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Dallas Galloway
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The Dallas Galloway Program Our Program Have your ever thought about running a marathon or half marathon but thought that you could never do it? Have you tried to train for a long distance event, but found that your training was derailed by injuries? Have you trained by yourself in the past, but found that getting motivated is difficult? If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, the Dallas Galloway Program can help you. The Dallas Galloway program is currently directed by Chris and Stefani Forsythe. They have been Program Directors since 2007 and active Galloway participants since 2001. They are assisted by a team of experienced Pace Group Leaders (PGLs) who are very familiar with Jeff Galloway’s training philosophy. The PGLs help lead the weekly runs, are available to answer questions and to provide support during the training season. Our weekly training runs are held on Saturdays and start in the parking lot in front of the RunOn! Store located on Mockingbird Lane about ½ mile east of Central Expressway. Our training runs will incorporate various segments of the White Rock marathon route. They will take us through the tree-lined neighborhoods of the M Streets and Lakewood as well as around White Rock Lake and the Katy trail. We also try to attend as many local races as possible that fit within our training schedule. In an effort to beat the summer heat, we usually start at 5:00 a.m. for runs longer than 10 miles and 6:30 a.m. for shorter runs. Our training runs are equipped with water along the way. The Will, The Way, The Walk Break Who Trains with Dallas Galloway? Runners of all skill levels train with Dallas Galloway. Although most of our marathoners train for the Dallas White Rock marathon, we provide training schedules for all of the early fall marathons (Chicago, New York Marine Corp, etc.) and extended training programs for those interested in running marathons after the program formally ends in December. We also hold informal weekly runs around White Rock Lake during the winter (weather permitting) to help stay in shape during the offseason. In addition to marathon training, we offer training for half marathons using the same training techniques as the marathon training program. The Power of the Pace Group Whether you are training for a half or full marathon, you will be assigned to a Pace Group at the beginning of the program based upon your Magic Mile time that will be determined on the first day of the training program. People with similar Magic Mile times will be grouped together to ensure you are training with people that have similar abilities to you. That way, you will always have a training team to help keep you motivated and will provide company on those long training runs! Each Pace Group will be led by 2 PGLs. Pace Groups range from beginners who walk 1 minute and run 1 minute to a group that can complete a marathon in under 4 hours. The First Few Weeks Also, any adjustments to you pace group will be made during these first few weeks. If your initial assigned group pace is too difficult, we will adjust by moving you to the next easier group. If you find yourself pulling ahead of your group, we will move you to the next most difficult group to match your abilities. After 2-3 weeks, most runners have settled into their groups and are moving towards longer distances in their weekly runs. After about 4 weeks, we will introduce some speed
work into some of the weekly training runs for our veteran marathoners.
Speed work is generally not recommended for first time marathoners.
However, depending on your fitness level, speed work could make sense for
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