I’m coming to the end of week 2 of my half marathon training. I’m a little concerned about logging so many fewer miles than I was before I started the program, but I have to say that I feel pretty good and am still motivated to continue (although that has more to do with the fact that I already paid for two [2] half marathons and being a jew I have to get my money’s worth out of them than anything else).

This training program is only devised as a way to get someone to finish a half marathon while I do have a goal time in mind. But all the more experienced runners I polled suggested I do the novice program even though I was already running as much as the intermediate program required. So I’ve decided to not stress about my first half marathon. That’ll be my first one and it’ll give me a chance to learn what to expect and to go through the experience. After that I’ll just jump into the last 5 weeks of the intermediate program and shoot for my time at my second half marathon.

If by some chance I come close to my goal time at the first half marathon I’ll be one chest puffed out walking mofo though. I can guarantee that.