In Flight Running

2025-26 Prime Season Membership

$475.00 ~~$505.00~~

Prime Season Membership
Houston Group Run Coaching & Training Program
35 Weeks - June 14, 2025 thru Feb 8, 2026

Registration for 2025-26 memberships is now open! Get early pricing through April 30, 2025.

If you have questions about any of our membership programs or run coaching services, call or text Coach Michael Merlino at 832.619.9280.

Join us for our 22nd anniversary year of coaching Houston runners to their finish lines!

Train for your first or next best race or just run for fun & fitness, meet new friends and fall in love with the sport of running!

Learn the sport of running from the ground up or continue your running and racing journey with In Flight Running. Train for any race on Planet Earth from the 5K to marathon distance.

During our Prime Season, on most weeks of the year, we offer fluid-supported, Saturday morning long runs, Tuesday morning and evening track workouts at Memorial Park and hill workouts along 10 different hill training circuits at Houston's Memorial Park and along White Oak and Buffalo Bayou trails.

We occasionally organize a Sunday morning member road trip to run beautiful, wooded trails at nearby Houston, Texas and US Federal parks. Once in a while we offer Thursday evening member happy hour social runs.

Our group running memberships are loaded with a ton of benefits to help maximize your accountability, engagement and performance. You will meet and run with Houston's most welcoming pack of runners who really love the sport! Many lifelong friendships have been made during our 22 year history!

Here's a rundown of what's included in our Prime Season:

35 weeks of training - June 14, 2025 thru Feb 7, 2026.
Saturday 6:00 AM organized, fluid-supported, coached long runs. Beat the Houston heat with us!
Tuesday 5:15 AM interval workouts (track & hills). We alternate weeks between track and hill workouts to help improve speed, power, strength and running form yet minimize risk of injury.
Tuesday 6:15 PM interval workouts (track and hills) or just meet up with other members for a training run along the Memorial Park, 3 mile trail.
Occasional, Sunday morning trail runs at beautiful Houston, Texas & Federal Parks like Kemah/Seabrook Nature Trails, Brazos Bend State Park, Huntsville State Park, Lake Livingston State Park, Stephen F Austin State Park, Lake Houston Wilderness Park, Double Lakes Recreation Area and more. Coach Michael is your tour guide on these peaceful, wooded, challenging and sometimes hilly, adventure runs.
Free parking at our Saturday morning group long run home base meet-up place in the Houston Heights.
Online maintenance or race training schedules easily accessible from a smartphone app. Our app emails you daily reminders on how many miles and what types of workouts you need to complete for optimal results.
Full access to IFR Founder & Head Coach Michael Merlino via email, phone, FaceTime, WhatsApp video chat, video conference or 1 on 1 in person coffee talks to help you fine-tune your running strategy.
Access to live and on-demand running webcasts with Coach Michael and guests on a variety of fitness and running topics to keep you coached up and motivated.
Access to our members only app to check in for group runs and get up to date member news, race info, training tips and additional coaching.
Team dry fit shirt! Every member receives their choice of a dry fit tank or T.
Team Breakfast shirt! A comfy cotton/poly T-shirt to put on after those sweaty runs.
10% member discount at all Houston area Fleet Feet running stores. 20% off when we run a member Saturday long run from the Houston Greenbriar/Bissonnet store every other month during the season.

Have Questions About Our Prime Season?
Then type your question in the live pop-up chat box window to the bottom right on this page. When chatting, make sure you include your phone number and email in the chat window so Coach Merlino can contact you if he is not available live. You can also click here to send us a question on our contact page, email us at info@inflightrunning.com or call or text us at 832.619.9280.

For the best pricing available, register on this page and pay up front for the entire Prime Season.

Prime Season EZ Pay Plan - 6 Monthly Payments of $80
If you want to split up the cost of our Year Pass membership over 6, monthly payments use this link to enroll in our Prime Season "EZ Pay option". A $35 processing fee is added to the current, total cost of our Prime membership for setting up an EZ Pay payment plan. You are billed for your first payment on the day you register for Prime season and auto billed for the remaining 5 payments on the same day each month.

Also check out and consider our best value Year Pass Option. Year Pass adds another 13 weeks to your training for a total of 48 weeks and starts sooner in the year on March 1st. It bundles Prime Season with our Spring Season for an entire year of run coaching and training.

Just Started Running? Then Check Out Our Beginner "Launch" Program
If you are a true beginner who is just getting started with running, we also offer a Spring Beginner Program called "Launch". Launch offers an 18 week season that starts on January 25th and is designed for beginners who are just starting their running journey, are returning to the sport after an extended break and have a minimal running base. We recommend being able to at least intermittently run/walk a distance of 2-3 miles before joining us for the Launch program.

We hope to see you training with the In Flight Running team in 2025-26! Become the runner you want to be or take your running to the next level with the professional coaching, support and camaraderie you need to succeed. Let's GO!