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 13th birthday of this
team (February 25th). This can also serve as early training for the Eugene
Marathon or Half (April 29th). Our final target race in this
winter/spring series is the Love Liberates Half in Springfield (June 23rd).
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 31st – 5 miles
January
7th – 6 miles
January
14th – 7 miles
January
21st – 8 miles
January
28th – 9 miles
February
4th – 10 miles
February
11th – 11 miles
February
18th – 6 miles
February 25th – 13th
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.