[markem]

A half marathon is basically just 2 10Ks. Way back when I still had functional knees and a real left arch, I trained for mountaineering by running during the week. It seemed forever that I could not get past 5 miles. Then I got a new roommate that was a marathoner. We went out for a short run and I suddenly realized that I was still 5 miles from home. He told me that I would run or walk it back. It was amazingly easy to go above the 5 mile mark after that. Until I moved from Seattle in 1989, I ran half marathons on Tuesday and Thursday as training for mountaineering on the weekends. My race pace was 7:15. Not fast but not slow either.

I'm going to try to do the couch to 5K plan, once I get some orthotics for my left foot. I miss running and am determined to get back in to it. It's not a bad way to exercise in a rainy climate like ours.