So, back in December after I had finished my first Half and was psyched to grab my next one quickly, I found a Half Marathon in the end of March on my FAVORITE local trail...a fund raiser, for a good cause, cheap entry even if you didn't fund raise (which, I ended up not)...and figured that signing up for it would be a great way to keep a training schedule through the winter. I was determined that I was going to run "rain or shine", "through snow and ice",etc, etc, etc... I was a big, fat, liar.

December I was a slug. It was the holiday season, it was end of year at work, I had zero time and zero energy. I think, in December, I ran a total of about 5 miles. January was a bit better. I put together my training schedule, even had some speed work and interval training in there to try and get faster, joined a gym and begrudgingly started running on a treadmill...of course, the gym was near work, not home, so while I managed to get in 2 or 3 days a week of 2-4 miles on the treadmill, I did no long runs (because they were scheduled on the weekend). None.

February went even further downhill. Was in the hospital for a couple days the first week, and then started a new job in the second week. No more gym membership (was through work), busy learning a new job, still not feeling the greatest. I don't think I ran for 3 weeks straight. Maybe one or two 3-5 mile runs. The last week of February I got it back in gear and did a couple 3 mile runs during the week and managed to find one nice day outside when the road wasn't completely ice covered and got in like a 7 mile run.

March started off rocky. After 1 good week I found myself back in the hospital for 2 days. I didn't run for a week. Came home, and was, at that point, completely panicked that I only had 3 weeks left to train for the Half Marathon. I was determined to put some sort of steady work in before NOW. And I did...sort of. A couple 3-4 mile runs. A 6 mile, an 8 mile. Nothing super consistent.

So, the point to all the long winded confession of my winter laziness, is...the Half is tomorrow. I would prefer NOT to die. Is it possible to run a Half with spotty (at BEST) training?

Things worth mentioning:

The course is 1/2 mile of rolling hills, followed by 12 miles of FLAT (and not like when people say "flat" and it means "no BIG hills"...this is FLAT...I have run it many times), followed by 1/2 mile of rolling hills...and it's a well groomed trail...not pavement...for those 12 flat miles.

I am running with a friend...who has also admitted to not training AT ALL. Like...not AT ALL. She has been doing crossfit and strength work..but hasn't been running much, and nothing over 3 miles.

I don't mind walking. I don't mind running/walking. It is timed, but not by chip, and I certainly threw the idea of doing even half way decent out the window a few weeks ago. I just don't want to not finish. That would suck.

Thoughts?