The South Montgomery County YMCA is launching the well-known and very successful Jeff Galloway Marathon Training Program, a Run-Walk-Run training that focuses on injury prevention, on August 13.

Jeff Galloway, founder of the Jeff Galloway Training Program, is a world class athlete, U.S. Olympian and author of North America’s best selling running book: Galloway’s Book on Running. His training program has a 98 percent success rate with over 200,000 people successfully using the Galloway method: run-walk, low mileage, three-day training schedules.

The marathon training program at the South Montgomery County YMCA, which begins Aug. 13 and continues through March 3, will meet at 6 a.m. on Saturday mornings at the Shadowbend YMCA. Groups will be divided by pace and ability. All groups will be led by a group leader who will help guide your training and weekly group runs. The timing of the program launch is perfect for the upcoming Woodlands Marathon in the spring of 2012. The ½ marathon training program will begin Nov. 19 at the YMCA. Registration fee includes technical running shirt, Galloway Training Program book and lots of fun and fellowship!

Registration is available at any YMCA in The Woodlands: 6145 Shadowbend Place, 8100 Ashlane Way and 6464 Creekside Forest Drive. Online registration is available at the YMCA’s website.

Source: Woodlands Online