Now, honestly, I am beat and I just want to lay in bed, but I do feel incredibly accomplished. 

A few months ago I couldn’t run two miles, now I am up to nine. The half marathon is only about three weeks away, 13.1 that day.

I will fight through anything to finish. No matter what, I am going to finish that run, hopefully around my time goal. 

I did my 5K, in about 30 minutes. I am happy with that time, really happy. I am so proud of myself. 

Also, I ran 7miles yesterday. Collectively over the past week I ran 20.5 miles and walked at least another 2 miles per day. 

I never thought I could do this, but I’m getting there. 

1 month and 6 days until the half marathon!

Even though I already signed up for my half-marathon, this will be the first one I am running. I am really excited. I have never run any race and I am doing it with one of my best friends, one who I always envied her dedication to fitness.

I know my half-marathon will be 20+K, but this 5K will be good training for the big thing. 

It will be a wonderful way to spend my early Saturday morning. 

And today I am feeling it. Also I cross-trained today, so I hope I am really making progress in the fitness section.

I started my half-marathon training program this week and my knee is all messed up. I hope this isn’t going to take me out of the run. So today I have to rest and it has been really tough, I never thought it would happen but I got running into my routine. 

I hope my body is ready for this training. So far, not so good.

One of my best friends and I have decided to start running, like really running. He signed up for the marathon October and we are both signing up for the half-marathon at the end of May. I will be running 13.1 miles in one shot. So we started training and working out and my body is killing me. 

We both decided to do this for ourselves. I want to prove to myself that I can set my mind to something and achieve it, so I am going to. 13.1 miles to run. I will do it. 

Just about everyone we have told we are doing this has said things like, “You?!” and “Do you know how long a half(in his case full) marathon is?!” 

We know what we are signing up for. We are going to accomplish this. I am so proud of us starting this journey. 

104 days until the half marathon.