Running is going to be in my regular routine again. A few of our current and former youth group students are interested in running 5K/10K/Half Marathon, so as a good youth leader, I will join them. Two of the three youth leaders (myself and Nate) will be running a half marathon and I'm trying to convince my husband to run a 5K while pushing our double stroller with our tots in tow.

Photo Courtesy of Nate Rische

Last year, I ran the The Giant Race in San Francisco which was a very picturesque run which started at the San Francisco Giants Baseball Stadium, went along the Piers and Fisherman Wharf, Crissy Field down to the Golden Gate Bridge and back. My first half marathon EVER. Never cared about time, I just wanted to finish it and not die.

Nonetheless now that I'm going to run my second half marathon, Quarry Turkey Half Marathon on November 30, 2013 (Yes that is the Saturday AFTER Thanksgiving) I need to compare my times and train so I can try to beat my previous times.

The Giants Race - September 16, 2012

Time: 2:24:32

Pace: 11:02/mi

This year I'm going to cross train with road biking as well as hiking on Saturdays when we can. I will see how it goes but here is my tentative training schedule, with a weekend of backpacking thrown into the mix.

My only goals this time is to beat my previous race time and to motivate our youth who chose to participate to complete the training and actually run the race. Personally, I think the training is harder then the intended race. If you have any suggestions in my training schedule please leave a comment in the comment section.

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