Running - Can I Do a Half-Marathon?

I've been running regularly for almost 2 years now. It happened by accident, really. I was walking at Lake Nokomis after work one night and it started getting pretty dark. I started running and felt suprisingly good. The husband got me an ipod for our anniversary and that's when I really started running.

Today I did the Boston Scientific 10K with my new running friend (we met at the Mississippi 10-Miler) and we ran at a very good clip. We're considering doing the Monster Half in October and the husband and I may do one in Vegas in December.

My main troubles with running have been on a mental. I seem to be getting over that though. Doing the 10-miler in May really made me feel like a half isn't that big of a stretch. If I'm going to do the 1/2 in in October I need to get myself on a training program.

I just found this link on another blog that should help me plan some new routes: mapmyrun.com

Saturday my running friend and I are going to start at Minnehaha Park, head over the Ford bridge, up East River Road, over the Lake Street bride, and back down West River Road. A very pretty run to start the weekend.