Word to the Mother

Today was the latest installment of the Dirty Half Training Group. A whole bunch of us enjoyed the refreshing sunshine as we took our 11 mile jaunt through the woods in preparation for the big day. Not only was the weather beautiful and the trail in great shape, but it was also Mother's Day (the first pic above shows some of the Mom's out there this morning). So to show some respect to the Moms we pulled out some stops. Thump Coffee came through with some free coffee coupons, Footzone donated $5.00 giftcards. Pair that with some chocolate and we have 40 or so really happy moms. One mom used the chocolate on the run rather than a gel which she said really gave her a good boost to finish strong.
Thank you to all the moms and everybody else who came out to enjoy a great morning run.

dave

TPG - Cinco de Mayo

I know it's hard to believe but the Tuesday Perf. Group is pretty much always good. Bring on good and bad weather, hills, track, tempo etc. Ask anyone who goes (there's about 40 regulars) and they'll tell you that you get a great group with some good comraderie and the satisfaction that comes from a challenging workout. There are many paces out there and everyone's working hard and getting results. Last night was especially fun hearing some specific results from Dave Webster and Mary Primrose from the Eugene Half. They both PR'd and both seem to think that TPG was part of the reason. There's a little buzz in the group as everyone's sensing that these workouts are really helping their running. We're feeling lucky that we have such a great group and Max to lead the way. Cheers-Teague

Strength Workout Tomorrow Night

Tomorrow nights strength workout will be at Kyle's Studio. You can start 6pm as usual or, if you want a little extra, go for 90 minutes and start at 5:30 (there's a class that starts then and Kyle invited us to join in). $5 as usual. Thanks to Kyle, it's fun to be at his studio for a change. To get there, take Galveston/Skyliner Road West past the Mt. Washington Roundabout. Take the first right, then the first left and it's on the left (WillRacePerformance Studio). See you there. -Teague

Eugene Half

There were many Central Oregonians running the Half Marathon over in Eugene yesterday. Great to see the Tuesday Performance Group paying off so well for Dave Webster. He PR'd with a ripping fast 1:24:08. Mary Primrose also seems to be reaping rewards from the TPG and ran a 1:31:57. Results are here. So many great runs by Central Oregonians. A few to look for are Steve Jenevein, Andy Young, Dan(o) Montoya, Stephanie HackBarth, Jamie Tuchscherer, and Betsy Skovborg (Congrats Betsy on your fist half marathon). Cheers to all- sorry for the names I missed--Teague

Good Reading

If you're interested in how the Dirty Half might shake out near the front this year, here's a great read courtesy of local speedster Jeff Caba. Thanks Jeff-Teague

A Few Eugene results

There were many great performances in the valley this weekend at the Eugene Marathon and Half-Marathon. Ryan Schaffer and Michael Dennis, both friends and Michael of our "Ask the Experts" series, ran some great marathons yesterday. Ryan pushed himself to a sub-3 hour (2:59:34) finish while Michael pr'd by about 5 minutes (!) with a 2:50:58. Rene Scott blazed through the course in 3:30:50. Fast times, Great job. Sounds like the weather held out ok. Ryan said it was raining hard when he woke up but just steady by race time. He said for the bulk of the marathon, the rain actually stopped! Lot's of Central Oregonians in Eugene this weekend the results are here. Cheers-Teague

Gut Check

The 60 or so that came out for the Dirty Half Training Group were no doubt questioning their sanity on starting a 9 mile run in less that perfect conditions. Despite some wet snow falling and some cold temps the forest was down right spectacular with the snow cover. The group was in good spirits by the end and afterwards everybody enjoyed some granola bars and camaraderie on persevering through some sloppy conditions. Hopefully the weather will improve slightly for next weeks 11 miler. See you there next Sunday same Bat time same Bat place.

dave