The Merriment Mile Training SeasonOctober 1 – December 12, 2026Vacaville · In person$197 one-time7-Day Starting-Line Try-It Promise
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The Merriment Mile Training Season

Run With a Village That Runs on Purpose.

The Purpose Station asked one question: what are you running for? This is where that answer becomes a weekly habit, all the way to your next finish line.

A coached training season for parents and professionals ready to build consistency, feel stronger, and work toward a mile they can be proud of — right here in Vacaville.

Your next starting line: The Merriment Mile, December 12.

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October 1 – December 12, 2026 · Vacaville · For adults 18+ who can walk continuously for at least 30 minutes.

The Invitation

Put your running goal on the calendar.

You already make room for the people and responsibilities that matter. This is a place to put your own running goal on the calendar, with a Village ready to help you follow through.

Between now and December 12, you’ll have a plan, real coaching, and familiar faces beside you every week — not a program you follow alone.

The Proof

Same coaching approach. Built around your mile.

When I hired my son Justus to coach me, we built a manageable rhythm: three running days each week, bike cross-training, and a clear goal.

Ninety days later, my 5K time went from 24:58 to 21:10.

This season brings that same coaching approach — mindset, training, strength, and recovery — into a group experience built around your mile. We start with your real benchmark and a goal that actually matters to you.

Whether you’re returning to running, building consistency, or chasing a faster mile, there’s something worth working toward here.

It’s kinda like having a training plan built for you — except you’re not the only one running it.

Why the Mile?

Shorter. Smarter. Yours to keep.

I used to think longer was the whole game. More miles, bigger blocks, harder races. I paced a hundred-mile trail run once — missed a course marker, added three unplanned miles to an already impossible day, and my running partner still got swept from the course before the finish. Those long runs gave me hours alone on a trail. If I’m honest, some of them also gave me a place to disappear from everything waiting for me at home.

The Mile is the opposite kind of training. It’s short enough to actually finish, most days, without asking your family for a favor to make room for it. It doesn’t compete with your work or your kid’s Tuesday afternoon practice — it fits inside the life you already have, instead of asking you to carve more room out of it.

When I finally built a plan around shorter, smarter training instead of longer, harder training — three runs a week, real cross-training, a clear benchmark — my 5K time dropped from 24:58 to 21:10 in 90 days. I didn’t get faster by disappearing more. I got faster by showing up consistently, in a rhythm that left room for everything else.

And it turns out shorter miles are more fun, too. You’ve got energy left over to actually enjoy the people running next to you — instead of gutting through the last stretch alone, wondering why you signed up in the first place.

This season isn’t built around your biggest mile. It’s built around your best one — trained for in a way that gives you your life back, instead of asking for more of it.

Run shorter. Live longer. Run happier.

More happy runners. That’s what we’re actually building here.

What’s Included

Everything from starting line to finish line.

01
Your Starting-Line Session

A 20-minute conversation with the coaching team about your running, your schedule, and what you want to accomplish. Your real starting benchmark, and a mile goal that matters to you.

Valued at $47

02
Your Weekly Training Plan & Coached Workouts

Developed by Coach Justus and the team, with pace and effort options built in. Two coached workouts in Vacaville, led by Joel and the local team, plus a weekly group long-run opportunity — three chances to run together, every week.

Valued at $497

03
Between-Workout Coaching & Community

A weekly coach update, running Q&A, and a private running community — real people to ask questions and share progress with, all season.

Valued at $97

04
Progress Tracking & Race Prep

A starting benchmark, a midpoint check-in, and real preparation for pacing and approaching your Merriment Mile.

Valued at $47

05
Your Merriment Mile Entry

Timed entry, official bib, Purpose Station, and Expo + Impact admission — a shared finish line for the work you put in together.

Valued at $32

06
The Village Tee, Village Run Edition
The Village Tee™

Your Mile, worn. The official Village Run tee, ready for every coached workout this season. Local pickup in Vacaville, subject to available sizes.

Valued at $35

Total Value: $755

$197one-time payment, for the full season, race entry, and The Village Tee.

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Already thinking about the full Village?

Every dollar of this season applies.

Every dollar of this season applies toward the full Village Mile Lifestyle membership. Join later for just $100 more, while founding places remain — you never pay for the same thing twice.

The Starting-Line Try-It Promise

Seven days to know if it’s right.

Complete your Starting-Line Session and attend one coached workout. If it’s not right for you within your first 7 days, email team@villagerun.co and we’ll refund your season.

Why Now

Built around one real finish line.

This season runs October 1 through December 12 — it’s built around one real finish line, not an open-ended enrollment. Joining after the season is underway means joining a training arc already in progress toward a fixed race date, which is why this window matters more than most.

Is This Your Season?

A reason to keep proving it.

You’re not looking for another fitness program. You already proved something to yourself on race day — you’re looking for a reason to keep proving it, and people who’ll actually notice if you stop.

This Is for You If…

  • You’ve bought the shoes, downloaded the app, and made the promise to yourself in January more times than you want to count — and you already know the problem was never the plan, it was doing the plan alone.
  • You felt something on race morning you haven’t felt at your desk in a long time, and you want more mornings that feel like that.
  • You want a text that says “see you at 6am” — not a notification you swipe away.
  • You want someone to ask how training went this week and actually mean it, not a streak counter on an app.
  • You have a date circled — December 12 — instead of a vague “someday” you keep moving.
  • You want your kids to watch you chase something, not just hear you tell them to.
  • You can show up in person, in Vacaville, each week — because the thing that’s missing isn’t information, it’s people.

This Is Not for You If…

  • You want individualized 1:1 coaching as the core experience — this is a group season, the same way the full membership is.
  • You’re not local to Vacaville and can’t attend the in-person workouts.
  • You’re already looking for the full Build and Relationship coaching alongside your Mile — that’s the full Village Mile Lifestyle membership, not this season.
  • You want guaranteed results without showing up.

Secure Enrollment

This is your starting line.

$197 one-time · Full season, Merriment Mile entry, and The Village Tee · 7-Day Starting-Line Try-It Promise

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Before you join.

Do I have to be a runner already?

No. This is built around wherever your mile actually is right now — walk it, walk-run it, or chase a faster time.

Do I have to live in Vacaville?

Yes — this season is built around the in-person Vacaville workouts specifically. If you’re not local, the full Village Mile Lifestyle membership includes a remote-equivalent training path; this training season doesn’t.

Is this the same coaching as the full membership’s Mile pillar?

Yes, in the ways that train your Mile: the same coach-developed plan from Justus and the team, the same two weekly coached workouts and group long run, and the same benchmark-first approach. What’s different: this season doesn’t include The R.U.N. Map — the tool that maps your Mile alongside a Build and a Relationship goal — the full Private Village Platform’s daily accountability, or the Monday Mastermind, where the full membership’s three pillars are designed to reinforce each other. This season is intentionally just the Mile, on its own.

How does the $100 credit toward full membership work?

If you decide to join the full 90-day membership later, the $197 you already paid counts toward it — you’ll only owe the $100 difference, while founding places remain.

What if I miss a coached workout?

Between-workout coaching, the weekly Q&A, and the private community stay open all season — missing one session doesn’t mean losing the thread.

The Merriment Mile Training Season is an educational, group-coaching program. It does not provide medical treatment, individualized performance coaching, or guaranteed athletic outcomes. Members should exercise within their own abilities and seek qualified professional guidance when appropriate. This season is for adults 18 and older, able to walk continuously for at least 30 minutes. The Merriment Mile entry included is subject to published event terms, capacity, and the December 12, 2026 event date. The Village Tee included with this season is subject to available sizes, inventory, and local pickup in Vacaville, California. The $100 credit toward full Village Mile Lifestyle membership applies only while founding places remain and is not transferable or redeemable for cash.