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So I'm definitely doing a half-marathon. Well, 2 actually. My running friend and I signed up for the Women Run the Cities 10-Miler and the Monster Half , plus the hubby and I are postponing our anniversary trip this year until December. We're heading West for the Vegas Half Marathon on December 2. I'm nervous, but am pretty sure I'll be able to finish. I'm not exactly in it to win it or anything. I need to get my rear in gear after a long weekend away from running, but the 92 degree heat + humidity just makes me sleepy.

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...