September 28th Results (5.3 miles)

We’ve run out of September and into the buildup for EWEB and other Thanksgiving-era halves. Thanks to Kelly for hosting us at the store this morning, and to Renee for the post-run pears.

SUNDAY’S 5.3 MILES

(with per-mile pace, based on GPS average of 5.29; times are from my watch, and yours might have differed)

Neal – untimed, after Saturday race

Marcel – 44:35 (8:25 pace)

Sally D. – 46:55 (8:52s)

Jan – 55:25 (10:28s)

Renee – 55:25 (10:28s)

Ben – 46:55 (8:52s)

Carrie – 1:00:58 (11:31s)

Kate – 38:45 (7:19s)

Leah – 46:55 (8:52s)

Dean – 48:30 (9:10s)

Sarah – 57:10 (10:48s)

Norm – 38:45 (7:19s)

Frank – 50:29 (9:32s)

Sean – 48:30 (9:10s)

Trina – 55:15 (10:26s)

Rhonda – 57:10 (10:48s)

SUNDAY’S OTHER DISTANCES

Chris – ran 19M

Scott – 12M at 8:20s

Shannon – 10.4M at 8:46s

OTHER RECENT RESULTS

(those reported to me)

Neal – Hop to Hop 10K race on Saturday

Bill – 30.5M on Saturday at 12:57s

Michele – Hop to Hop 10K race on Saturday

Amy – 14.0M in Mass. on Saturday at 10:17s

Stephanie – Corvallis 10K on Sunday, 54:26 (8:46s) 3rd in age group

Scott – 22M on Tuesday at 9:08s

Kathie – Paris 10M race on Sunday

Laurel –5K race in DC on Thursday, 26:00 (8:23s)

Joe – 4.0M walk on Friday at 19:15s

September 22nd Results (4 miles, etc.)

Welcome to fall. That’s short here for rainfall's return.

Today’s run was a shorter-than-normal bonus. Next week we’ll begin EWEB Half training with the usual five miles

SUNDAY’S 4-MILE RUN

(with per-mile pace, based on GPS average of 3.97; times are from my watch, and yours might have differed)

Neal – 44:50 (11:17 pace)

Bill – 34:50 (8:46s)

Marcel – 31:27 (7:55s)

Jan – 43:46 (11:01s)

Chris – 46:50 (11:47s)

Renee – 41:35 (10:28s) welcome back to team!

Kate – 31:00 (7:48s)

Dean – 35:07 (8:50s) welcome back to team!

Norm – 31:00 (7:48s)

Sean – 35:53 (9:02s)

SUNDAY’S OTHER DISTANCES

Chris – ran a 2^nd lap for 8M total

Joy – 7M in 1:08 (9:41s)

Nate – 8.5M in 1:08 (8:17s)

Leah – 5.3M in 45:11 (8:31s)

Shannon – 5.3M in 45:11 (8:31s)

OTHER RECENT RESULTS

(those reported to me)

Michele -- 7M at Smith Rock on Saturday
Sally D. – 20.5M in Portland on Friday at 8:57s

Kay – 21M on Friday

Amy – 20M in Massachusetts on Sunday
Stephanie -- 4M on Sunday afternoon

Kathie – 3.5M in France on Friday

Ben – 5K race on Thursday in 20:33 (6:38s)
Frank -- 6.4M in California on Sunday

Sean – Pacific NW Marathon on Saturday in about 4:06:09 (9:24s), PR

Trina – 25M on Saturday

Will – Pacific NW Half on Saturday in 2:34:17 (11:47s) PR

Joe – 3.1M walk on Friday

Training for EWEB Half

We’re entering the fourth and last lap of this year-long set of adventures. Winter (with Florence Half as our target), spring (Eugene, with partial teams running Newport and Coburg) and summer (Cottage Grove) are complete. EWEB’s Run to Stay Warm on November 24^th marks our finish line for 2019.

Our runners can, of course, train for other races in this time frame, such as halves listed below. (Other distances lie outside the reach of this basically half-marathon program.) But you must make the necessary adjustments in training distances, and we can’t promise full support for all of those runs.

The Eugene Running Company has sponsored and hosted our training team since its launch in 2005. Most runs start at the store, at 8:00 on Sunday mornings.

Previews of the route emailed to registered runners each week. Weekly results are posted on our blog, http://joesteamrunners.blogspot.com.

If EWEB training is your first with us this since winter and/or spring, the cost is $50. Continuing runners from summer either have already paid or are eligible for discounts. There is no extra charge for runs labeled as “bonus training.”

SEPTEMBER TO NOVEMBER TRAINING

9/22 -- bonus run of 4 miles (Pacific Northwest Half on 21^st)

9/29 -- 5 miles to start EWEB Half training

        

10/6 -- 6 miles (Portland Half on 6^th) 

10/13 -- 7 miles

10/20 -- 8 miles

10/27 -- 9 miles

        

11/3 -- 10 miles (Silver Falls Half on 3^rd)

11/10 -- 11 miles

11/17 -- 6 miles

11/24 -- EWEB Half

BONUS RUNS

(11/30 -- Friendsgiving Half)

12/1 -- 11 miles

12/8 -- 6 miles               

(12/14 -- Holiday Half)

This ends training until 2020, when we again will target a half-marathon in each of the four seasons.  Plans for next year are still taking shape, depending on which races are scheduled when.

Cottage Grove Half-Marathon Results

This isn’t bragging; it’s fact. We dominated the Cottage Grove Half. Our team accounted for 11 percent of the total field. We had four first-place finishers in age groups, plus five runners-up. Most importantly, 100 percent of our 20 runners finished, and PRs were plentiful.

We’ll have no team run on Sunday. Training for the EWEB Half will begin the following weekend, and I’ll preview that program soon.

SATURDAY’S HALF-MARATHON

(with official times, paces and places)

Neal – 2:33:56 (11:45 pace) 1^st age-group

Bill – 2:04:36 (9:30s) running Diamond Lake on Sunday

Marcel – 1:36:51 (7:23s)

Sally D. – 1:40:40 (7:41s) 2^nd age-group

Jan – 2:23:42 (10:58s)

Kay – 1:32:42 (7:04s) 2^nd age-group

Amy – 2:04:36 (9:30s) running Diamond Lake on Sunday

Kyoko – 2:18:21 (10:34s)

Chris – 2:25:05 (11:04s) 2^nd age-group

Scott – 1:47:26 (8:12s)

Kathie – 2:22:19 (10:52s) 2^nd age-group

Ben – 1:50:16 (8:24s) 1^st age-group

Carrie – 2:13:02 (10:09s)

Kate – 1:33:59 (7:10s) 1^st age-group

Leah – 1:48:14 (8:16s) 2^nd age-group

Shannon – 1:46:12 (8:06s) 1^st age-group

Sarah – 2:02:29 (9:20s)

Sean – 2:04:36 (9:30s) happy birthday!

Trina – 2:20:20 (10:42s)

Rhonda – 2:15:20 (10:20s)

OTHER RECENT RESULTS

(those reported to me)

Bill -- Diamond Lake Half in 2:17:12 (10:28s), 2nd for age
Amy -- Diamond Lake Half in 2:17:12 (10:28s)
Matt – OTC 5K on Thursday in 28:26 (9:10s)
Norm -- Hilly 13.1M on Saturday in 1:55:45 (8:50s)

Joe – 4M walk on Friday at 18:26s