BUILDING COMMUNITY ONE TRAIL AT A TIME SINCE 2005.
Our clinics help take your running to the next level. Each clinic is coached by professional running coach, Rene Unser and supported by an incredible team of experienced athletes who know the trails, love to explore and enjoy helping others reach their goals. The team is diversified and some are certified in alpine safety, personal trainers, coaches and they all participate in a variety of outdoor pursuits!
P.A.C.E. offers 4 trail running clinics per year and and each clinic has a slightly different training focus & duration, depending on the time of year.
Wednesday focuses on speed, strength, stamina focused, where athletes get to participate in time trials, hill climbs, fartleks, intervals, and more.
Sundays are are focused on building endurance with the long run. This includes vertical challenges, enduro races, adventure runs, progressions and more.
Our clinics are more than a place to run - they're like coming home. You will make long lasting friendships, build new memories, push your limits and enhance your performance.
P.A.C.E. offers 4 trail running clinics per year and and each clinic has a slightly different training focus & duration, depending on the time of year.
Wednesday focuses on speed, strength, stamina focused, where athletes get to participate in time trials, hill climbs, fartleks, intervals, and more.
Sundays are are focused on building endurance with the long run. This includes vertical challenges, enduro races, adventure runs, progressions and more.
Our clinics are more than a place to run - they're like coming home. You will make long lasting friendships, build new memories, push your limits and enhance your performance.
2022 Clinic Outline
Spring Clinic
This year we are extending the duration of the spring clinic for a total of 15 weeks.
The training will focus on training specifics for Wild Horse Traverse 52k & Broken Goat 52k, 25k & 12k, although you don't need to be signed up for these events to benefit from the training, meet new friends and improve performance and fitness.
Summer Clinic
The duration of the summer clinic will be 8 weeks and bridge athletes from the end of the spring clinic until the start of the fall clinic. You have worked so hard up until this point and you don't want to lose focus, motivation or fitness, so let's keep building on it.
We are developing a brand NEW virtual platform that will be offered to participants of the spring clinic only with the primary goal to ensure athletes have the tools they need to build off of their progress, offer flexibility during the busy summer months and stay engaged and motivated!
Training will focus helping athletes prepare for any fall events such as Transalpine Run, Wandering Moose, the Golden Ultra and more. Access to PACE Coach, Rene Unser, online training plans, dryland training and more.
This year we are extending the duration of the spring clinic for a total of 15 weeks.
The training will focus on training specifics for Wild Horse Traverse 52k & Broken Goat 52k, 25k & 12k, although you don't need to be signed up for these events to benefit from the training, meet new friends and improve performance and fitness.
Summer Clinic
The duration of the summer clinic will be 8 weeks and bridge athletes from the end of the spring clinic until the start of the fall clinic. You have worked so hard up until this point and you don't want to lose focus, motivation or fitness, so let's keep building on it.
We are developing a brand NEW virtual platform that will be offered to participants of the spring clinic only with the primary goal to ensure athletes have the tools they need to build off of their progress, offer flexibility during the busy summer months and stay engaged and motivated!
Training will focus helping athletes prepare for any fall events such as Transalpine Run, Wandering Moose, the Golden Ultra and more. Access to PACE Coach, Rene Unser, online training plans, dryland training and more.
Next Up! Spring Trail Running Clinic
Our spring clinic is our most popular! The snow has melted, trails are clearing and warm weather is on the way. Training gets more specific as we get closer to race and adventure season. Coach R and the PACE team will give you the tools & support you need to work hard & achieve them!
WEDNESDAY DETAILS
Start times: 6:pm
SUNDAY DETAILS
Start times: 7:00am (moving to 6:30am or earlier as the weather gets warmer and runs get longer)
PREREQUISITES
WEDNESDAY DETAILS
Start times: 6:pm
- Athletes will have different workouts to choose from, based on their fitness, goals and experience. Coach R is on hand to help modify and adapt to help you get the most out of every workout and help avoid injury.
- Wednesday night runs will primarily take place on trail, focusing on hill repeats, fartleks, stamina and tempo workouts. We incorporate movement prep, band work and workouts such as strides, running drills, time trials and terrain management.
SUNDAY DETAILS
Start times: 7:00am (moving to 6:30am or earlier as the weather gets warmer and runs get longer)
- Athletes choose their group based on 25k or 50k training durations and then choose front of pack, mid-pack and back of pack.
- We incorporate vertical challenges, back to back runs, fast finish, progressions, bread & butter and race specific long runs.
- Runs will take place on a variety of trail networks in and around Kelowna and often include 1 out of town adventure run per clinic.
PREREQUISITES
- Two training distances to choose from: 25 km or 50 km.
- Long run prerequisites are based on the work completed in the winter clinic where 25k athletes run as long as 4hrs and 50k athletes run as long as 6hrs.
- 25km & 50km participants must have a long run duration of 3hrs and be running a minimum of 2x's per week and 4hrs per week.
CLINIC |
DATES |
DURATION |
COST |
Spring |
April 6th to July 24th |
15 |
$339 |
Summer |
July 25th to Sep. 18th |
8 |
$89 |
Fall |
Sept. 21st to Dec. 14th |
12 |
$275 |
What's Included.
Each clinic varies a little in what areas we focus on and offer, however here is a general overview:
- In-person Wednesday and Sunday long run sessions.
- Weekly in-person coaching and also e-coaching for those who can't make the training in person.
- Newsletters & access to our online Performance Centre with training videos, warm up drills, core routines, rehab and more.
- Experienced leadership team which consists of 12 trail leaders.
- Training plans to accompany each training group, per clinic, based on the season and goals of the clinic.
- "Adventure runs" where we travel out of town for the day to explore a local trail system or climb a mountain in a neighbouring town. It's a road trip and we typically end up having pizza and beer or lunch on the beach to celebrate!
- Our trademark PACE ENDURO's, which we started back in 2013. Trail race scenario with marked course, aid station that lasts 2-5hrs in duration so athletes can practice their new skills, challenge their fitness and test their race strategy.
- Fun virtual events such as music trivia, yoga classes and more.
- Fuelling / nutrition samples from Hammer Nutrition. (use code: PACE20 to receive 20% off online orders on www.hammernutrition.ca)
- Clinic swag which will vary from clinic to clinic.
- Salomon Shoe Demo and info sessions *modified based on the current status of COVID-19*
- Social events outside of the clinic *modified based on the current status of COVID-19*
- Motivation, learn new trails, push your limits, meet new people, make memories and have fun!
