, the easier running will become and the more chance you have that you will form a community.  And a community of runners is a powerful thing.