gearin' up

I'm starting to sound like a broken record here. sorry, with moving I haven't been as good about posting stuff on here. I will sum it up.
I have been increasing my mileage a lot over the past couple of weeks. I have been trying to run in the morning hours as much as possible. I want to avoid the warmest hours of the day.
Today was my longest run so far. I ran 10 miles here in Fort Wayne. I had intended on only going 9 miles or so, but my guessed route took me a bit further than anticipated. It's all good though. I guess that will be my long run for this week. When you run that distance/time one's skin is constantly rubbing against your clothing, unless you run naked. I don't...run naked that is. I have sores all over my body. At my waist where my running shorts sit. About 6 areas around my bust and back have gotten to the point of being bloody. And that is with 3 running bras on. Intense. It's all part of the process.

The half marathon is on May 30th in Madison. In less than 2 weeks I will be running 13.1 miles. Crazy. I ran this same race before in May of 2008. I finished in 2 hours 25 minutes. I guess it would be nice to beat my time from before, but I will seriously just be happy to run it. The race organizers have changed the half marathon route this year from the last time I ran it. Can't wait to see the differences. My friend, Forrest, that I ran the Crazylegs race with, has decided to run this too. That will be nice to have a co-runner to help you get through the tough parts of the race. The last time I ran the half marathon distance I started to feel the fatigue hit me around 9 miles or so. I'm hoping to push it to at least there before stopping to walk at all. Once you stop, it just seems to happen more and more. It's a mental thing. It would be great to run the WHOLE deal, but I don't have any attachments or expectations about that.

Finn runs everywhere and loves it. I think we may have another marathoner on our hands ;)