USA FIT Kingwood does not have a drop-in program unless you are a visiting member of another USA FIT program. Our all-inclusive membership covers our seminars, coaching, and training runs/walks.

USA FIT Kingwood is an award-winning, 26-week running and walking program. This same program is currently being held in over 50 cities throughout the U.S. and internationally. USA FIT Kingwood will begin its next season on July 10 with registration running to the end of the year.

USA FIT Kingwood is perfect for anyone who has a desire to challenge themselves, wants to exercise and make new friends, wants to increase their body strength and stamina, wants to look and feel better, or simply wants to get involved in a healthy lifestyle sport.

The official USA FIT Kingwood season is the six months prior to the Chevron Houston Marathon/Aramco Houston Half Marathon. This usually runs from early July until mid Jan.

We are meeting outside of the Lake Houston YMCA, 2420 W. Lake Houston Pkwy, Kingwood, TX 77339

Walkers are welcome! We have a wonderful walking program whose goal marathon is the USAFit Marathon in Sugarland, Tx. in late Jan.

USA FIT Kingwood 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 is part of the program. While these can be effective and rewarding, we realize that it’s not for everyone, and it may be impossible to do year after year. Some of our members choose to raise money for a charity, but it certainly isn’t a requirement.

 It all began in Houston about 24 years ago with 50 runners, two guys, and an idea that runners needed some guidance and training to achieve their marathon goals.

Our first weekend run will be a two- or three-mile pace-finder walk or run. Your time for pace run/walk will place you in a group. You should walk or run at a pace at which you feel you could keep going for a little bit beyond those two or three miles. If you couldn’t keep walking or running after completing our initial pace finder, then you are going too fast.

 Simply because you are training for a marathon, not a two- or three-mile race. Walking or running too fast will seriously compromise your training season. If you find your correct training pace from the beginning, you will complete the marathon in less time, you will experience fewer injuries, and you will have a lot more fun.

Each weekend, after the group run, we’ll hold a 15-20 minute educational seminar. Topics will all be health- and fitness-related and will be led by industry professionals. After each seminar, you will break off into your color groups for a brief talk and question-and-answer with your coach.

At the beginning of our season, our runs start at 7:00am every Saturday.  We will start earlier as our mileage increases for our longer runs. Before our run, we spend a few minutes talking with the coaches asking questions to prepare us for our run.  After our runs, we’ll be able to sit in on any scheduled educational seminars that cover key training topics designed to prepare runners for this sport. Before the weekend, you will be given the starting time for the group run (available on this site and in the e-newsletter you’ll be receiving).

 Our schedule comes from the great folks at USA FIT. For over 30 years, they have been training people all over the country just like us. Everybody has a different marathon philosophy, but ours has been tested literally tens of thousands of times.

• Ability-based group workouts and coaching
• Training log
• Weekly seminars
• Weekly training schedules
• USA FIT Kingwood T-shirt
• Discounts at sports apparel stores
• Social activities and more!

 Yes. If you register online by clicking on the “Register Now” button at the top of the page, you can pay with a credit card. We cannot accept credit cards at our in-person sign-ups, so please sign up online with your credit card or bring cash or check to the in-person sign-ups.

Yes, you should still sign up! We’d like you to attend the first week for the reasons outlined in the previous Q&A, but we know not everyone can make it to week 1. That’s why we have another sign-up the following week. The week 2 seminar will be a quick overview of week 1, but we also have Coaches/Assistant Coaches ready to answer any question you have from the previous week.

No, your payment to USA FIT Kingwood only covers the cost of your participation in the training program. We are not affiliated with the Houston Marathon in any way — we just train for it. We will provide information about how to sign up for the Houston Marathon.

During the week, we run for minutes. So if the schedule says “30” on a Tuesday, you should run 30 minutes. Do this at a comfortable pace unless instructed to do otherwise. On the weekends, we do miles, so the schedule will say four miles. Listen to your coaches for guidance on running these miles each week.

While those long runs are a lot easier when you’re doing them with the group, we know there are times when you won’t be able to make a weekend meeting. The seminars are important, so be sure to speak with your coach or running buddies about what you missed. In our experience, the success of our members is directly proportional to their ability to attend our weekend trainings. If you do have to miss a week, check this website for the next week’s schedule.

Sure! In fact, the entire group will be participating in one or more races this season. You certainly don’t have to be competitive about it, but it’s fun to run in a different place, get a race number, and cross the finish line.  It is also great experience and practice for your goal race.

Absolutely. USA FIT has programs in over 50 cities around the world, and you are welcome to attend any USA FIT meeting anywhere.

Send us an e-mail at info@kingwoodfit.com.