Thursday, February 5, 2015

Summer Marathon & Half Training

Training for a long race goes better if you run with a group that shares your goal and a coach who has helped hundreds runners reach theirs before. You set the goal, and we provide the group support and coaching advice for carrying out our proven plan. 

This round of training targets the Coburg Run in the Country Half-Marathon (on July 20th) and the Portland Marathon (October 4th)… plus the Oregon Half in Forest Grove (September 12th), if interest warrants.

The Eugene Running Company has sponsored this training group since its launch. More than 500 runners have joined us, and their finish rate in marathons and halves is better than 99 percent.

The team usually meets at the Running Company on Sunday mornings at 7:30. The fee for marathon training is $100 and for the half-marathon, $50 (payable at the store).

We welcome runners of all abilities and experience levels. However, we strongly recommend that marathoners have run at least six miles, and half-marathoners at least four miles before this training begins. Eugene Running Company group training on Sundays and Mondays can help you build toward our starting distance.

To reserve a spot on Joe’s Team, contact the coach: joesrunteam@gmail.com. The calendar for this summer and early fall:

May 24 -- 5 miles to start half-marathon training
May 31 -- 6 miles

June 7 -- 7 miles to start marathon training
June 14 -- 8 miles
June 20 -- 9 miles (on Saturday; Prost8K on Sunday)
June 28 -- 10 miles

July 5 -- 11 miles
July 12 -- 6 miles
July 19 -- Coburg Half-Marathon
July 26 -- 7 miles (and possibly start of Oregon Half training)

Aug. 2 -- 15 miles
Aug. 9 -- 8 miles
Aug. 16 -- 17 miles at Row River Trail
Aug. 23 -- 9 miles
Aug. 30 -- 19 miles

Sept. 6 -- 10 miles
Sept. 13 -- 21 miles (and possibly Oregon Half on the 12th)
Sept. 20 -- 10 miles & 5 miles to start EWEB Half training
Sept. 27 -- 6 miles for all

Oct. 4 -- Portland Marathon (no half-marathon team run in Eugene)

We continue training for the EWEB Half later this fall.


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