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

Fredericksburg, Virginia, United States View on map
Jan 03, 2026 – May 17, 2026 (America/New_York local time)
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 Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Fredericksburg, plus the 3 days either side.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-week average) 5.8° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 16.6°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 2.8° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 16.1°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
18.5
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
2.9mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
62.8%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on January 3, 2026 (EST)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on January 3, 2026 (EST)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
9h 35m

The sun rises at 7:26 AM and sets at 5:01 PM local time (EST) in Fredericksburg on January 3, 2026 — 9h 35m of daylight.

Course

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  • Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
  • Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
  • Elevation and terrain relief — Copernicus DEM GLO-90, ESA (CC BY 4.0)
  • Comparisons and counts — Race Discovery calendar, 37 Fredericksburg events

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