I recently signed up to walk a half-marathon (13.1 miles) and started my training well before I hit the submit button on the online registration form. On Saturday, February 2 I hit my 8-mile milestone! And I did it in 1 hour and 55 minutes! I was so pysched I felt like I could have walked the entire 13 miles except for two things....the blisters I developed. Glad I'm finding out how to care for and prevent those before the big day....

I can't believe I forgot to update this post! I DID IT, I ACTUALLY DID IT! I met my online training partner, Meghan at the bag-drop off place prior to the half-marathon (April 6, 2008) and we stretched and prepared for the big event. She ran it, I walked it. I finished 13.1 miles in 3 hours 15 minutes and 1 second. My husband, Barry was waiting for me at the finish line, grinning at me like I'd just won the lottery! What a day. Now I'm hooked on walking and entering races.