Need virtual training partners for a marathon?

Looking for someone to train with you for a marathon, but don’t live near any running groups or other aspiring marathon runners?

Here’s a training partner virtual route we’ve designed specifically for marathoners that kicks off November 1 — already 68 people signed up!!!

Or, if you’ve got your own group of friends and/or marathon fiends, create your own virtual race! As numerous runners can attest, training partners don’t need to be in the same town… or even country.

Obviously, there are tons of great marathon training programs, for example the Higdon marathon training strategies and the Galloway walk-run method. And the NY RoadRoad Runners have their training programs too.

Twenty-five virtual training partners getting ready for the Boston Marathon together
Twenty-five virtual training partners getting ready for the Boston Marathon together

Those methods are great, but sometimes companions are what you need most. You need someone (or even better a group!) to compare notes with, cheer and hold you accountable.

If a runner runs alone in the forest and nobody hears about it, did the runner run? Well, actually, yes. But runs mean a lot more when we know others are with us… or at least aware of what we’re doing.

As this runner discovered when training with a virtual partner for a marathon, training partners don’t need to actually go along for every mile. Just knowing there’s someone out there going through what you’re going through makes a huge difference.

And if you’re between races, we’ve got what this guy needs too. Other options here.