River City Races has teamed up with Zap Endurance Coaching to create training programs specific to the 2020/2021 Polar Bear Grand Prix, FREE!  Three levels, Beginner for those of you just starting out and trying a race for the first time, Intermediate for a little more experienced runner whose ready to start some specific workouts geared toward running a faster time and Advanced for those who are ready to run some PR’s!

ZAP Endurance Coaching is a running coach service for runners of all levels and all distances. Our passion is distance running, and sharing our knowledge to help people of all ages and abilities reach their goals is our mission. No matter how experienced, everyone needs guidance in their daily running to maximize potential, stay injury free and most importantly, keep it fun.​

The heart of our philosophy is based on an individualized approach to training and a 1-on-1 relationship between running coach and athlete.

This self-directed training program is a $120 value on Zap Endurance Coaching menu.  They also offer individualized programs such as 1 on 1 Coaching, Customized training plans for your specific event and gait analysis.  For more detailed information on these programs you can click here.

Your coach for this specific program is Ryan Warrenburg.  Ryan has been on the ZAP Endurance Coaching staff since 2010. In his time on the coaching staff ZAP has had 16 Athletes Qualify for US Olympic Trials, 3 World Championship Appearances on Team USA, 10 Club Record Performances, the 2010 and 2014 National Club Cross Country Team Championship, and over 2 dozen Top Ten Finishes at USATF Track and Road Championships. Ryan has taken his knowledge from years of competing at a high level as well as working with some of the best athletes in the nation and applied it to great success coaching athletes of all ages and abilities.

Ryan has coached dozens of athletes to Boston Marathon Qualifying times, multiple athletes to top 10 national age group finishes, guided a number of people to their first marathon and half marathon finishes and countless runners to personal bests at all distances.

For more details about Zap Endurance, click here.