December 31st Results (5.2 miles)

This felt less like the last day of 2017 than the first day of school. I was excited to meet so many of you, and for you to greet each other. Special welcome to first-time runners here: Dean, Charlotte, Julie and Taylor – plus Gabe and Amy who have come before as guests and are now here to stay.

Thanks to Lindsey for opening the store today. This after she ran 22 miles on Friday as training for a marathon in early February.

TODAY’S 5.2 MILES

(with per-mile pace, based on GPS average of 5.23; target was to run at about the pace you expect to hold for a half-marathon two months from now; these are times from my watch, and yours might be faster)

Gabe – walked 7 miles, untimed

Neal – 58:09 (11:06 pace)

Bill – 48:24 (9:15s)

Jan – 57:50 (11:03s)

Michele – 58:09 (11:06s)

Amy – 55:37 for 5.6 miles (9:56s)

Stephanie – 58:09 (11:06s)

Kathie – 55:51 (10:40s)

Renee – 52:35 (10:03s)

Carrie – 53:35 (10:14s)

Leah – 49:59 (9:33s)

Dean – 46:07 (8:48s)

Charlotte – 1:03:16 (12:05s)

Julie – 1:34:10 for 6.6 miles (14:21s)

Taylor – 52:49 (10:05s)

Norm – 39:49 (7:36s)

Lydia – 55:37 (10:38s)

Sean – 45:02 (8:36s)

Rachel – 49:59 (9:33s)

Jeanette – walked 5 miles, untimed

OTHER RECENT RUNS

(those reported to me)

Rashi -- 6 miles in India!
Trina – 5.5 miles on Friday, 59:45 (10:52s)

Joe – 5.0-mile walk on Friday at 17:00s

(Onward, into the fog. Carrie Kehrein photo)

Training for Next Half-Marathon

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 it previously. You set the goal, and I provide the group support and coaching advice for carrying out a proven training plan.

The next round of training points toward a 13.1-mile run to celebrate the 13^th birthday of this team (February 25^th). This can also serve as early training for the Eugene Marathon or Half (April 29^th). Our final target race in this winter/spring series is the Love Liberates Half in Springfield (June 23^rd).

You can, of course, train for other races. But you must make the necessary adjustments in distances, and we can’t promise full support for those runs.

The Running Company has sponsored our training team since its launch in 2005. More than 500 runners have joined us, and their finish rate in halves and marathons is greater than 99 percent.

Most Sunday runs start at 8:00, with previews of the route emailed to registered runners each week. Weekly results are posted on this blog.

The training fee is $50 for the first two months, $75 for January through April, and $100 for January-June. Fees are payable at the store before your training begins. Special deal: Returning runners can bring a new one, and that round of training is free for the recruit.

We welcome runners of all abilities and experience levels. However, we strongly recommend that you have run at least four miles before this training begins. To reserve a spot on Joe’s Team, contact me at: joesrunteam@gmail.com.

The winter schedule:

December 31^st – 5 miles

January 7^th – 6 miles

January 14^th – 7 miles

January 21^st – 8 miles

January 28^th – 9 miles

February 4^th – 10 miles

February 11^th – 11 miles

February 18^th – 6 miles

February 25^th – 13^th Birthday Half-Marathon

Our target half-marathons for summer-fall 2018 will be Coburg in July (when training will overlap with Love Liberates, for a single fee if you’ll run both), Florence in September and EWEB in November.

EWEB Half-Marathon Results

Are you EWEB runners warm yet? Run to Stay Warm lived up to its name today – which isn’t to say these were tough running conditions.

Several from our team ran their best times in years, or ever. One won an age group prize, another took second, and two placed third.

Thanks to Neal, Jan, Renee, Amy and Gabe for playing supporting roles. And to William and Piper from Eclectic Edge for singling out our team for special attention.

TODAY’S HALF-MARATHON

(with official times and paces; there were no “chip” times, so some of you ran faster than listed here because of late starts)

Deb – 2:15:35 (10:21 pace) 1^st in age group

Jean – 2:34:27 (11:48s)

Tatiana – time not listed

Yukari – 2:31:00 (11:32s) debut at this distance

Kristin – 2:26:00 (11:09s)

Stephanie – 2:26:00 (11:09s)

Diana – 2:22:07 (10:51s)

Carrie – 2:22:08 (10:51s)

Leah – 1:41:40 (7:46s) 3^rd in age group

Steve – 2:07:18 (9:43s) 2^nd in age group

Norm – 1:38:48 (7:33s) 3^rd in age group

Trina – 2:17:13 (10:29s)

Sean – 1:54:08 (8:43s)

Suzy – 2:53:57 (13:17s)

Nobuko – 2:40:37 (12:16s)

Russell – 1:50:18 (8:26s)

Rhonda – 2:13:23 (10:11s)

Team alumni:

Lanae Bang – 2:28:31 (11:21s)

Pete Dolan – 1:34:43 (7:14s) 2^nd in age group

Tricia Duncan – 2:28:32 (11:21s)
Jannik Ehret -- 1:48:17 (8:16s) from UO class

Nate Hisamura – 1:40:23 (7:40s) 3rd in age group
Kyle McDonald -- 1:24:42 (6:47s) from UO class; 3rd in age group

Sergio Nava – 1:41:19 (7:44s)

Jerry Stromme – 1:54:22 (8:44s)

Joy Welker – 1:50:40 (8:27s)

Other recent:

Joe – walked 13.1 miles on Saturday at 17:11s

(Tatiana's photo from today's race.)

November 12th Results (6+ miles)

Better to be confused about the course today than next Sunday. There are four different ways to run the final mile to I-5. I think we tried them all this morning. But that won’t happen in the EWEB half-marathon, where your route surely will be the proper one – shown in the map sent today by email.

Thanks to Lindsey for opening the store today – as she has done most Sundays this year. Our runs from there have ended until after Christmas.

TODAY’S 6+ MILES

(with per-mile pace, based on your GPS or mind, which was 6.15; target was to keep the pace relaxed, as taper for next Sunday’s race)

Deb – 1:03:08 (10:14 pace)

Jenna –1:06:09 (10:45s)

Yukari – 1:04:47 (10:32s)

Kristin – 1:06:09 (10:45s)

Stephanie – 1:06:09 (10:45s)

Leah – 50:00 (7:42s)

Steve – 1:03:33 (10:31s)

Sean – 54:39 (8:27s)

Russell – 1:01:18 (9:58s)

Rhonda – 1:02:47 (10:15s)

Guest:

Mike – ran about 6.5 miles

OTHER RECENT RUNS

(those reported to me)

Bill – Las Vegas Marathon on Sunday evening, 4:09:31 (9:32s)

Steve – 11 miles on Wednesday, 1:58 (10:43s)

James – World’s Toughest Mudder in Las Vegas, Saturday-Sunday, ran 40 miles (including crossing 160 obtacles)

Joe – walked 6 miles on Friday in Salem at 15:34s