My roomie told me Monday she wants to run the Omaha Half Marathon with me in September. She asked me to find her a training plan, so I’m giving her my tried and true method that got me through my first 5 or 6 halfs…The Hal Higdon novice plan.

She said she had 26 weeks to train. I made a face and said she at most needed 18 weeks, and that 26 weeks might make her hate running. Especially training in Nebraska in the summer. The heat can be awful!

I’m so excited! It makes me so happy that she wants to share my love of running!