Adult Running Program

Whitewater's adult community runners — UW–W students, faculty, locals, and anyone else who wants to log miles in good company.

Who this is for

  • Adults in Whitewater, Jefferson, Fort Atkinson, Palmyra, East Troy, Delavan, and the surrounding area
  • UW–Whitewater students and faculty looking for a run group off-campus
  • Beginners coming back to (or starting) running for the first time
  • Experienced runners chasing road, trail, or track PRs
  • Anyone who runs alone and wants to stop

What we do for adults

Program Pace When Cost
Sunday social run All paces, 4 groups Sundays 3 PM Free
Weekday speed work 5K race pace–threshold Tuesday evenings (track) Free
Long run Easy aerobic Saturday mornings Free
Race travel — Seasonal Carpool / split costs

Sunday meetups happen at the Whitewater Middle School track. Other sessions rotate through Cravath Lake Park, Kettle Moraine, the Glacial Drumlin Trail, and the UW–Whitewater campus loops.

Pace groups

When the club is at scale, we run four pace groups so nobody runs alone:

  • 9:30+ /mi — Conversational, run-walk friendly, beginners welcome
  • 8:00–9:29 /mi — Steady aerobic
  • 7:00–7:59 /mi — Faster aerobic / marathon-prep crowd
  • Sub-7:00 /mi — 5K/10K racing crowd

Pace groups are not commitments. Move up or down by workout. We’ll always have at least the two slowest groups running.

Training plans

We publish two training-plan tracks for adult members. Both are based on published, evidence-grounded frameworks — not personalized coaching.

  • Screens To 5Ks — 9-week walk-to-run beginner program. Three days a week. From sedentary to running a 5K. Members only — password required.
  • Adult Training Plans — 8 plans (4 race distances × 2 volume tiers) built on the Norwegian Singles method, covering 5K through marathon. Members only — password required.

Need the member password? Email [email protected] with role “Adult runner.”

See Training Plans for the full directory.

Wisconsin race calendar

We maintain a running race calendar for Wisconsin with the road, trail, and track races that members are interested in or training for. Notable nearby races:

  • Madison Marathon (Nov)
  • Trailbreaker Marathon — Waukesha (April)
  • Kettle Moraine 100 Endurance Runs (June)
  • Lakefront Marathon — Milwaukee (Oct)
  • Whitewater 5K / community races — TBD

RRCA pending

We’re working toward Road Runners Club of America (RRCA) membership, which would add adult-runner-focused insurance, race director training, and access to RRCA’s national network. ETA: 2026.

Cost

Free to try. Adult dues, when set, will be modest and explicitly go toward:

  • Youth program scholarships
  • Coaching stipends for certified coaches
  • Race entry support for members representing the club
  • USATF and (future) RRCA annual fees

Start here

  1. Fill out the Join form — role: “Adult runner”
  2. Show up Sunday 3 PM at the Whitewater Middle School track
  3. Pick a pace group when you arrive