Training

The Eugene Marathon is offering training sessions for both runners and walkers attempting their first full or half marathon and experienced folks trying to improve their performance.

ONLINE TRAINING PLANS:

We've teamed up with Active.com Trainer coaches to offer 5k, half marathon, and full marathon training programs that are a balance of aerobic, anaerobic and cross-training workouts. These training programs are built to get people of all levels across the finish line. From the first-timer to the seasoned veteran, you'll find the right program.  Click here to start training!

LOCAL TRAINING CLINICS:

Cooperative Performance & Rehabilitation 

Cooperative Performance & Rehabilitation provides rehabilitation for injuries and post-surgical conditions and performance training for amateur and professional athletes in a number of sports including running, golf, football, basketball, and baseball.  Its training program, RunWell, helps runners of all levels and ages attain their performance goals.  Click here to view the incredible RunWell training packages available. Contact Cooperative Performance & Rehabilitation for more information.

Joe's Team

Eugene author and coach Joe Henderson has helped marathoners for decades through his writings and since 2005 in person. Joe’s Team, sponsored by the Eugene Running Company, focuses exclusively each winter and spring on the Eugene Marathon. The group trains together each Sunday of the four-month program. For details, e-mail joe@joehenderson.com.

Eugene Running Club

Cathie Twomey Bellamy is a former elite runner who qualified for five Olympic Trials in events ranging from the 1500m through the marathon and was a member of the U.S. team that won the gold medal in the IAAF World Cross Country championships.  The former track and cross country coach at Marist High School and Sheldon High School, where she mentored individual and team champions on the track and in cross-country, Twomey Bellamy coaches adult runners through her longstanding Eugene Running Club.  The Eugene Running Club is an adult based program with individualized coaching done for all abilities and distances.  Contact Cathie or visit her website:www.eugenerunningclub.com for more information on how to get your training started today.

Eugene Running Company

Join one of the Eugene Running Company Marathon Teams to prepare for the Eugene Marathon or Half Marathon!  You'll receive excellent coaching, team uniform shirt, camaraderie and encouragement. Check with Eugene Running Company for more details.

Spirited Walkers of Eugene

Planning to walk the Eugene Marathon? Join Kay Porter, Ph.D and the Spirited Walkers of Eugene to prepare! Training begins in January. Contact Kay Porter for more details on this very popular program.

Chi Walking and Chi Running Training Groups

Chi Walking and Chi Running training programs designed specifically for the Eugene Marathon and Half Marathon offered by Keith McConnell, Certified Chi Walking & Chi Running Instructor.  For more details on these efficient and injury free approaches to long distance walking and running check Keith's web page at: www.drkeithcoach.com.  Groups meet on Sunday mornings or Thursday evenings beginning in January. 

Coach Jim's Training Group - Portland

Live in Portland and want to join a fun training group?  Here it is!  Whether you're putting yourself out there for your first marathon or a 26.2 veteran, Coach Jim's weekly free long runs are a great way to train. Fun people, fun routes, and a RRCA-certified coach each Saturday from various locations around Portland! >>More Details

CHARITY TRAINING PROGRAMS:

The Eugene Marathon partners with charities to provide opportunities to raise funds while training and participating in our race.  We also partner with Crowdrise, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing tools to help racers fundraise for any charity of their choosing.  To find out more about these programs, click here.

OFFICIAL PARTNER RACES:

41st Annual Portland Marathon & 3rd Annual Portland Marathon HALF
October 7, 2012

For forty years the Portland Marathon has been welcoming participants to the beautiful Pacific Northwest. Accolades from Runner’s World Magazine include: Best US Race in October, one of the Ten Greenest Races and the most Walker-Friendly Marathon in the Country.

Both our Full and Half Marathon courses are fast and forgiving, with more entertainment per mile than other events, along with excellent volunteer support, and great goodies at the finish including: a mint-struck proof finisher’s medal, two performance shirts, a challenge coin and pendant, to name just a few!

Related events include a 3-day Event Directors’ College, two-day Sports and Fitness Expo, Kids’ Fun Run & Festival, and on Marathon Day, our 10K Downhill Dash and 10K Family Walk—there’s an event for everyone!

Join us in 2012...but hurry, registration for the full marathon will sell out in early summer. The HALF general registration is closed, but entry is still available through our official charities. To learn more, or to register, go to:portlandmarathon.org

 

 

 

Sign up for our Email Newsletter