10 Weeks to 10K Training Program 2025
Do you thrive in setting goals for yourself, and working together with others to attain them? Are you interested in raising the “bar” for yourself this Fall in completing a 10K, or shaving minutes off your finishing time? The 10 Weeks to 10K program might be just the thing for you!
The Reston Runners 10 Weeks to 10K Training Program returns this year starting Saturday October 4th, and continuing through Saturday, December 6, 2025. The program will be led by Nora Lynch and supported by Reston Runners coaches. It culminates with the Jingle Bell Rock & Run 10K on December 13th in Ashburn, VA.
The program is open to runners, run/walkers, and walkers who want to train and do a 10K race. The goal is to complete or improve upon a 10K race. Both new and experienced participants are welcomed. The minimum age for participation in the program is 14 years. Participants should be able to run, run/walk, or walk at least 3 miles prior to the beginning of the program and to maintain a 17 minute/mile pace or better. Membership in Reston Runners is welcomed, but not required. Participation in the 10K requires registration and payment of race fees in addition to the program fees.
Each Saturday morning at 8:00 am, the participants meet with the coaches for a brief talk and a run, run/walk, or walk. Meeting locations are at the start location of the regular Reston Runners Saturday courses, typically at a school, pool or park in Reston.
At the start of the program, participants are given a workout schedule that specifies the Saturday meeting locations as well as a weekly schedule of additional workouts that participants are asked to complete on their own. Participants are welcome to join other regularly scheduled Reston Runners runs, including a “choose your own pace and distance” Thursday evening run starting from Potomac River Running in Reston Town Center.
The program fee is $50 (with a $10 discount for current Reston Runners members who log in prior to registering) and includes coaching by a Road Runners Club of America certified coaches, the weekly runs, the workout schedule, plenty of encouragement, and a t-shirt.
Register for 10 Weeks to 10K
Registration will open on September 11, 2025 and will remain open until October 6.
For further information, or to inquire about volunteer coaching, contact the Program Director.