About Dropbag Running
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Dropbag Running is a guide for runners in the United States. We cover the road and the trail: a first 5K, a half or full marathon, and ultramarathons up to 100 miles.
What you will find here
- Training plans for the 5K, 10K, half marathon and marathon, including goal plans such as a sub-2-hour half and a sub-4-hour marathon.
- Pace tools: pace charts and split calculators that work out every number from the race distance.
- Course guides for big-city marathons, built from each race's official information.
- Checklists for race morning, marathon gear check, ultra drop bags and crew bags.
Why "dropbag"
In an ultramarathon, a drop bag is the bag you pack the night before and meet again somewhere on the course, hours later. It holds what that later, more tired version of you will need. That is the idea behind the whole site: prepare well, so race day goes the way you planned.
How we work
Every fact about a race (course, cutoffs, gear-check rules, qualifying times) comes from the race's official website or its governing body, and each article lists its sources. Training and nutrition articles are general information, not medical advice. Read more in our editorial policy.
Contact
Write to hello@thedropbag.com. We read every message and fix mistakes as soon as we can confirm them.