Marathon leaders to discuss training

Little Rock Marathon training team leaders will explain their free running and walking groups at 6 p.m. Thursday in the Centre at University Park, 6401 W. 12th St., Little Rock.

All are welcome, regardless of skill. Training is year-round, but focuses in fall and winter on four footraces Little Rock Parks and Recreation will conduct March 5 and 6. Race registration opens Aug. 17.

Bill Torrey's Rock City Running and KARK-TV, Channel 4, present the training.

The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette presents the 14th annual Little Rock Marathon Weekend, including its 26.2-mile marathon; a half-marathon presented by Baptist Health; a 10K presented by Windstream Communications; a 5K; the Little Rockers Kids Marathon (a race with its own training program); and a health and fitness expo.

See littlerockmarathon.com.

ActiveStyle on 08/03/2015

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