Behind the Scenes of the Latest Saucony 26Strong Photo Shoot

For the third year in a row, Competitor and Saucony are collaborating on 26Strong, a program pairing 13 experienced marathon mentors (coaches) with 13 first-time marathon runners (cadets) who are training for the Chicago Marathon on Oct. 11. Two of the teams recently logged some training miles together in sunny San Diego, and participated in photo shoot for the September issue of Competitor.

Click through the gallery for a sneak peak of the weekend.