Here is the deal. For about the last week I have been feeling really strong doing the Higdon 10K plan. Also, a bunch of cow-orkers are doing the Hands-On-House Half Marathon…not to mention, they are also all training for their Fall marathons. I have to admit, I feel a little left out. To that end, I am going to drop out of my current training program and move on to the Hal Higdon Half Marathon training. However since the race is on September 29th and the plan is 12 weeks long, I have to start the plan on week 3…so this is now officially week 3 of the half marathon plan :).
I plan to switch to that plan for 2-3 weeks and see how it goes. If at the end of the 3 weeks I am feeling strong, and able to keep up with the plan, then I will likely go for it. If not, no harm no foul, I can pick a new plan and start training for some 5K’s or something till I figure out what I want to do.
I am not planning to “race” the half marathon, only complete it. I suppose only time will tell. I just really feel like I want to add some serious mileage, and this seems like a good way to test if I am ready for that. I am open to the idea that I am not ready…but I really think I have to try.
