Wellbeing Workshop
Running the Distance: From 5K to Half Marathon & Beyond
Event Details
Date
Tuesday, September 29, 2026
Time
6-7 p.m.
Location
Serenity Room, Bakke Recreation & Wellbeing Center
Description
**Open to UW Students only. Registration required.**Dr. Chad Wagner, a primary care sports medicine physician at UHS, and Julia Spellman, a certified athletic trainer at Rec Well, will guide us from training for a 5k to a half-marathon and beyond. We'll cover goal setting and mental preparation, essential training strategies, injury prevention and management for distance running beginners and accomplished runners. Participants will receive a Portillo's gift card and hot/cold pack.
Cost
Free
Contact
Accessibility
We value inclusion and access for all participants and are pleased to provide reasonable accommodations for this event. Please email accommodations@recwell.wisc.edu to make a disability-related accommodation request. Requests should be made by Tuesday, September 15, 2026, though reasonable effort will be made to support late accommodation requests.