Wellness Newsletter - Citizens Energy Group

Couch to 5k Training Program

Written by Melissa Hehmann, RDN, CDE | 3/30/21 12:08 PM

Couch to 5K is a training program designed to help prepare beginners for their first race. Typical programs use various timed combinations of walking and running to help you build up to successfully finish a 3.1-mile run by the end. There are many iterations of this popular program that last anywhere between four to nine weeks. 

DID YOU KNOW? Citizens Energy Group employees are eligible for a $30 reimbursement if they participate in a running/walking race, such as a community 5K, marathon, or mini marathon.

REIMBURSEMENT GUIDELINES:

  • Employee must provide documentation of race completion to the wellness coordinator within two weeks of race completion. 
  • Employee must provide documentation of amount paid to enter the race within two weeks of race completion.
  • Employee may receive a reimbursement for a maximum of three races per calendar year for a total of $90.

Contact Melissa Hehmann for more information.

Download and print the program HERE.