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Your Run to Become training plan is hosted on a custom built website.  This site is your ‘home base’ for you to select the appropriate training plan for yourself, track your workouts and keep in touch with events and other participants on the Run to Become community site.  Go to    www.runtobecome.com to sign up!


The full details of the program are below:


Your Training Plan

Choose your fall marathon or half-marathon and get started on our training plan, specifically tailored for your level and busy life.  All plans are based in both the science-driven philosophy of purplepatch with the real-life experience of coaching all levels, from professional athletes to business professionals wanting to stay healthy.  The plans are built to fit into your current life commitments while allowing you to arrive at your chosen event prepared and injury free.  You get:


  1. Bullet A semi-customized 12 or 16 week training roadmap designed for your level and experience

  2. Bullet The ability to track and record your progress on your personal training tracker feature

  3. Bullet A feature to view and print a week summary of your training to help you plan ahead and see the big picture



Your Training Runs

The plan is only part of the equation, completing the training can be lonely and scary.  Run to Become includes weekly guided group runs tailored to your level and guided by experts to help you perform and provide that needed support.  You get:


  1. Bullet Weekly guided training runs tailored to your level

  2. Bullet Access to running experts and coaches to help you through the runs and answer your training questions

  3. Bullet The chance to join the purplepatch Wednesday night social runs.  Do your training, join the social following!



Your Community

The joy of the adventure is the people you meet along the way.  Run to Become provides a wonderful community to connect you to others, provide support and advice for your training, and ensure you make this fall marathon much more than just a goal to train for.  You get:


  1. Bullet Full access to the online purplepatch community, includes an ask the coach section, an event calendar, route mapping feature and much more.

  2. Bullet Regular social events throughout the program

  3. Bullet Regular educational workshops led by Matt Dixon and other leading experts to provide education and advice on nutrition, life balance, tactics and more of your training needs


Matt Dixon, MSc

The Run to Become training program is designed and led by Matt Dixon, MSc.  Matt is an Exercise Physiologist and former professional triathlete, and utilizes science based training. proven training principles and his extensive coaching experience to create your training program.  Matt has extensive experience coaching some of the best endurance athletes in the world, including Ironman Champions Chris Lieto and Tyler Stewart, as well as many CEO’s and executives from leading worldwide companies to find optimal performance.  He is an expert at guiding all levels of athlete and fitness enthusiast to perform through simple, yet effective, education and training.  This makes him a leading resource in endurance coaching, along with fitness and health leadership.


Masters of Science - Clinical and Exercise Physiology  I  Former Professional Triathlete  I  Former Elite Swimmer    

Contributing Editor to Inside Triathlon Magazine I Coach and Fitness Consultant to professional athletes

extensive experience helping:

  Elite and Amateur endurance athletes I  CEO’s and executives from leading worldwide companies I Fitness enthusiasts




RB2 extra services

purplepatch is offering a set of special additional services specifically for Run to Become participants who would like additional personal guidance and customization from Matt Dixon.  These include personal nutrition programs, training consultations and fully customized programs.  To review these special offerings click below:






Run2Become


Sign up:  HERE


Run to Become:  providing all the tools for your running success

training  I  community  I  guidance  I  support  I  social I  results

  1. • Your training plan designed for your level

  2. • Guided weekly training runs tailored to your level

  3. • Personal workout journal and progress tracker

  4. • Access to the support network and social run to become community

  5. • Educational workshops covering aspects of training and life balance

  6. • Regular social events and ‘activity’ runs to keep it fun

  7. • Developed and led by real experts to help you succeed

  8. • FREE purplepatch Run to Become training apparel

Cost - $200 for the complete 16 week program

Program Start - Sign up now and begin. 

Next Runs - Wednesday social run DETAILS Sunday Guided run DETAILS  THIS WEEK!

Sign Up - To sign up for Run to Become and join the community CLICK HERE

R2B at a glance

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Become the athlete you want to be.

Become who you want to be.


RUN TO BECOME.