Training for May-June 2019

Teamwork doesn’t stop with the Eugene Marathon or Half unless you want it to. We continue the following Sunday, with the program targeting the Coburg Half on June 22^nd (note the move from its previous July date).

You can, of course, train for other races in this time frame (such as Grapes of Half or Newport). But you must make the necessary adjustments in training distances, and we can’t promise full support for all those runs.

We divide the year into two parts (winter-spring and summer-fall) and each of those into two segments of about two months each (which is the length of our half-marathon training cycle). Next will come the “second of the first,” if that makes any sense.

Most runs start at 8:00, with previews of the route emailed to registered runners each week. Weekly results are posted on our blog, http://joesteamrunners.blogspot.com.

Fees vary for this second two-month segment of 2019 training. If you already paid $75, you’re covered for May-June. If you paid $50 earlier, an additional $25 is due in May. If May is your first time with us this year, it’s a $50 fee. Let me know if you need your status report that way.

We welcome runners of all abilities and experience levels. However, we strongly recommend that half-marathoners 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 post-Eugene Marathon/Half schedule:

May 5th -- 5 miles to start Coburg Half-Marathon training

May 12th -- 7 miles (Hot Springs Trail Race on 11^{th & 12th})

May 19th -- 8 miles (Grapes of Half on 18^th)

May 26th -- 9 miles

June 2nd -- 10 miles (Newport Marathon & Half on 1^st)

June 9th -- 11 miles

June 15th -- 6 miles (on Saturday; Prost8K on 16^th)

June 22nd -- Coburg Half-Marathon (7:00 start)

June 30th -- 5 miles      

Summer training, starting July 14^th, will target the Cottage Grove Half-Marathon (September 14^th)… Fall training, from September 22^nd, will build toward the EWEB Half (November 24^th)…. Informal bonus training will continue on December Sundays, at no extra charge.

(Photo: Our Coburg team last year.)