Spring 10 Miler and Half Marathon & High Performance Training
About this race
Our Spring 10-Miler and Half Marathon Training Program targets the the Cherry Blossom 10-Miler and the Alexandria Half Marathon. Other half marathons, such as the Shamrock Half and the Rock-n-Roll Half, can be accommodated. Just let your coaches know that you are planning to run one of these races, and they can discuss tweaks to the training program. Our Spring 10-Miler/Half Marathon Training Program is open to all levels: beginners, intermediate, and advanced runners, although, we encourage advanced runners to consider our High Performance Training.
Our High Performance Training is for experienced runners. This program is opened to those training for spring 10-milers, half marathons, or marathons. This program is only for experienced runners running a spring 10-miler, half, or marathon. It is not a beginner program. We are not offering a beginner/intermediate marathon program this spring.
We encourage all paces to train with us! We have organized pace groups for times from approximately a 7:30 mile to a 12:30 run-walk pace.
The training program begins Saturday, January 16, 2027 and officially ends April 24, 2027. The first group run is on Saturday, January 16, 2027. Group runs will meet every Saturday through April 25, 2027.
What's included in the training program?
- Coaching by RRCA-Certified Coaches
- Plans based on various experience levels: beginner, intermediate, and advanced
- Discussion and guidance on pacing
- Two dedicated training workouts a week: Saturday Long Run and a Midweek Quality Workout
- Social opportunities throughout the program
- Nonmembers receive a free DCRR membership as part of registration
- DCRR Training Swag. Past swag has included a tech hat, winter hats and gloves, 1/4 zip, or technical t-shirt.
What to know for 2026:
- Registration is open to non-members! As part of registration, non-members will receive a coupon code for a FREE DCRR membership. Note: if you qualify for the student or family membership, it may be cheaper to join DCRR, and then to register under the member rate.
- Time Trials! We'll have some time trials in the program to help you track your progress.
- Jump Start Your New Year's Resolutions! Starting in December, we're featuring a month of events designed to get a jump start on your resolutions.
We will be offering the following programs:
- 10 Miler/Half Beginner Program
- 10 Miler/Half Intermediate Program
- High Performance Program
When does the program start? Our formal training programs start January 17, 2027, but you can still join us after training starts. If you're not at the base miles, just let your coaches know, and we can offer tweaks to the program to get you where you need to be.
Where do we meet? Saturday Long Runs will meet at North Meade Street Park at 8 a.m. For Midweek Quality Workouts, trainees can choose between a Wednesday Night Workout (7 p.m. at Washington & Liberty HS Track) or Thursday Morning Workouts (5:45 a.m. at Yorktown HS Track). Please note, only the Wednesday Night Workout will have dedicated training program coaches
***Current DCRR members will receive $35 off registration. Nonmembers will receive a coupon code to use to join DCRR. Cost of membership is included in the registration fee. After you receive the coupon code, you will then have to register separately for the Club.***
Pick your distance
Running
10 Miler/Half Marathon Training (Beginner)
Our 10-Miler/Half training is open to novice and beginner runners. Runners should be able to run 3 miles as a long run and be running 10 miles per week. If you are running more than this, consider our Intermediate 10-Miler/Half Training.
10 Miler/Half Marathon Training (Intermediate)
Our Intermediate10 Miler Training is for runners who are starting the program with higher weekly mileage. Runners should be able to run a long run of 6-8 miles and weekly mileage of 18 miles. Runners may move between programs, so if you find the intermediate program is too high of mileage, you may join the regular program. If you are more advanced runner, you may consider the High Performance Training
High Performance Training (10-miler, half, full marathon)
The High Performance Training is for advanced runners. Runners in this program should already be running 10-13 miles as a long run. if training for a spring 10-miler/half. If you are training for a spring marathon, you should be running closer to 15-16 miles as a long run.
Typical race-day weather
Based on 3 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Arlington, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 7:24 AM and sets at 5:11 PM local time (EST) in Arlington on January 16, 2027 — 9h 46m 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)
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