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Time To Run The Race

Jan 16

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The date of my first Half Marathon is speedily approaching!  April 11 will soon be here!

I’ve been running steadily since June of 2009 and can now complete a 10 mile run in about 2 hours.  My goal is to finish the 13.1 mile half marathon in 2 hours and 15 minutes, so I will need to increase my speed by quite a bit.

I’ve also been working some major overtime hours the last few months and have been hit-and-miss with my running.  I am hoping to use the free training guide at Runnersworld.com to help me focus on how to train better.

Below is the Twelve Week training guide I am going to try and follow.  It might be difficult as I am still working a lot of overtime hours.

The Speedwork portion of the training will also be tough for me, as I’m not a fast runner.  I have been able to maintain a 10 minute mile pace for 6 miles, but 6 miles is much shorter than 13!  I’ve been able to complete 2 miles in 18 minutes, but that’s my fastest pace so far!

Despite the time problems I might have training, I’m actually excited to have a concrete plan to start.  If the Santa Cruz Half goes well, I’m hoping to run the half marathon portion of the San Francisco Marathon.  To run over the Golden Gate Bridge would be an exciting thing to do!!