ING Georgia Half-Marathon

I am registered for the ING Georgia Half-Marathon on Sunday March 25, 2007. This will be my first half-marathon, but this isn't the first time I signed up for a half. I paid for the ATC Atlanta half on Thanksgiving, but bailed out due to all the trouble of having to stay in Atlanta the night before, and having packet pickup the day before. Halfs make it more difficult with packet picket on days before race day. Usually halfs are far away, so going there twice is a pain. I can understand it though, due to the volume of runners.

I was also planning the half in Warner Robbins on Jan 13, but work got in the way.

Now we're less than a month away from the ING Georgia half, and I haven't been training according to the standard 12-16 week program. The most miles I've run in a day since I got serious in June 2006 is 7 miles. 7 miles! About half of the half marathon distance. I just don't enjoy running "slow", with slow being defined as anything less than 90% of what I think I can do. I definitely go for time and speed, rather than distance. If some asks how was your run, my response is focussed on the speed or time per mile, rather than how far I went.

I'm a member of the Foothills Running Club, which is at www.foothillsrunningclub.com A number of members are running the half, and I'm planning to run with the group. Finishing my first half will be an accomplishment to put in my running room (yes I have a running room).

-Dennis