AREC Marathon and Half Marathon training program
We are dedicated to providing you with a comprehensive training program tailored for your success. Complete with on-course aid stations, the invaluable guidance of seasoned leaders, and trained coaches, we’re here to infuse every step with fun, and camaraderie. Our training program is geared to coincide with the Long Beach Marathon events in October.
Join us Saturday mornings at 6:45 am and start/finish at San Pedro Fish Market (6550 N. Marina Dr.). Please arrive early each week to sign in, warm up, stretch, use the restroom, and socialize. Distances will gradually increase each week, ensuring a gradual and safe buildup to race day. In the weeks (and months) leading up to the training, it is recommended to slowly build up your weekly base mileage. As you prepare for the marathon and 1/2 marathon training, consider utilizing our Wednesday runs to to steadily increase your stamina. Best of all, participation in the training program is included with your annual club membership.
First Week of Training
Arrive early and please be patient for the first 2 weeks of the training as we finalize registration, and kickstart our runs. Immediately following the runs, we will check in with you to see how you are feeling. We will provide information about the training that is to come, so plan to hang out for that. To view maps of the courses for the first week of training, click here.
All Participants must sign a waiver before joining AREC runs.
Half-Marathon Training Schedule
For more information about this program, contact us.
We are currently looking for volunteers to help coordinate the water stations! If you are interested, please contact us. Thank you!
Register as AREC!
The Long Beach, Surf City and Orange County marathons all provide incentives to running clubs that help maintain your low annual membership dues. So when you sign up for these and other events, you can thank them for their support of the running community by designating AREC as your running club!
Unofficial Marathon and Half Marathon Training
Once our marathon and half marathon training concludes, we have an unofficial marathon and half marathon training program that continues in advance of the Surf City Marathon in February and the Orange County Marathon in May. 
A group will meet every Saturday morning at 7:00 am from the (Long Beach) San Pedro Fish Market parking lot. The member in charge of the unofficial program will send out a weekly e-mail with course directions for the upcoming run along with a map link. However, no water/aid stations will be provided. It is also assumed that runners in this program already have a good training base as the schedule is compressed to 13 weeks between events as opposed to the 22-week schedule for the official program.