The Vancouver Fit marathon training program is designed to help runners and walkers of ALL ability levels train safely and effectively for a marathon or half marathon.
05/15/2026
Welcome to Week Fourteen -
Welcome to Week Fourteen Greetings Athletes, I'm not sure whether I'd call it uncanny or down right creepy? I'll let you decide. Those of you present last Saturday heard me mention my "relationship" with maltodextrin. I made the switch many years ago when looking for a solution to fueling without th...
05/08/2026
Welcome to Week Thirteen -
Welcome to Week Thirteen Greetings Athletes, I hope your week has been great so far. These mornings have been nice and cool, the evenings quite pleasant, and the extra daylight allows for training that doesn't have to be rushed to get done before the evening closes in. I hope you're training safely too. ...
05/01/2026
Welcome to Week Twelve -
Welcome to Week Twelve Greetings Athletes, And just like that, we’re stepping into a brand new month. I hope you got to digest (pun intended) the information I presented on Hydration last Saturday. As it was mentioned in the video I shared, most all of us have heard the term Carbo Loading (muscle glycogen f...
04/24/2026
Welcome to Week Eleven -
Welcome to Week Eleven Greetings Athletes, I hope your week has been productive. As we look forward to what could be a very nice and certainly milder weekend, I want to remind you to start thinking more seriously about your hydration needs. For those of you new to this endurance arena, one of the key factors ...
04/17/2026
Welcome to Week Ten -
Welcome to Week Ten Greetings Athletes, What's your breaking point? In the past, how far have you pushed yourself to get to a point where you just couldn't go any further? Both of these questions, as they pertain to endurance-type events, are not necessarily questioning the physical aspects of your limit...
04/10/2026
Welcome to Week Nine -
Welcome to Week Nine Greetings Athletes, Last Saturday we discussed the possibility of moving our Target Race to July 4th, for the Foot Traffic Flat on Sauvie Island. This was of course contingent on there being registration space available while I awaited word from the Race Director to ensure we'd all get...
