From the Halfway Point

Last Saturday I ran 13 miles in two hours and seventeen minutes. No earth-shattering feat, I know, but I started thinking: If anyone had tried to tell me when I started thinking about training for this marathon that I would be running thirteen miles and then going on with my life as if nothing had happened, I would have never believed them. Yet that is exactly what I did. I ran, then went to yoga, then went to my bookclub meeting. A typical day that happened to include running a half-marathon. So as I reach the halfway point of my training, I have realized a few things:
1. Never make any life-changing decisions before running on them for a while (it clears the head like nobody's business).
2. Anyone can do this, all it takes is patience.
3. No... I can't drink like a fish the night before and then get up and run. My body doesn't like it and my body has its ways of making its opinions known.
4. When people tell you that you shouldn't wear cotton socks, you should listen to them. I don't know how I managed to get blisters in the arches of my feet, but I did.
5. Never underestimate yourself. The body is an amazingly resiliant organism that can meet most any challenge.

I run the San Dieguito half marathon on Sunday, so I might have more insights after that, but I am fairly confident now that I will finish this marathon in May without a problem, and that is a great thing to know.