I am happy to report that I am running again. I started back a little over a month ago, and this morning I ran 4.5 miles, which was my longest distance before I stopped in June. Although I missed the 10K that I wanted to do on Labor Day, I found a 10K for November 6th, and I am planning to register for my goal, the Disney Princess Half-Marathon, by the end of October. My dream of participating in the Disney half seemed so far away when the idea first hatched in January, but it is getting closer and closer.

I am using the Jeff Galloway/interval style of running. Before I stopped in June, I was doing a 4min run/1min walk ratio. Right now, I am doing 3/1, but I'll bump it up at some point. I am really enjoying this format because it breaks long runs up into manageable segments. I am sure there are some hard-core runners out there who would call this cheating, but since Jeff Galloway was an Olympian, I am not going to worry. If he can do it, I can, too!

I know I have a lot of work ahead of me, but I am really looking forward to reaching my goal at the end of February!

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