Half-Marathon Plans

I decided shortly after I started running that I want to run a marathon. And, because I have to put timelines on things or they don't get done, I want to do it before I'm 40. Well...I need to get on it! I have the marathon in mind - the Walt Disney World Marathon in 2014. If I'm going to do it, I'm going to do it right!

So, first I need to run a half. I had hoped to do the 3M Half (I hear it's great for first-timers), but the kids have bogarted that weekend. The Livestrong Half is February 17, and that's doable. I found a reasonable training plan online (click here for the article), and here it is:

Week	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
11/26	Rest	2 mi	Rest	2.5 mi	Rest	3 mi	20-30 min easy run or CT
12/3	Rest	2 miles	Rest	3 mi	CT or Rest	4 mi	20-30 min easy run or CT
12/10	Rest	2.5 mi	CT	3 mi	Rest	5 mi	20-30 min easy run or CT
12/17	Rest	3 mi	CT	4 mi	Rest	6 mi	20-30 min easy run or CT
12/24	Rest	3 mi	CT	3 mi	Rest	7 mi	30 min easy run or CT
12/31	Rest	4 mi	CT	4 mi	Rest	8 mi	30 min easy run or CT
1/7	Rest	4 mi	Rest	4 mi	CT	9 mi	30 min easy run or CT
1/14	Rest	4 mi	CT	3 mi	Rest	10 mi	30 min easy run or CT
1/21	Rest	5 mi	CT	4 mi	Rest	11 mi	Rest
1/28	30 min easy run or CT	4 mi	Rest	3 mi	CT	12 mi	30 min easy run or CT
2/4	Rest	CT	Rest	3 mi	CT	5 mi	30 min easy run or CT
2/11	Rest	2 mi	20 minutes	Rest	20 minutes	Race Day!	Rest Day!

So doable! From here on out - training will be tracked (along with interesting tidbits along the way). I'll officially start this plan next week, but that doesn't mean I'm not going to run this week. I mean, the Turkey Trot IS Thursday, after all.

Gobble, gobble.