John Hancock Employee Training Program

The John Hancock Employee Training Program was created by TRACS in 1996 as a turnkey operation that provides the necessary expertise and tools to train everyday people with little or no athletic experience to run the Boston Marathon. This program not only allows John Hancock employees to leverage the connection between their employer and the Boston Marathon, but also provides them with the opportunity to train appropriately to compete in the world’s oldest marathon.

Led by Fred Treseler and Bill Squires, two internationally recognized running coaches with 86 years of combined coaching experience, each participant receives a comprehensive training manual created by TRACS, as well as individualized training schedules, seven lunchtime clinics with multimedia presentations, and three supported long runs on the Boston Marathon course.

Since 2005 all lunchtime clinics have been webstreamed and broadcast to John Hancock and Manulife employees across the globe in Canada, Japan and the United States. Providing such access to the program continues to help establish and reinforce global connections between John Hancock and Manulife colleagues by extending the benefits of the program beyond the John Hancock office in Boston.

2007 Employee Training Program

Due to the success of the John Hancock Boston Marathon Employee Training Program there was a 100% completion rate among the 93 John Hancock employees who ran the 111th Boston Marathon in 2007. Of the 93 employees, 39 were novices; the oldest and youngest employees to participate were 60 and 22 years old respectively.

Please click here for a complete list of John Hancock employees who ran the 111th Boston Marathon and their race times and for pictures from the 2007 Employee Training Program.

2008 Employee Training Program

Due to the popularity and success of the John Hancock Boston Marathon Employee Training Program, the number of participants for 2008 has increased by 31.6% for a total of 136 participants.

Please click here for a complete list of John Hancock employees who are participating in the John Hancock Employee Training Program for the 112th Boston Marathon and for pictures from the 2008 Employee Training Program.

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