No doubt about it! You could easily be ready for the 1/2 marathon by October! And looking at your location on your profile - I could be doing the same race that I think you are doing Oct 21 - :)

a lot depends on you as an individual, but the two times i ran a half marathon, i never ran more than 8 miles in training for it. I heard that you could do that and it worked for me. It might be that there is so much going on and its so fun you dont even notice and addrenaline carries you.

You really think so? I'm high school age and thought long distance running would be bad for me, but i see in race results that many people my age run those things, including marathons. I don't want to run a marathon (yet!) but am stii woundering if the half marathon is a bad idea. I love triathlons and the new sport I am doing- just want to be cautious.

Thanks for the encouragement!

"mile a weed" I'm the worst typer ever:) Just as an update, I am doing 6 miles as my long run this saturday!

Amyro, I responded to your question in my thread about the Columbus marathon, but it probably got lost in the shuffle. Here is what I replied there:

I would say, go for it. Sure. You've got the speed, you've got the base, it sounds like you have the legs.

I did my first one on a lot less preparation than you have. I didn't too well, but finishing was still one of the best moments of my life. And, most importantly, it gave me the confidence to know that I can do it, and with proper training do pretty well.

Subsequently, I trained harder and smarter the next year and took 43 minutes off my previous time.