Fourty kilometres. From the Sault to St. Joseph Island. It takes awhile to drive. And YOU'RE gonna run it. Yes, you are.

Every year, tens of thousands of aspiring marathoners pick up their copy of Runners' World, or bug the veteran in the next cubicle for advice, and they're all told to run 40 miles per week, every week; that pain is just part of the package; that injuries are bound to happen; that speed work is just jogging with rest periods. And in 40 years – a year for every thousand metres you're about to attempt – there hasn't been much change: run long. Put the rest of your life on hold. Pray for your knees and hope for the best. Eat lots of carbs, every single day, and wear your old race t-shirts to the diabetes clinic when you turn 50 and 'retire.'

Until now.

Using the POSE method, and Paleo eating, we're producing faster runners without joint pain. They're running with NATURAL HUMAN MOVEMENT. They're leaner, healthier, and happier. They're driving with their hips – as the human frame was intended – and saving their knees. And they're not carb-loading for 20 years.

A marathon is hard. It's supposed to be. It wouldn't be worth the effort if it were easy. You'll train hard; you'll love it and hate it, all in the same breath.

40k is a long way to run. You don't have to do it alone.

If you're a new runner, a marathon is a serious undertaking; you need a coach. If you're a veteran, you could be saving yourself a LOT of junk mileage; you need a coach.

Tuesday and Thursday nights – 7:30pm at the Park location. 8 weeks, starting July 27. You can sign up online here.

Mike will write an individual training plan for you. You'll do much more than 'just' run. You'll put in less mileage than your peers, and you'll finish just fine. BONUS: you'll like it more. Mike will help you with your new eating style, too. The fee is low; the real cost is your commitment.

Some more information on POSE running:

From The New York Times

Intro to POSE Technique – from the CrossFit Journal

The CrossFit Endurance main site