Marathoner in Training (MIT)

MIT 2025 MEMBERSHIP OPTIONS & DATES: MIT Annual Membership (Beginner & Intermediate Training Program) - January 10th - October 18th, 2026 Winter/Spring Training Season - January 10th - April 26, 2026 Summer/Fall Training Season - June 20th - October 18th, 2026 WEEKLY WORKOUTS: Saturdays - LONG RUNS Wednesday - GRIT WORKOUTS (Track, Hills, & Interval Work) Description: Group half & full marathon training program for Cap City Half Marathon and Glass City Marathon (Winter/Spring) Nationwide Children’s Hospital Columbus Half & Full Marathon (Summer/Fall). Run Locations: Varying workout locations centrally located in Columbus, OH (Downtown, Clintonville, Upper Arlington) and surrounding suburbs (Worthington, Lewis Center, Westerville, Gahanna, etc.) Overview: Half & Full Marathon training is challenging, but Fleet Feet Columbus’s MIT (Marathoner-in-Training) will provide you the support, community, and accountability you need to reach the finish line. In 2025, MIT trained over 700 runners and walkers for their Spring and Fall races, and we are so excited to support our next cohort of athletes in 2026. As Columbus’s premier group training program, MIT has helped tens of thousands of runners and walkers successfully complete their goals. Whether you’re new to this whole running thing or an experienced marathoner, our program provides training programs to meet you where you’re at. At MIT, you’ll never have to go it alone. Your pace group coaches and fellow participants will motivate, inspire, and empower you to become a version of yourself that can accomplish anything you set your mind to. Your MIT training program is led by experienced coaches and mentors who have years of proven racing and coaching success. Program Benefits: Pre-Season Guide to help prepare you for the training season. 18-week training plan* with 3 different experience level options (Beginner, Intermediate, and Experienced) Weekly educational & motivational newsletters with con