Today, we ran our first half marathon distance - 13.1 miles. This was Jennifer's and my longest distance run yet. From here on out, any mile over 13.1 will be the longest any of us have ever run.

So remember last week when I said that running 11 miles was killer? Not surprisingly, this was even harder. My whole lower body aches right now. But I am filled with an extraordinary sense of accomplishment. In 3 1/2 months, I went from being unable to run 1 mile to running a half marathon.

Next week, we only run 10 miles (funny how 10 miles doesn't seem so bad right now), which is nice. Then the mileage really picks up - 14 miles on 8/16, 16 miles on 8/23, and back to 12 on 8/30. I'm exhausted just thinking about it. But exhilarated too! Good job, ladies!