My 2nd Half Marathon

Well yesterday, in a fit of over-excitement, I sent in my check & registration for my 2nd half marathon! It's December 8 here in Corpus, downtown along the bayfront and back. I ran this last year as a relay with my boss, so I know the course. Plus, considering my first half marathon had about a thousand hills and this one is COMPLETELY flat, I should be good =) 

I decided since the last half WAS so full of hills, that my time should be much better this time around. My time in Austin was 2:36:55, with a pace of 11:59 per mile. I'm shooting for 2:30:00 or 11:30 per mile pace. Took a couple of minutes yesterday to put together a tentative training schedule:

Week	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Total Miles Run
10/22	4 miles	CT or Rest	3 miles	CT	8 miles	3 miles	REST	18 miles
10/29	5 miles	3 miles	Tummy Procedure	Recover	Recover	Recover	Recover	7 miles
11/5	4 miles	CT or Rest	3 miles	CT or Rest	10 miles	REST	Color Run 5K	20.1 miles
11/12	5 miles	CT or Rest	3 miles	CT or Rest	11 miles	3 miles	REST	22 miles
11/19	4 miles	CT or Rest	3 miles	CT or Rest	12 miles	3 miles	REST	22 miles
11/26	4 miles	CT or Rest	3 miles	CT or Rest	5 miles	2.5 miles	REST	14.5 miles
12/3	2 miles	20 minutes	REST	20 minutes	REST	RACE DAY! 13.1 miles	2.5 recovery miles	17.5 miles + 20 minutes

I know school will get in the way occasionally and I also can't predict how long it will take me to recover from my tummy procedure, but here's to hoping I can stick to this!

I'm also in the process of telling my friends and family how much their support means to me. Knowing that I'll have people at the half-way point and the end gives me more motivation to keep pushing on when I might otherwise feel like slowing down. 

Lastly, I'm trying to stick to Paleo as best as I can. I'm going to try eating dates instead of gels and try not to eat bread/grains more than once a day. However, if I feel my performance is suffering, I will go back to the gels and increase grain consumption.