SPRING RETREAT

YORK, MAINE

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MAY 14-16, 2027

Our 3-day Spring Retreat…

This year's Spring Retreat is all about coming home. Perched along Maine's iconic coastline, just moments from the historic Nubble Lighthouse, our expansive retreat offers uninterrupted views of the Atlantic and plenty of space to relax in solitude or explore the area at your own pace. Mornings begin with coffee overlooking the water as the light spills across the horizon, afternoons are filled with learning and connecting while the evenings unfold slowly with shared meals, salty ocean air, and the kind of quiet only the coast can offer.

Designed for runners of all abilities, this retreat invites you to slow down, honor your body's needs and fill your cup so you're ready for your next goal. Whether you run marathons or are lacing up for your first 5K, there's a place for you here. This is an experience not to be missed.

What to expect…

  • 3-day retreat

  • picturesque setting in Maine

  • Intimate group of 7-10 women

  • healthy meals catered and tailored to dietary needs

  • welcome reception to kick-off the retreat

  • van transportation to all off-campus runs

  • guided coastal runs past lighthouses and ocean views

  • a sunrise experience to welcome the day. 

  • workshops featuring Mirna Valerio and Emily Saul

  • yoga and breath work

  • special programming to facilitate personal growth and connection

  • all meals, snacks, and lodging included

  • private and shared rooms available

  • VIP swag bag

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  • Coming Home 2027

  • Coffee with a view.

  • Ocean air and the sound of waves guide our gatherings.

  • Shared meals and salty air, the perfect pairing.

  • Accomodations with the extra touch to make you feel right at home.


  • Kelly Arp is a lifelong learner, community builder, yogi, athlete, and runner. She is a mom of three and proud owner of two wildly energetic golden retrievers.

    Running found Kelly later in life, and it found her on a beach. A friend's spontaneous invitation led to two long, humbling miles in the sand, and somehow, she was hooked. She bought real sneakers, downloaded a running app, and never looked back. One run became another, which became a 5K, then a half marathon, then a full marathon finish line.

    For a while, though, running existed in cycles. A race on the calendar, a training block, then a slow fade once the finish line was crossed. It wasn't until she began working with Sarah Canney and the Rise Run Collective, weaving in strength training and dynamic running drills, that something shifted. The training itself became the joy. And for the first time, Kelly didn't just run. She began to truly own the identity of runner and athlete.

    Today, she finds deep meaning in every mile, whether it's an easy loop through the neighborhood or toeing the start line of a marathon. That joy is exactly what she brings to Rise Run Retreat.


  • Emily Saul, a dynamic Sport Psychology Coach and founder of E Saul Movement, empowers individuals to unlock their potential by integrating their athlete and human selves. With an MS in Sport Psychology and a license in Mental Health Counseling, she brings a wealth of expertise to her thriving private practice. Emily works with athletes across diverse sports, and from novice runners to Olympians, drawing on her unique background as a collegiate Division I rower and avid marathon runner.

    Leveraging decades of professional experience in community-based fitness, trauma education, and strength & conditioning, Emily offers a fresh perspective on movement's vital role in human well-being and thriving. She champions a holistic approach to fostering growth, connection, and meaningful living through physical activity. Her compelling TEDx talk showcases the transformative power of consistent practice, inspired by her own decade-long daily pushup journey.

    Emily's work continues to shape conversations about using movement to establish new norms for fulfilled, purposeful lives.


  • Mirna Valerio is a native of Brooklyn, NY, a former educator and cross-country coach, ultramarathoner, cyclist, and skier, DEI consultant, and author of the memoir, A Beautiful Work in Progress. She began running in high school, recommitted to the sport after a health scare in 2008 and started her blog Fatgirlrunning—about her experiences as a larger woman in a world of thinner endurance athletes— while training for her first marathon. Mirna's athletic story has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Runner’s World, on NBC Nightly News, CNN, and in the viral documentary short, REI Presents The Mirnavator. Her writing has been featured in Women’s Running, Self, Outside, and Runner's World. In 2018 she was chosen as a National Geographic Adventurer of the Year, and has appeared on the Kelly Clarkson Show, Access Daily, the Today Show, and Good Morning America. Mirna was also included as part of Will Smith’s training team for his first half-marathon! Her partners include LLBean, lululemon, Darn Tough Vermont, LEKI, and Epic Pass. She also leads and co-hosts a variety of retreats and adventures for slower-paced travelers in the US and Europe.  When Mirna is not on an airplane, she lives and trains in Winooski, Vermont and is wholeheartedly enamored and obsessed with downhill skiing.

Meet Your Hosts

At Rise Run Retreat we believe that we’re better together, which applies as much to our community connections as it does to hosting.

Coming Home

We spend so much of our lives looking outward, for validation, connection, inspiration, the next thing that will finally make us feel whole. This weekend, we're bringing it back home: to the core of each of us. Everything you need is already within you. Sometimes we just need a little jiggle to unlock it.

That's what Coming Home is built around: four ways back to yourself, held together by the belief that the mind and body are never separate, and that none of us are meant to do this alone. We need our people. We need our wolfpack. That's where Rise Run Retreat comes in.

Over the weekend, you'll be invited to come home:

Home to Self - getting honest, and reconnecting to the truth beneath the roles you play, as a runner, a sister, a daughter, a mother, a professional, a partner, a friend.

Home to Body - through movement, breath, and presence, coming back into the body you live in every day.

Home to Mind - where self-talk becomes self-trust, and the mind shifts from critic to ally.

Home to Community - belonging and connection, grown through honesty, shared miles, shared meals, shared truth.


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to self, to body, to mind, to community

Sample Schedule

Friday

3-4pm Arrive

5pm Shake off your travels Run

6pm Welcome Reception 

6:30pm Welcome Dinner

7:45pm Opening Ceremony + Introductions with Kelly

8:30pm Wind-Down Breath work

 

Sunday

Nubble Light Sunrise Surprise

7:00am Coffee and pre-run snacks

8:30Depart Group Run 

10:30Brunch and Closing Ceremony with Kelly

12pm Depart at Leisure

Saturday

7am Coffee & Pre-Run Snacks

8:30am Depart for run 

10am Breakfast

11:30am Workshop with Mirna

1pm Lunch followed by a short beach walk/stretch

2:30pm Workshop with Emily

4:00pm Optional Group Activity

4-6Free Time

5:30pm Pre-Dinner Snacks/Drinks

6pm Dinner

7:15pm Post Dinner walk/stretch

8pm Day Recap, journal, meditation

All yoga and running are optional.  With the exception of the “Shake off Your Travels Meet Your New Friends” on the first day

“I was feeling stagnant before the retreat. I was stuck. I was alone. Now that the retreat is over, I'm feeling a little freer and more confident in my abilities.”

-Melissa R.

Who is it for?

In short, everybody

runners coming off a spring marathon ready for active recovery

runners returning to run after injury who can't run back-to-back days

beginner runners who find running-intensive retreats intimidating

driven runners who are trying to 'find a different gear'

runners who want to experience Maine and all its magic this spring

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Single Occupancy

King Ensuite

$3000

  • single room with king bed, private bath

  • all meals, snacks, and lodging

  • VIP swag bag

  • two guest speaker sessions

  • transportation to and from all off-campus runs

  • restorative yoga + workshop with host

Single Occupancy

Queen - Semi Private Bath

$2800

  • single room with queen bed, semi-private bath (shared with adjoining room)

  • all meals, snacks, and lodging

  • VIP swag bag

  • two guest speaker sessions

  • transportation to and from all off-campus runs

  • restorative yoga + workshop with host

I'm in!

Single Occupancy

Queen

$2700

  • single room with queen bed, shared bath

  • all meals, snacks, and lodging

  • VIP swag bag

  • two guest speaker sessions

  • transportation to and from all off-campus runs

  • restorative yoga + workshop with host

can't wait!

Multi Occupancy

Twin

$2200

  • shared room with twin beds, three other guests, shared bath

  • all meals, snacks, and lodging

  • VIP swag bag

  • two guest speaker sessions

  • transportation to and from all off-campus runs

  • restorative yoga + workshop with host

bags packed!
yes please!

There’s a place for you at Rise Run Retreat.

When it comes to connection, Rise Run Retreat is the place to be. Less about paces and race times, the retreat was designed to be more about who we become when we move our bodies. It’s all bout stories of personal triumph and the confidence gained through a connection with ourselves and with others. At Rise Run Retreat we’ll invite you to set intentions for the weekend, reconnecting with the voice inside that dares to dream. Come connect, dream and run with us!

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • Accommodations at our retreats are usually a mix of either luxury private homes or rustic, lodge-like accommodations. Both retreats feature single, double and multi-occupancy available on a first come first serve basis.

  • The cancellation deadline for each retreat is 90-days before the retreat start date. Prior to the cancellation deadline, registered participants can receive a refund less a $500 non-refundable deposit. Because of the investment of time and money into planning the retreat and securing lodging, guest speakers etc., we are unable to issue any refunds after the cancelation deadline of 90-days prior to the retreat start date.

  • Thinking about joining us in 2027 and have questions about the retreats, the workshops, or how registration works? I’d love to chat. Grab a time that works for you: Discover Call.
    No pressure, just a conversation.

  • We believe that running is a transformative act for everyone who chooses to participate. We welcome runners of all ages and abilities. For group runs we divide into pace groups and make sure that no one runs alone. We believe that everyone belongs at Rise.Run.Retreat.

  • Group runs are anywhere from 3-6 miles on varied terrain. At each of our retreats, we plan for a combination of road, trail and rural dirt road runs. For those following a training plan, there are options to run longer when needed.

  • This varies based on our location, but typically the closest airports are

    Manchester-Boston Regional Airport (MHT) Manchester, NH

    Portland International Airport (PWM) Portland, Maine

    Boston Logan International Airport (BOS)

    Burlington International Airport (BTV) Burlington, VT

    The retreat does not provide transportation to and from the airport but assists attendees with coordinating carpool and rideshare with other attendees.