Change in plans.

I'm 99.9% sure that I'm going to opt out of the half marathon, and here's why:

• The whole tendinitis thing is an overuse injury. I'd rather be able to run consistently and run well than force myself to do this and make it worse.
• I don't think it's reasonable to go from a 7-mile long run (and I haven't even done that since before I moved) to 13.1 in a month. I think it would have been doable without the three-week break in the middle.

Rest assured, though, that I have a new plan of action:

• I'm going to sign up for the Oakwood Red October Run 10k on October 4. I know I can cover that distance, and it will give me something to aim for since I've never run an official 10k before.
  
• I'm going to do six miles this Sunday and keep my Sunday runs to that length for awhile, and build my two weekday runs up (or back up) to five miles each. (Slowly--adding a mile per week will keep me in line with the 10% rule. Once I get there, I'll work on adding miles to the Sunday run and maybe adding an extra short run during the week.
  
• I'm going to check into seeing a trainer to get a strength training routine.
• I'm going to be diligent about stretching.
• After I've built up a good, strong base (see bullet #2), I'll start a half-marathon training plan at the end of next April for a race at the end of next August.