This is Easy!

Okay, obviously I'm deluding myself, but my first real training day with Team in Training really made me feel like I can do this! I know that 13 miles is very different than 3 miles. On the one hand, I figure I only have to repeat what I did today 3.5 more times, and I'll be done. On the other hand, it just seems like a really long way to keep going. 

Real athletes are really into their gear. Which of course I always thought was a bit silly. But after the recommendation last week, I bought a handy little watch that beeps at intervals, and today I just did what my watch told me to do. When it beeped I started running; when it beeped again I switched to walking. I think that watch is going to make a huge difference in training - I'm horrible at following directions, but resetting the watch is a pain. So It will just be easier to keep doing what my watch tells me to do, and somehow I'll be ready in October!