Level I Coaching Certification: Richmond, VA IN PERSON - August 22-23, 2026

Dates: Saturday, August 22 and Sunday, August 23, 2026 Location: Richmond Road Runners Club 2219 Tomlynn Street Richmond, VA 23230 Hosted by Richmond Road Runners Club Delivery method: IN PERSON seminar-style conversation with individual and small group exercises. Before the course, you will be asked to view a Webinar as preparation. Schedule: Saturday, August 22, 2024 8:00AM – 5:00PM Eastern Time Lunch will be provided at approximately 12PM. Sunday, August 23, 2024 8:00AM – 5:00PM Eastern Time Lunch will be provided at approximately 12PM. Day One includes topics such as principles of coaching, building a periodized training program, understanding exercise physiology for coaching, and running form. After Day One, you will be asked to sketch out training plans based on the Case Studies introduced. This informal, ungraded "homework" assignment asks you to apply materials from Day One to prepare for Day Two's group work. Day Two includes the business of coaching, sports psychology, nutrition for coaching, recognizing injuries and prevention, environmental factors that affect running performance, and building training programs as a group activity. The course will be taught by one or more RRCA coaching education instructors. Registration is limited to 35 participants to encourage a positive, interactive learning experience. Full attendance and participation is required during the course in order to complete the certification process. While every cohort receives the same curriculum, every cohort has a different dynamic, so the schedule may be modified to suit the specific needs of the weekend program. Course participants will receive multiple pre-course emails from our Director of Coaching Education, Randy Accetta, with important information and reminders. Please read these emails! Hard-copy course books will be distributed the first morning of the course. There will be ample opportunities for discussion and Q&A during the course, as well as small-group wo