We will still have pace groups for the Saturday run\/walks, and encourage you to stay together for comeraderie. During the week, consider doing the workouts that best match your current fitness and experience, rather than your pace:[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=\"custom\" accent_color=\"#105677\"][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=\"RED\" font_container=\"tag:h2|font_size:26px|text_align:left|color:%231e1e1e|line_height:2\" use_theme_fonts=\"yes\"][vc_column_text]Novice Runners (have run fewer than 2 (half-)marathons). Also appropriate for Intermediate or Experienced Runners returning from time off or injury. Later in the season, track workouts are distance-based, and are best done on a track or flat surface with a GPS watch.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=\"YELLOW\" font_container=\"tag:h2|font_size:26px|text_align:left|color:%231e1e1e|line_height:2\" use_theme_fonts=\"yes\"][vc_column_text]Intermediate Runners (have run 2-5 marathons before), with no recent injuries. The weekday runs are longer than Red, but shorter than Green. Track workouts are distance-based.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=\"GREEN\" font_container=\"tag:h2|font_size:26px|text_align:left|color:%231e1e1e|line_height:2\" use_theme_fonts=\"yes\"][vc_column_text]Experienced Runners (5+ previous marathons), no recent injuries, and currently running at least 4 days a week. Saturday and weekday runs are longer than Yellow's. Track workouts are distance-based.[\/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading text=\"PURPLE\" font_container=\"tag:h2|font_size:26px|text_align:left|color:%23000000|line_height:2\" use_theme_fonts=\"yes\"][vc_column_text]All skill levels for Walkers and Interval Walk\/Runners[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]If you have questions about which schedule you should be following, just ask a Red Hat (Coach or Assistant Coach) on Saturday![\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=\"What Color Group Am I? Green, Yellow, Red or Purple?\" font_container=\"tag:h2|font_size:46px|text_align:left|color:%231e1e1e|line_height:2\" use_theme_fonts=\"yes\"][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=\"3914\" img_size=\"full\" alignment=\"center\"][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]In the past, Portland Fit has used color groups to designate paces for our long runs & walks on Saturdays. The weekly schedule had slightly longer workouts for \u201cfaster\u201d color groups. However, your pace does not necessarily match experience, goals or current fitness. Compare a Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3914,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":""},"categories":[48,47,46],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.usafit.com\/portlandfit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/images-e1551143685318.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcWZPs-117","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.usafit.com\/portlandfit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3913"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.usafit.com\/portlandfit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.usafit.com\/portlandfit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.usafit.com\/portlandfit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.usafit.com\/portlandfit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3913"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.usafit.com\/portlandfit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3913\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3984,"href":"https:\/\/www.usafit.com\/portlandfit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3913\/revisions\/3984"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.usafit.com\/portlandfit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3914"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.usafit.com\/portlandfit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3913"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.usafit.com\/portlandfit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3913"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.usafit.com\/portlandfit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3913"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}