Meriter Couch to 5K 2026
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🗓️ Dates & Times: Tuesdays and Thursdays at 5 p.m. May 12 - August 8, 2026.
📍 Locations:
- Tuesdays: UnityPoint Health - Meriter Hospital
- Thursdays: UnityPoint Health - Meriter - Middleton Therapy
⚠️ Waiver: Please make sure to sign a paper waiver on your first day of practice. They will be available when you arrive.
Have you ever thought of running a 5K but don’t know how to train for it? UnityPoint Health – Meriter invites you to join our Couch to 5K Running Club. The Couch to 5K is a plan developed to help beginners get into running. Your coaches will be UnityPoint Health – Meriter therapy staff.
The best part of the Couch to 5K program is that it is FREE! In addition, if you attend at least one session each week for 8 of the 13 weeks, you will also receive a FREE entry for the Madison Mini 5K on August 8, 2026.
Often when trying to get into exercise, we can overdo it, feel defeated and give up when we’re just getting started. Couch to 5K works because it starts with a mix of running and walking to gradually build up your fitness and stamina. It creates realistic expectations and makes the challenge feel achievable right from the start.
As part of the Couch to 5K program you also get the benefits of training with a group of people! The team atmosphere is supportive and motivating for participants to stick with the training.
The Couch to 5K program offers introductory training program designed for novice runners over a 13 week period of time.
📍 Locations:
- Tuesdays: UnityPoint Health - Meriter Hospital
- Thursdays: UnityPoint Health - Meriter - Middleton Therapy
⚠️ Waiver: Please make sure to sign a paper waiver on your first day of practice. They will be available when you arrive.
Have you ever thought of running a 5K but don’t know how to train for it? UnityPoint Health – Meriter invites you to join our Couch to 5K Running Club. The Couch to 5K is a plan developed to help beginners get into running. Your coaches will be UnityPoint Health – Meriter therapy staff.
The best part of the Couch to 5K program is that it is FREE! In addition, if you attend at least one session each week for 8 of the 13 weeks, you will also receive a FREE entry for the Madison Mini 5K on August 8, 2026.
Often when trying to get into exercise, we can overdo it, feel defeated and give up when we’re just getting started. Couch to 5K works because it starts with a mix of running and walking to gradually build up your fitness and stamina. It creates realistic expectations and makes the challenge feel achievable right from the start.
As part of the Couch to 5K program you also get the benefits of training with a group of people! The team atmosphere is supportive and motivating for participants to stick with the training.
The Couch to 5K program offers introductory training program designed for novice runners over a 13 week period of time.
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