Half Marathon Training

This March, I'm running the Rock n' Roll Half Marathon in Dallas. This is my 2nd Half, my first was the Walt Disney World Half Marathon in January 2011. At the time, I thought, ok, if I'm going to run 13.1 miles, it's going to be in the "Happiest Place on Earth!" 

And thank goodness I did!

Cause here's the thing: your first 13.1 is hard. And training is hard. Not impossible, but the kind of hard when you regularly question your sanity.

My first 9 miler that time was in 37 degree weather. Oh, and it was raining. But I had to do it because that was my training run for the day. There is no room for deviation on your first one if you're going to be successful. I find that people who are like "I'm supposed to do 7 today but I'll just do it tomorrow," or "it's just an easy 3, I'll skip this one," find themselves on a slippery slope.

Knowing my favorite destination was at the end of my training is what kept me going on that 9 miler and all the other early mornings and log distances. 

And when I finished, I knew I'd do another. Hence, where we are today. 

Today is a rest day in my training, so I'll either do some weights or an easy cardio.