Today I came to a realization... I may not be able to run as quickly as I had initially planned for this half marathon. I admittedly(and foolishly) figured that I could run 30 miles a week and enter race day and run sub 1:20 no problem. I mean, i've ran a full marathon at that pace before so why shouldn't i be able to get a few miles under my belt and do half the distance at the same pace?
Well that race was 3 years ago when i was training 60-70 miles a week, actually doing 3 structured workouts a week, and weighing 15 lbs less.
Looking at my calendar, stunned with realization that race day was only 3 weeks away, i found myself so far having done 1 actual workout, and no long runs above the race distance. So today i decided to run up to the local high school and do a track workout. It was extremely windy and i only managed to do a 4xmile in ~5:34 pace before i had to get back to work(not that i was in any state to grind out another interval anyway). The pace felt nothing short of very uncomfortable in both my legs, and lungs. Going to Harrisonburg this weekend, and potentially Charlottesville next weekend, after being in Richmond last weekend(all with the intention of drinking beers and partying), probably won't do much to help my training cause either.
Oh well, I will fit in long runs, try to get at least 2 more workouts in, and give the race an honest and hard effort and let the chips fall where they may. This will just be a stepping stone in my fitness as I will have made it through a race(*knock on wood*) without some kind of injury for the first time in a long time. Maybe if i can summon the motivation i'll try to run a faster half or even attempt another full marathon in the Spring while following a structured training plan that incorporates more mileage.
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