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.