Main Street Summer Half and Full Marathon Clinic
Date
Saturdays & WednesdaysStart
Begins July 18th at 7:45 amDuration
14 WeeksDistance
Half/Full MarathonPrice
$75Location
Vancouver – Main StAbout This Clinic
Train with Forerunners Main Street 6:15am Monday, 6:30am or 6:30pm Wednesday, and 7:45am Saturday this Summer for either a Half or Full Marathon in October of 2026.
Target Events:
GREAT TREK Half Marathon &
VICTORIA HALF & FULL MARATHON
This is a great time to think ahead and plan for some great runs this fall. Do yourself a favor and join the Forerunners Main Street Marathon and Half Marathon Clinic. This clinic will keep you motivated and training consistently. A friendly environment with multiple pace groups will mean you will have great company and appropriately challenging runs. Come out and meet new people, enjoy the benefits of a structured training group, and prepare yourself for the next challenge. Sign up today and join the Forerunners crew.
Each Saturday morning Coach Carey Nelson will lead a defined long run.
Each group will have a trusty leader to guide you through the run and provide enjoyable company. Along the route there will be at least one aid station, where Coach Carey will be handing out drinks and providing knowledge. Finish back at the store with the satisfaction of accomplishing something positive before you embark on the rest of your weekend.
This clinic will run for 14 weeks to prepare for a half or full marathon in September and October. Long runs will range from 11km to 36km.
Pace groups for half and full marathoners: Half 2:20 and faster; Full 4:15 and faster
Our first session is Saturday, July 18th at 7:45 am.
Participants should be able to complete a 10 km run non stop in 60min to start this program.
Included in This Fee
- Training schedule
- Weekly newsletters
- Clinic discount on footwear and apparel
- Clinic souvenir
- Entry to the Saturday morning (7:45 am) & Wednesday morning (6:30am) & Wednesday night (6:30 pm) running clinics
Monday morning runs (6:15am) are also included, when in session
Additional Details
Meet the Instructor
Carey Nelson
Current head coach of Forerunners Main Street running clinics. Enjoys helping runners of all levels reach their goal whether first marathon or achieving a personal best. Coach of more than 1000 runners for half and full marathons through Forerunners running clinics. Coach of more than 100 Boston Marathon qualifiers through Forerunners running clinics. A 2:12 Marathoner and competitor in the 1996 Olympic Marathon. Best time in the half marathon 1:03 and 10,000m 28:04.
- 2 time Canadian Olympian
- 1988 (5000 meters),1996 (Marathon)
- Inducted into the Saskatchewan Hall of Fame (2011)
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