The Berkeley Running Company is proud of the following options that we have to offer the Madison Area with regards to walking and running. Please either call the store at 608.395.2375 or email us at info@berkeleyrunningcompany.com if you would like to join us. Most runs/walks will leave from the Berkeley Running Company unless otherwise indicated below.
Mondays
To get your training week started, join Colleen and David on Monday afternoons at 3:30 for a 9:30 per mile group run.
Tuesdays
Tuesday and Thursday mornings are filled with enthusiasm as we hold our school age group runs/walks. At 9:30 David leads our intermediate grade children on a 40-minute escape through the area neighborhoods on a 1-2 mile run.
For the older children, Berkeley employees Ryan and Tony run 2-3 miles with middle school aged children at 9:30. This is followed with the leading of the high school runners at 10:30 for a 3-4 mile run.
Tuesday afternoon is our Nordic Walking opportunity as Rolando shares his leadership and knowledge skills in this area by educating and taking a group out on a 30-45 minute late afternoon workout at 5:00.
Wednesdays
On Wednesday evenings at 5:30 Laura leads a running group for a 3-5 mile run through Shorewood at a 9-10 minute per mile pace.
Thursdays
Local Ironman Joe Prestigiacomo will lead a group from Berkeley each Thursday evening at 5:00 for an eight mile run to the square and back at a 7:45 minute per mile pace. Joe has participated in every Ironman Wisconsin and has a wealth of information on the multisport event.
Saturdays
Love running at Blue Mound? Train with the ghosts of Leopold and Lapham every Saturday morning on the beautiful UW-Arboretum trails. The run starts at 8 a.m. from the main visitor's lot and lasts for 1-2 hours. All trail. Pace = 8-10 min/mile depending on the group. Groups buys coffee for anyone who falls and/or tells a funny joke during the run. If interested, call John at 609-0632 or send him an email at jwstrange22@yahoo.com
Sundays
Do you want to quicken your pace? Sunday mornings join marathon winners Paul Riley and Bryan Schneider, and marathon trainer Joe Marks, for an ~11 mile run. Use this opportunity to get your legs moving at sub-7:00 pace and put in a nice tempo run. If you want to run a sub-3:15 marathon, this run is for you.
Also on Sunday mornings join area runners for a comfortable 10K run through the Arboretum as this group leaves from Victor Allen's on Monroe Street at 7:30.
If you would not mind area runners joining your group's run each week, let us know and we will put your run on our website and in our monthly newsletter. We can be contacted at info@berkeleyrunningcompany.com