Historic Half Training (sponsored by FARC)
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Historic Half Training (sponsored by FARC)

Fredericksburg, Virginia, United States
Jan 03, 2026 – May 17, 2026
Running

About this race

The Fredericksburg Area Running Club is offering FREE training sessions to help you start running, get back into running, improve consistency, or just enjoy some great company while you run!  You can register for the 5K Training, 10K Training, and/or the Historic Half Training.

The 5K and 10K Training Groups will meet on Tuesday and Thursday evenings at 6pm and Saturday mornings at 8am.  The Historic Half Training Group will meet on Saturday mornings at 8am for long runs with pace groups.  Training plans and location will be provided prior to the start of training.  We look forward to seeing you out there!

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Running

5K Training

The 5K training is for people new to running, returning from a running absence, or those who want to work on consistency. The training group will meet on Tuesday and Thursday evenings at 6pm and Saturday mornings at 8am. Training plans and locations will be sent before the training begins. For the evening training sessions, please bring a flashlight or headlamp and a lighted vest if you have one.

Jan 03, 2026 5K 8:00 AM
Free
Closed

10K Training

The 10K training is for people who are already comfortable running a 5K and want to increase their distance or work on consistency. The training group will meet on Tuesday and Thursday evenings at 6pm and Saturday mornings at 8am. Training plans and locations will be sent before the training begins. For the evening training sessions, please bring a flashlight or headlamp and a lighted vest if you have one.

Jan 03, 2026 10K 8:00 AM
Free
Closed

Historic Half Training

The Historic Half training is for people who are already comfortable running a 10K and want to increase their distance. The training group will meet on Saturday mornings at 8am for long runs in pace groups. Training plans and locations will be sent before the training begins.

Jan 03, 2026 Half-Marathon 8:00 AM
Free
Closed

Typical race-day weather

Based on 7 years of historical conditions on this event's race dates in Fredericksburg.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-day average) 4.8° / Maximum temperature (race-day average) 15.4°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-day average) 0.9° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-day average) 15.4°
Wind (km/h)
Average wind speed (race-day average)
19.2
Precip (mm)
Average precipitation (race-day average)
2.8mm
Humidity
Average relative humidity (race-day average)
62.8%

About Fredericksburg

Historic Half Training (sponsored by FARC) takes place in Fredericksburg, Virginia, United States. The local timezone is America/New_York.

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