The Eugene Running Company Marathon Team (sponsored by Aquarius Water) is Training for the 2007 Portland Marathon on October 7.

We invite you to join us! Whether you’re a first-time beginner or an experienced marathoner, it’s generally more fun and more effective to join the camaraderie of others and receive expert coaching for your journey of personal achievement.

About our coaches:
Jil Mestler is a busy mother with three beautiful children and still has the time and energy to run a sub-three-hour marathon. As a star high school runner in Enumclaw, Washington, she was a state champion on the track and National Junior Olympic Champion in Cross Country. She enjoyed a successful collegiate career at the University of Oregon where she earned her bachelors degree in Exercise and Movement Science. She also holds a Masters Degree in Human Biology from Pacific University.

Laura LaMena-Coll is a retired international class long-distance runner. She represented the USA seventeen times as a member of the National Team, including the World Cross Country Championships, World Cup of Track & Field, IAAF World Championship Road Race and Pan American Games. Runner’s World magazine ranked her among America’s top ten road racers in the early 1990s. She ran her marathon personal best of 2:39:37 at the 1991 International Women’s Marathon in Nagoya, Japan. Laura is an owner of the Eugene Running Company.

The details:
The team runs from the store starting at 7am every Saturday morning until the race. All paces and levels of experience are welcome. The cost is $100. Every team member receives a team uniform shirt, coaching, camaraderie and encouragement. We want you to be part of the fun! Register at the Eugene Running Company.
www.eugenerunningcompany.com