I was asked if I would develop a training schedule for the Half Marathon to be held on June 3.  I thought I would post it here for those who might be interested in running this year's event.

This training program is designed for those who are already running and can run 3 to 5 miles without difficulty.  The schedule is designed with five days of running, though it could be shortened to four days.  The schedule also has one track day with the track workout listed below.

Week Beginning    Monday      Tuesday   Wednesday   Thursday   Friday   Saturday   Sunday

April 23                    Rest            Track        3                     4        Rest         3            6
April 30                    Rest            Track        4                     5        Rest         4            7
May 7                      Rest            Track        5                     6        Rest         4            8
May 14                    Rest            Track        5                     6        Rest         4           10
May 21                    Rest            Track        3                     5        Rest         3            7
May 28                    Rest            Track        3                     4        Rest         3            Half Marathon Day 

Track Workouts

April 23:  1 mile warm-up, 1 mile strides, 4 sets of 800's with a 400 recovery between each 800.
April 30:  1 mile warm-up, 1 mile strides, 5 sets of 800's with a 400 recovery between each 800.
May  7 :  1 mile warm-up, 1 mile strides, 6 sets of 800's with a 400 recovery between each 800.
May 14:  1 mile warm-up, 1 mile strides, 7 sets of 800's with a 400 recovery between each 800.
May 21:  1 mile warm-up, 1 mile strides, 8 sets of 800's with a 400 recovery between each 800.
May 28:  1 mile warm-up, 1 mile strides, 4 sets of 800's with a 400 recovery between each 800.

Strides are defined as a 400 lap with two 15 -20 seconds of fast running followed by recovery run.