It is September 2 this Saturday – only five 2017 Portland Marathon Clinic Runs this season! But that doesn’t mean the hard work is done. This may be the hardest segment, because you are doing consistent high mileage when your body has been working hard for months. But you are also stronger, including mentally, so keep that in mind when you lace up to head out! This Saturday’s run, starting at 8a, will leave from…
This week’s Portland Marathon Clinic free long run is another 20-miler, this one starting from Mountain Hardwear at 722 SW Taylor St. in downtown Portland. There are some parking garages nearby if you are driving to the run. The store will open at 7:30a, but the bathroom line will likely be long so please take care of business ahead of time if you can. This weekend’s run is an out-and-back along Terwilliger Blvd and into…
This weekend, the PMC will be running 16 miles (they’re in the “castle” portion of the training where runners do 20-16-20-16) from the NW Portland Road Runner Sports Location at 29 NW 23rd place (just off Burnside and NW 23rd). Important note: Don’t park in the shopping center’s lot – you’ll get a ticket! Instead look for a 5-hour meter on the street, take the streetcar, or park elsewhere and walk to the run. As…
The Portland Marathon Clinic is running 20 miles this weekend and will be on the course (both the course proposed for this year and the previous course). As a bonus, there are 8 aid stations on the run with hydration; you’ll want to bring your own as well, and some snacks. Click here to see the map with mile markers. The run will start at SW 4th and Main, and then skip the first few…
This weekend’s Portland Marathon Clinic run will offer 16 and 20 mile routes from the Road Runner Sports in Tualatin. As usual, the run will start at 8a, so you should be there by 7:45a so you have time to find your pace group and use the bathroom. There are not many bathrooms there so if you are able to take care of business before you arrive, you should. There are restrooms at Atfalati Park…
Get your gear ready to go because this weekend the Portland Marathon Clinic is running of of their more unique routes – the Vancouver Lake route. The distances offered this weekend are 16, 18, and 20 miles, which is perfect for this flat route which allows you to make a gametime decision on your total distance. From Vancouver Lake Park (where January’s CCRC Vancouver Lake Half Marathon starts and ends), the route runs about a…
This Saturday, the PMC gets really close to it’s first 20-miler! Experienced marathoners will run 19 miles while those training for their first marathon and those running less weekly mileage will run 16. The run, as always, starts at 8a; this week’s route starts and ends at the Road Runner Sports location at 29 NW 23rd Place. Do not park in their parking structure though – tickets are given to cars remaining there longer than 2…
Here we are, mid-way through July and fall marathons are starting to feel very real for those doing their long runs solo! Why not join the friendly volunteer pace group leaders at the Portland Marathon Clinic on their free Saturday long run and enjoy some company? When I was a participant and then a pacer, I made a number of friends that I still enjoy running with nearly 8 years later. This Saturday’s run starts…
The run this weekend is at Athleta’s store in the Pearl District at 1001 NW Couch. The store will be open at 7:30a, so please arrive early if you are a last-minute-bathroom-break person; otherwise take care of business before you arrive. Distances for this week are 14, 16, and 18 miles, all of which will be run on an out-and-back course that will be supported with 2 aid stations courtesy of Athleta. The sponsors…
There’s no way it will be as hot this weekend as it was last, so if you’re upping your mileage with an eye toward a fall marathon or ultra, join the Portland Marathon Clinic! Their Saturday runs are free and led by experienced pace group leaders that have years of marathoning knowledge. This weekend’s run starts at 8a from Road Runner Sports at 29 NW 23rd in Portland. Please be sure not to park in…
