VRC x EVO Open Day: Intro to Strength Training For Runners

Date: August 14, 2026
Location: Vienna, Austria

Distances and entry

Open Day Sign Up — Free

About VRC x EVO Open Day: Intro to Strength Training For Runners

Join us, Vienna Running Collective together with EVO Fitness for an Open Day focused on strength training for runners. Learn how targeted gym work can support your running by building the muscles and joints that help you get faster, stronger, and remain injury-free.

This free event is a community experience designed to help you get the most out of the support, while creating all round runners who take care of the basics to get more out the sport and remain consistent to keep doing what we enjoy - running. Leaving the event feeling equipped with the basic knowledge to get you started and motivated to add/keep strength training as part of your weekly training. Whether you are a beginner, been doing strength for a while or looking to get back, this event is for everyone.

What you can look forward to

6KM Run: Kick off the event with easy-paced 6:00/km warm up run together.
Expert Talk: After the run with certified running and strength coach, Jennifer Schuster-Wenth. Learn why strength and lifting weights is a runner's secret weapon and how to start safely as well as how to level up if you've already started.
Workshop: Short tutorial on how to execute basic movements to start and proper form.
Q&A (Questions & Answers): Ask away your burning questions on strength training and running.
Hangout: Stick around for some snacks and refreshments while connecting with other runners and take a tour of EVO Fitness gym.

Sign Up and Cancellation

Sessions are free of charge with binding commitment to show up.
Failure to cancel on time or "no-show" will have you excluded from future events offered by VRC.
Meet up at location from 17:30 - Start time is 18:00 - please arrive earlier to allow time to find location & change.
Cancellation is possible latest until two days before event - 13.08.2026
There is a waiting list, which will automatically send an invitation to sign-up as space open up with any cancellations.
Please bring towel and lock with you. There are change rooms and showers for afterwards if needed.