Meet The Coaches:

Chris Rockwood: Marathon Training Coach

Meet Chris Rockwood, one of the coaches for this year's marathon. Chris has been running since he was in

middle school but became a distance runner when he signed up for Running Wild's marathon training program

in 2010! He has been coaching at Running Wild since 2012. Chris is CPR certified and his favorite local race

is the Fiesta 10K.

Gabriella Garza: Marathon Training Coach

Meet Gabriella Garza, one of the coaches for the 2025 marathon. Gabriella has been a runner for over 42

years and has coached for over 8. She coaches both 5K and marathon distances and is RRCA and CPR

certified. Gabriella's favorite local race is the Fiesta 10K, which she is the director of!

The group trains together on:

• Saturdays Mornings @ 6:00am

This Program Includes:

• Coached session once a week (Saturdays)
• Run form technique training
• Trigger Point Clinics
• Speedwork, Hill Training, Long Runs and Run Drills
• Seminars on Distance Training Topics
• Amphipod Water Bottle
• Brooks Podium Short Sleeve Tech Tee (Only available for participants who sign up before the kickoff of the training program)
• Discount code for the Louisiana Marathon

Upcoming Training:

• Louisiana Marathon: Sunday, January 18

Informative Kick-Off Meeting

• Monday, August 18th at 6pm
• Meet the coaches, get your training plans, get a water bottle and t-shirt, meet your fellow runners, and more!

Training Prerequisite

• ALL participants must have a running base of at least 15 miles per week for the previous 8 weeks prior to the start of training
• Have the ability to run 6 miles consistently
• Run an average pace of a 13 minutes/mile

Introduction Week Training Calendar