For whatever reason, I had it in my stupid, stupid head to sign up for a half-marathon this year. Of course, the longest race I've gone recently is 5K (3.1 miles) and the half-marathon is 21K (13.1). It's funny because last year, I had thought that the idea of running this far was utterly ridiculous, especially for fun.
In any event, in order to be able to finish this is less than the time it would take to walk it, I've been running throughout the winter...also something I've never done previously. There were days that I (along with equally insane friends) have been running through snowstorms, bitter winds, and temperatures more suited to polar bears.
I still haven't run the distance I need to do in the race later this year, but I'm getting close. Today's run was 11 miles and that's basically within striking distance of the 13.1 miles I'll need.* At least Spring is almost here and with it weather better suited for this sort of thing has been making an appearance.
Of course, doing this sort of exercise would make one think I'd be losing weight, but so far, the increased hunger seems to be outweighing any caloric burn these longer runs are having.
---
* - Tell that to one of my ankles, which appears to be a bit pissed off with me right now.
Labels: half-marathon, running
