Where is the training?
We will be meeting at the Harriet Keeler Memorial Picnic Area in the Brecksville Reservation of the Cleveland Metroparks (located off of Chippewa Creek Drive in Brecksville Reservation, west of Riverview Road in Brecksville). Directions to Harriet Keeler Memorial Picnic Area, Brecksville Reservation: • Access I-77 from the north or south • Exit at Rt. 82 East (Royalton Rd.) to Rt. 21 (Brecksville Rd.) • Cross Rt. 21 (Brecksville Rd.) and the entrance to Brecksville Reservation will be on the right. • Harriet Keeler Picnic Area is about mile on the left side [top] • Can walkers participate? Northeast Ohio Fit welcomes walkers who wish to participate in a Half Marathon. Our program accommodates walkers who plan to finish the Half Marathon in under 4 hours. [top] • Are you affiliated with a charity? NEO Fit is not associated with a charity and you do not need to raise money to participate in this program. There are several good marathon training programs where raising money for a charity
All training sessions will begin in the parking lot of Bethany Community Church located at 8023 Green Lake Dr. N. Our training routes for both runners and walkers are in all directions from this home base location. We go west past Aurora and Greenwood, north parallel to Aurora and south/east along Green Lake and eventually to the Burke Gilman Trail. Our routes are varied and interesting with a combination of both flat portions and hillwork.
