Half-way There

This past weekend, we completed the Steamworks Brewing Half Marathon. I was within 2 minutes of my goal time and Daniel was able to shave almost fifteen minutes off his previous half marathon time. All in all, it was a great race and a great success. We had a wonderful weekend and got to see my parents and old friends and drink many beers. I also got my first race medal and it takes a ton of restraint not to wear it everyday since I am really proud of this achievement. I can say that I still feel completely daunted by the marathon, which is now only 74 days away. There are many miles to run between now and then, but I try to calm myself by realizing that we are half-way there. When I started training in January, I would often think after completing a training run, "I would have to run that same run almost 9 times in a row to complete a marathon." At the time that seemed impossible. Now I can say, "Okay if I can just do that twice, I'm there."