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Half Marathon Training Programs

January - May: The Other Half half marathon training program.
June - Mid August: The Half Mad half marathon training program.
The Half Mad enrollment form is available here .
Mid August - December: The Whatever half marathon training program.

General Program Details: The Half Mad training program

The San Diego Track Club’s 3rd Annual Half Mad Half Marathon Program begins
Saturday, June 7, 7:00 am at Road Runner Sports, 5553 Copley Dr., San Diego, 92111. (Google Map: Road Runner Sports)

This half marathon training program is for runners of all paces. At each workout/run there are athletes running at various paces.

Half Mad Half Marathon Program Fee is $55. If you are not currently a member of the San Diego Track Club, you must also purchase a 2008 SDTC membership of $25 (an individual membership) or $41 (a family membership).

The Half Mad Half Marathon Program Fee includes:
r a 12-week schedule with organized runs every Saturday at 7:00am at various locations: Lake Murray, Harbor Island, Balboa Park and Coronado, and evening workouts in Balboa Park with the SDTC every Tuesday at 5:30 pm. The runs on Saturday will include water station support.
r a program technical tee, tank top, or muscle shirt of your choice (in Navy or White)
r a can of Vitalyte, the electrolyte drink provided at SDTC events (including the Tuesday and Saturday workouts)
r two $10 gift certificates to local running stores
r a weekly email regarding each Saturday’s run
Note: The technical tee, the Vitalyte, and the gift certificates alone would cost at least $55 retail.

The purpose of the Half Mad Half Marathon training program is to prepare runners for the America’s Finest City Half Marathon in August (or any summer half marathon) or to just have a group to keep running with on Saturdays, especially after participating in the Rockin’ ‘n’ Runnin’ Marathon Training Program the previous 21 Saturdays. Stephen Burch, the program coordinator for the half marathon training program, will be providing water station support each Saturday.

What makes this training program different from the SDTC’s outstanding Rockin’ ‘n’ Runnin’ Marathon Training Program? The number of participants in this program is much smaller, so it is easier to get know other runners. And training for a half marathon (and running at most 2 hours) is far less demanding than training for a marathon.

Contact: Stephen Burch arunnerofsdtc@cox.net

Program Director Stephen Burch

Stephen is a member of the SDTC Board of Directors, the volunteer coordinator for the SDTC's races and marathon training program, and the coordinator of the club's year-round half marathon training programs. Under Stephen's direction, the club offered two half marathon training programs in 2006 and 2007: the Half Mad and the Whatever programs and has added a third in 2008: the Other Half program. Coach Paul Greer supplies the training schedules; Stephen coordinates the program details and supplies the long run support.

For more information please contact him at
Stephen Burch arunnerofsdtc@cox.net