Sacfit 2027 Winter/Spring Beginner Half Marathon & General Fitness Program
Sacramento, CA
Sat, Jan 9, 2027
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Saturday, January 9th, 2027
5700 Arden Way, Sacramento CA
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About this race
Welcome to Sacfit's Beginning Half Marathon & General Fitness Training Program!
Let's Get Moving for the New Year!
With each new year comes the opportunity to start (or restart!) any number of goals to enrich our lives and move ourselves in a positive and fruitful direction. Fitness tends to be one of the most enduring goals of the New Year season. As does starting or renewing connection, companionship, and friendship.
At Sacfit, we meld fitness with fun and friendship to create a rewarding, inspirational, and successful training program unlike any other in the region.
Since our start in 2006, Sacfit has committed to a training philosophy that incorporates community and social interaction as part of its approach toward fitness training. The Sacfit "family," as many refer to the team, provides a supportive and socially vibrant environment that serves to strengthen personal accountability and motivate consistent workout attendance, the sum of which ultimately contributes to successful athletic achievement.
We animate this aspect of our training philosophy throughout your entire workout experience by providing coaches and pace groups that train with you for every mile - each and every week. In this way, the bonding through shared experience builds life-long friends and keeps the fun going from workout start to finish.
Looking to run or walk a 5K or 10K? Is a half marathon on your bucket list? Or are you wanting to just get into shape. Whatever goals you have, Sacfit has a beginning training program to get you to the goals you've set.
So no matter what your fitness goal or bucket list race, we have a program and supportive team just for you! See below for additional program features and information.
Our 16-week General Fitness training program is broken up into weekly segments, each segment consisting of three mid-week workouts (Mon, Tues, and Thurs) and a Saturday morning long workout.
- Monday is a timed active recovery workout of shorter duration.
- Tuesday is a timed moderate intensity workout or optional track, hill repeat, or stair-lunge workout.
- Thursday is a moderate mileage workout.
- Saturday morning workouts are the longest of the week where the entire team and coaching staff meet at the same location. This workout includes coach-led pace groups consisting of about 10-15 teammates, post-workout strength and stretching stations, and an occasional raffle!
Our 2026 Winter/Spring Beginning Half Marathon & General Fitness Program not only improves your fitness, but also provides an opportunity for beginning runners and walkers to consider participation in various 5K and 10K running and walking events during the season, including the Parkway 5K.
For the more ambitious beginning and intermediate runners and walkers, a 5K or 10K may be old hat, so there are opportunities to consider longer distances, including the Parkway Half Marathon, for which you receive a deep discount to the entry fee as a Sacfit team member!
Finally, all Sacfit training programs offer flexibility because you never know what the future holds! Should you decide you need to adjust your goal later in the season, you can switch to any other Sacfit training program at no additional cost!
Sacfit provides a comprehensive training experience that extends beyond a workout schedule and half marathon training information. In keeping with our community and social-based atmosphere, Sacfit incorporates additional amenities as part of your half marathon training experience, including:
- Sacfit App which gives you access to your training schedule from your phone or computer.
- Private social media group to connect with teammates that is NOT tied to Facebook or any other platform, etc.
- Voice-navigation running routes you can download onto your phone or apple watch
- VIP race-day lounges for the Parkway Half Marathon and 5K
- Deep discount entry fee for the Parkway Half Marathon and 5K
- Periodic raffles at the Saturday workouts
- Free picnic breakfast for you and your family or significant other
- Discounts at select Fleet Feet stores
To help you further attain your goal and enhance your workout experience, our staff of over 40 experienced and knowledgeable coaches actually train with you - something no other training group offers. By training with you every mile, your coach is better able to assess and advise you of your running or walking form and technique, breathing, and hydration and nutrition intake, when it counts - during your workout.
Half Marathon training includes weekend workouts that can extend several hours (If you decide to train for a half marathon). At Sacfit, we believe that keeping an athlete sharp, focused, and committed to completing those long workouts includes training as a group - not just meeting together prior to the workout, but training as a group for the entire workout.
Workout companions help each other push through the long workouts and keep accountability in showing up for the workouts each and every week. Sacfit is the only training group that ensures you have training partners each and every week throughout the entire training program - not just the first few weeks.
To complete the triad of fitness, we add Strength and Stretching to your Aerobics. This includes providing strength and stretching stations and equipment after you complete your long workout. We also have supervised yoga and other stretching discipline and strength sessions.
Part of any safe and sensible training program includes aid stations for the longer workouts. Sacfit aid stations are famous along the Parkway and a welcome respite to our longer workouts. We offer a plethora of choices to satiate any palate of special food-diet requirement. And we ALWAYS have ice-chilled water and Gatorade to keep you cool, and ice to fill your water bottles. We also have first-aid kits at every station to keep you safe and moving forward.
When does the season start?
Saturday, January 9, 2026. Online and in-person registration is open continuously and you can jump into the program any time until the end of March. In-person registration occurs each Saturday morning.
Where is the training location and what time does it meet?
Our January 9 meeting location is Rio Americano HS Theater at 8:30 A.M. Click here for map.
Our January 16 and thereafter meeting location is William Pond Park at 8:30 A.M. Click here for map.
Can I sign up in person?
Yes. All you do is show up at any of the two locations on the corresponding dates at 8:15 A.M.
Can I pay with a credit card?
Yes. We take cash, check, or credit card.
What if I can't make it to the first January date?
No problem. Just come on out on any Saturday and we'll get you going.
How much does the program cost?
Sacfit's 16-week program costs only $155 for new members and $125 for returning members. And for all you get, it's the best bargain in town! (Psst - New Members! Use the discount code Sacfit27 for a $30 savings!)
What is included in the sign-up fee?
1. Deep discount entry fee for the Parkway Half Marathon
2. Individualized Coaching
3. Ability-based group workouts
4. Access to the Sacfit Training App
5. Fitness and Nutrition Seminars
6. Track workout Clinics
7. Discounts at Sports Apparel stores
8. Family Picnic Day
9. Other stuff, too, but this list is getting too long!
If I'm a walker, will there be other walkers, too?
You bet. Our walking group is one of our largest groups. In past years, we have averaged between 70-90.
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