I consider a 1/2 marathon to be a marathon, and actually don't have the goal set to run a full one. I ran the 1/2 marathon in Phoenix in January of 2007, and the 1/2 in North Park in March of 2008. My next marathon goal is for May 3rd in Pittsburgh. I wrote out my entire training calendar, and will officially start training on January 4th. The first picture...my head is between the two people. I don't remember what my official time was (the clock time is from when the first people started - keep in mind we probably started about 1/2 hour after they did). Both marathons had weather that was VERY cold, and in AZ, it was actually warmer in PA that day! In both marathons, I had pockets stuffed with kleenex. Hopefully for the Pittsburgh marathon, it will be a beautiful day to run.
This is an incredible--good for you! Perhaps your next goal should be to run a total of 10 halfs or something like that since this spring will be your third! Nathan is still trying to convince me to run the May one in Cleveland this spring... we shall see... it is one of the hardest things I have ever done!
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