Description

We are proud to be the Official Training Group  of the 2025 HAT 50K Race!

At Charm City Run our goal is to safely train runners towards reaching their goals of finishing your first ultra, achieving PR and everything in between. The power of the group atmosphere makes the journey fun and enjoyable while encouragement from your coaches makes the long runs much easier.

Each group will meet twice a week for 16 weeks for runs and learn about hydration, trail running, easy runs, recovery runs, hydration, nutrition, injury prevention and much more along the way. Weekday runs will consist of hills and track workouts. Weekend morning runs will be trail runs at local parks, unless weather forces us to stay on the roads.

There will be an info Session at our Bel Air store location (126 S. Main #2) on Tues. Nov. 26th at 6PM.

If you’re curious about our trail running training programs, please join us at our two Bel Air preview runs : Fri. Nov. 29th (Black Friday) 7AM at SSP (Susquehanna State Park) starting from the Maintenance Shed AND Sat. Nov. 30th 7AM at LGP (Little Gunpowder State Park) starting from the Belair Road lot. Our trail coaches will be present and can answer any questions you have.

Our winter ultra group starts on December 7th and will target the HAT 50K, March 22, 2025 or any other spring ultra marathon in the same time frame. Training plans can be adapted to your target race.

Requirements

To safely meet your goal we do ask that you have completed at least one marathon distance and have a strong base level of trail running under your belt. We ask that you are able to run 10 miles at least once before the start for the program. Are you not sure if you meet these requirements? Don’t worry, ask the coach during the info session.

What To Expect

• SUPPORTED GROUP RUNS AND WORKOUTS TWICE A WEEK WITH PLANNED ROUTES, HYDRATION AND COMPANIONSHIP
• POSITIVE AND WELCOMING ATMOSPHERE FOR RUNNERS AND WALKERS OF ALL LEVELS
• WEEKLY TRAINING PLANS – BEGINNER AND INTERMEDIATE OPTIONS
• ACCESS TO EXPERT COACHING SERVICES AND ADVICE
• GAIT ANALYSIS WITH FOOTWEAR RECOMMENDATIONS
• 10% STORE DISCOUNT AT CHARM CITY RUN
• 15% OFF CHARM CITY RUN SIGNATURE RACES
• NUTRITION, GEAR AND INJURY PREVENTION EDUCATION
• ALTRA TRAINING PREMIUM
• GUARANTEED ENTRY TO THE 2025 HAT RUN (before January 1, 2025)

Questions

Do you have a question about our training programs? Email our training director, Natalie Ferguson, at natalie@charmcityrun.com and we will get back to you with more information..