Half Marathon! What?!!

Yes ladies and gentlemen, I have decided to enter into the world of long distance running. Thanks to my sister-in-law convincing me to run a half marathon at the end of April, I have begun the intense workout week after week. It started with three miles;What?! I don't think I have ever run three miles consecutively; I am a short, sprinting type runner. Well though I thought I would die I finished . :) After a week of running on my Mom's new treadmill (thanks Mom for the purchase :) ), three miles, four miles, sprinting; the first Saturday of our workout plan came (Sat. are our hard long runs). Six miles was the distance. Easy Peasy for my sister in law who has run three marathons, a couple halfs, and countless 5ks (which are three miles, for those who do not know runners talk). We met at Rob's parent's house, and had Rob drive us exactly six miles away from the ranch so that we would only have to run one way. As I sit in the car and watch him drive further and further away, my heart begins to race and I begin to think there is no way I am going to make it back to the ranch alive. My wonderful hubby even told me to take my phone just in case I needed him to come and get me. (Thanks hunny for the confidence). Finally after what seemed like an endless ride, Rob dropped us off and drove away and thus began the journey into a long, long, long run. Now I know what some of you are thinking; six miles that is not far. Have you ever ran six miles? It is farther when all you have are your feet to cover the distance. Needless to say the first two miles were horrible, the next two were ok, and the last two were the easiest to my surprise. But, the important thing is, I made it, without calling the hubby for a rescue mission.
Since then I have been doing well running a good pace four miles, and feel really good running five without feeling the pain going throughout my whole body. Now I only have eight more weeks to get ready for the big race, 13.1miles. O'man. I am scared and nervous, but excited to step out of my comfort zone and work my way toward something I have never done before. The race is April 27th at Folsom Lake in Sacramento. Wish me luck!!! I will keep you all posted on my progress (not like you care or anything), but I figure why not share with you my running adventure.

Run, Run, Run, Run.