back to basics?

Well, it's September. I have been training for my marathon for 5 months. But I have only successfully ran more than 13 miles a handful of times. Like maybe three times. Maybe.

I have lots of exucuses as to why my running has been less than stellar:
it's been so hot
my knees hurt
my toes hurt
it's hot
5:30 is SO early
did I mention the heat?

I have not been getting my weekday runs in like I need to and I am concerned that I am not going to make the full marathon in December. I really want to do the full distance, but I don't want to be miserable while doing it. At this point, I am really considering scaling back and just work on completing the turkey day half then taking the full distance in the spring when things have (hopefully) settled down some.

For right now, though, the December race is still on and my primary goal is to start getting my weekday runs in! Begining this week!