Eleven miles this Sunday, starting from the Eugene Running Company at 8:00 (with the store opening about 15 minutes earlier). Half-marathoners can continue your "maintenance" plan with a run of four to six miles.
The route (which takes you, in reverse, from the 25.5-mile mark to 16.5 of the Eugene Marathon course): Oakway and Coburg Roads to Ferry Street Bridge and don't cross. Turn left onto bike path, to Autzen footbridge and across. Turn right, to Owosso footbridge and across. Back to Ferry Street and store. GPS distance is 10.96 miles.
Bring a drink for delivery at Ferry (three miles) and Owosso (6.5 miles). Weather forecast: starting temperature in the 40s with rain likely.
Half-marathoners start the same way -- Ferry and Autzen -- and turn back earlier. Ask me about your preferred distance's turnaround point.
WEEK'S LESSON: YOUR TEAMMATES
Question: Does everyone run together, at the same
pace? Or do you divide us into pace groups that stay together?
Answer: Neither. Assigning you to run as a single big pack or several smaller ones would cause most of you to go faster or slower than is right for you. I want you to find your own best pace. With a team this size most runners fall into step with others of their pace, but we let this happen naturally rather than by assignment. You might end up running by yourself. But you’re never alone on long runs. You still gain great support from your teammates even without running beside them all the time. Also, feel free to bring along your own supporters: someone to run part of the distance with you, for instance, of someone to hand you drinks besides those supplied at the team’s stations… or simply a familiar face and voice that you look forward to seeing as the miles grow long.
Answer: Neither. Assigning you to run as a single big pack or several smaller ones would cause most of you to go faster or slower than is right for you. I want you to find your own best pace. With a team this size most runners fall into step with others of their pace, but we let this happen naturally rather than by assignment. You might end up running by yourself. But you’re never alone on long runs. You still gain great support from your teammates even without running beside them all the time. Also, feel free to bring along your own supporters: someone to run part of the distance with you, for instance, of someone to hand you drinks besides those supplied at the team’s stations… or simply a familiar face and voice that you look forward to seeing as the miles grow long.
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