This weekend is the last run – only 8 miles – in the 2014 PMC. Resist the urge to run faster; sticking to the plan is always the best strategy at this point in marathon training. Hopefully you have met some other wonderful people during the Clinic and maybe you will even meet up with them on race day to work together towards your goals! But if not, be sure to exchange email addresses or…
Two more runs, including this weekend, remain in the 2014 Portland Marathon Clinic schedule. You have (hopefully) put in the training for your body, now it is time to really focus on your mental game. Your volunteer pace group leaders are experienced marathoners, and they care about other runners – including you. So feel free to talk with them about your goals for the race, things that worry you, and ask them any questions that…
After this weekend, only two Portland Marathon Clinics remain before the 2014 Portland Marathon. This is a big deal. You are just a few weeks away from toeing the line at our city’s signature 26.2. You’ll run this weekend out of the Pearl District lululemon store. This is a nice run to the Portland Waterfront and across the river on the Steel Bridge, heading down the Eastbank Esplanade. Then you’ll join up with the Springwater…
This weekend’s run is the Brunch Run! If you have your ticket, great – be at Willamette Park in the John’s Landing neighborhood before 8a. If not, sorry friend, you are out of luck. This is really all I can tell you about the course, because the route is TOP SECRET. The year I was a pace group leader for PMC it was an amazing run, starting at a park in far North Portland and…
Here we are at Labor Day Weekend already! And the Portland Marathon Clinic is ready to get your weekend started right with a 16-mile run. Led by experienced pace group leaders, the Portland Marathon Clinic runs are free and open to everyone, whether or not you are running Portland. If you are just maintaining a long-run schedule, or perhaps training for the 2014 ORRC Autumn Leaves 50k/50-Miler (on October 25), you should feel free to join…
After this weekend’s run, you are looking at only five remaining before the 2014 Portland Marathon. I hope you are starting to feel ready – trust in your training and listen to your pace group leaders! This week’s run is 20 miles from Mountain Hardwear in downtown Portland. You’ll cross the river on the Steel Bridge and run past the Moda Center before winding your way up through the Overlook neighborhood. The route then traces…
Get ready for a scenic run that honestly, isn’t even that hilly! This week’s Portland Marathon Clinic run offers up 16 miles from Lululemon Pearl at 1231 NW Couch. The route is an out-and-back course that will run along the waterfront on the west side to the Sellwood Bridge and then tour the amazing Eastmoreland neighborhood. You can check out the route here, but keep in mind you’re only going out 8 miles.
This week’s run is an important one: 20 miles (for everyone) on the Portland Marathon course. You will get a chance to run on much of the course, using sidewalks and obeying traffic signals, of course – but it’s a chance to identify your landmarks of where you should be at an hour, two hours; or what mile four looks like. To join in, head to (near) the Marathon start area at SW 4th and…
This week’s run will consist of 16-20 miles beginning and ending at  Road Runner Sports in Tualatin. It may be a tad hot, so make sure you are prepared to battle the elements (i.e water and fuel) along the way. After this run there are only eight runs left in the 2014 PMTC! The 2014 Portland Marathon is just around the corner now!Â
This week’s run is at Vancouver Lake. Read: very little shade. It’s a beautiful run, with recorded Bald Eagle sightings … but it’s sunny. Plan accordingly with a hat or visor, sunscreen, and dress for the weather! There are three distance options this week: 16, 18, and 20 miles.
