On October 18th, 2009… will you be running with FastForward Sports?

This season we offer an incredible summer Of training culminating on that day with your choice of unique races in Denver, Moab, or amidst the giant redwood trees in northern California. If you are in pretty good 5K or 10K shape by the end of May, then you will have plenty of time to prepare properly for your goal this fall. If you have not been running, then you will feel no pressure as you train at your own pace, then decide later in the summer if you wish to sign up for a race or simply enjoy the health and fitness benefits and camaraderie of consistent professional training.


Step #1

Where will you be joining us for group workouts this season?

Boulder Half or Full Marathon Program

Overview-FastForward Sports will conduct an outstanding Program for runners looking to build endurance, strength, and speed in order to run official F4 races, your choice of personal fall races, or simply enjoy feeling fit and healthy! Runners of similar ability meet weekly with their assigned coach and small pace group, and may also attend up to two additional workouts per week. Course-specific training schedules are developed by our experts and then tailored by hand-picked coaches to a full range of athletes with a variety of experience and goals; from 3:00 to 6:00+ marathon and 1:25 to 3:30+ half marathon. Coaching is provided in-person as well as online throughout the week, and runners access their training schedule, journal, and Club message board through FastForward’s simple-to-use “Member’s Only” site.

Group Workouts are held at trail locations around Boulder that are generally on soft surfaces and appropriate for the given workout. Ample notice and locations/ directions are provided through our Home Page- Events Calendar. See chart below for primary workout locations

Summer 2009 Weekly Group Run Schedule:

Location

Day*

Time

Usual Meeting Spot

Boulder

Tuesday

6:00 PM

Tom Watson Park- 63rd and Diagonal Hwy.

Boulder

Thursday

7:00 AM

Tom Watson Park

Boulder

Thursday

6:00 PM

Tom Watson Park

Boulder

Saturday

8:00 AM

Tom Watson Park

* This will be your primary training day when you will meet with your Coach and Group. You may also attend on the other days whenever you can, or complete the scheduled workout on your own

Summer 2009 RUN Pace Groups -
(based on your “reasonably challenging” goal pace/ mile… in the fall, not today):

  • Sub 7’s (about a 1:30 half or 3:00 full marathon goal)
  • Sub 8’s (about a 1:45 half or 3:30 full marathon goal)
  • Sub 9’s (about a 2:00 half or 4:00 full marathon goal)
  • Sub 10’s (about a 2:10 half or 4:20 full marathon goal)
  • Sub 11’s (about a 2:25 half or 4:50 full marathon goal)
  • Run for Fun! (Aspire to run most of the race without much concern for time)

Summer 2009 Official RUN Events -
Over the past few years, we’ve learned how much fun it is to train as a ‘team’ throughout the summer AND celebrate our fitness together at one of our ‘official’ races to cap off the season. If however, you’d rather use F4 training to help you prepare for your own race, then you’ll still enjoy all the program benefits, along with some minor modifications to your schedule after discussing your goals with your coach.

The below local and travel events will be staffed by F4 Coaches and attended by many other F4 athletes:

  • July 19th - FastForward 4-Miler at City Park
  • July 23rd - West End 3K (training race)
  • August 13th - Pearl Street Mile (training race)
  • October 18th
    • Denver Half or Full Marathon - Sleep in your own bed and run a world-class race through the streets of Denver. Enjoy an incredible event produced by the same race director as the Boston Marathon!
    • The Moab “Other Half” Marathon - Less than half a day away, but well worth the drive. Enjoy FastForward’s special accommodations, and run an incredibly scenic course right along the Colorado River.
    • The Humboldt Redwoods Marathon, Half Marathon, or 5K- Are you ready for a change from a big city Marathon? Join us we run on the incredible Avenue of The Giants through the Humboldt Redwoods State Park.  FastForward is preparing a recommended travel plan, which will be finalized based on the # of runners planning to attend and communicated at the start of training. 

Program Fees: $299-  Credit card fees will be added.

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Boulder- IPR Trail Program

Join Fast Forward Sports for a summer of trail based training designed to peak for the Imogene Pass Run(IPR). For trail running veterans this is a Colorado classic, for the newbies to trail running, it’s a new take on the marathon. At 17.1 miles it’s not a super long race, but the 5,000 feet of climbing between point A and point B turn this race into an experience for most that is similar in challenge to a marathon.

Run from Ouray, Co to Telluride over 13,120 foot Imogene Pass. The air is thin and the climb long, and yet this limited entry F4 program sells out within a few days of registration opening. This year the Fast Forward trail running group is led by veteran F4 Coach Lea Stenerson, and will also feature a number of incredible guest coaches with amazing trail running and racing experiences to share.

Expect 16 weeks of rigorous training focusing on trail running skills, climbing, descending and strengthening. There will be a high-altitude component of the training that will include recommended group runs in the Indian Peaks and Rocky Mountain National Park as well as the fabled Symogene Pass Run. The coached runs will be Tuesdays in the early evening and an occasional group high altitude weekend run will be organized by fellow F4 runners.

Registration for Imogene Pass Run (the race) is on June 1st. The race will sell out in the first few days registration is open, so if you plan on doing the training and the race, you need to register on June 1st. Training begins Tuesday, June 9th.

New for 2009 - The program will extend an additional two weeks in order to also prepare athletes to run the Aspen Golden Leaf Half Marathon on September 26th.

Meeting Days

Imogene Pass Run (IPR) runners will enjoy up to three Group Workouts per week, with a special IPR workout on Tuesday evenings. On Thursdays and Saturday’s IPR runners are welcome to join regularly scheduled F4 workouts at times and locations listed below:

Location

Day*

Time

Usual Meeting Spot

Boulder

Tuesday

6:00 PM

Assorted Trails in Boulder

Boulder

Thursday

7:00 AM

Tom Watson Park- 63rd and Diagonal Hwy.

Boulder

Thursday

6:00 PM

Tom Watson Park

Boulder

Saturday

8:00 AM

Tom Watson Park

Pace Group

Choose one from below:

  • I plan to run IPR in less than 4 hours
  • I plan to run IPR in more than 4 hours

Program Fee: $299-  Credit card fees will be added.

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Online/ Remote
We recognize not everyone is able to enjoy the in-person training offered by FastForward Sports. Perhaps you don’t live convenient to our Boulder or Denver workout locations, or are simply too busy to fit your training into our meeting schedule? Either way, we are happy to have dozens like you each season that “join” a group, receive a training schedule, and have access to a real coach via e-mail (or phone) to answer questions and provide encouragement and helpful tips throughout the season. Program Fee is $150. Credit card fees will be added.

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Denver Training
For our third year, FastForward is happy to be partnering with the Denver Marathon and will be producing all our Denver-based programs as Team Denver Marathon… powered by FastForward Sports! Whether you plan to run the Denver Marathon or Half Marathon, or another race of your choosing this fall, you’ll join 100+ fellow runners, Head Coach Garry Roseman and your favorite FastForward Coaches (and some fantastic new ones too!) for a very exciting season of training and fun. We’ll have speedy and spicy Thursday evening sessions at Wash Park, and Saturday long runs at assorted locations including several right along the Denver Marathon course. Training begins June 20th and will run through October 18th.

Get more information and register Here!