Square Roots, Two Gomers, and a Half Marathon?

I despise square roots, quadratic formulas and factoring.  That's why I majored in Political Science and French - no math.  So why am I relearning something I sucked at hated so badly 20 years ago?  Because I love my daughter and she has a test tomorrow.

I love Two Gomers.  They're in the second season of their podcast called "Two Gomers Run a Marathon."  The first season was cleverly named "Two Gomers Run a Half-Marathon."  What I particularly love about them is that they, as newer runners, are willing to ask all the questions I wanted to but was afraid to.  They mention things like "Code Brown."  A Code Brown involves the need to use a bathroom while running.  Despite shingles, being hit by a car, all sorts of various and sundry obstacles, the Gomers continue towards their goal.  It's a blast to listen to.  If you Facebook, find them by searching under "Two Gomers Run a Half Marathon."  Give it a try.  I promise you'll find the podcast well-organized, informative, and entertaining.

So why do I randomly mention the Gomers?  Because I love the marathon training plan they're following from The Fitness Motivator.

Week	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun	Total
1	2	Rest / XT	3	Rest / XT	2	Rest	4	11
2	2	Rest / XT	3	Rest / XT	2	Rest	5	12
3	2	Rest / XT	3	Rest / XT	3	Rest	6	14
4	2	Rest / XT	3	Rest / XT	3	Rest	7	15
5	2	Rest / XT	3	Rest / XT	3	Rest	8	16
6	2	Rest / XT	3	Rest / XT	3	Rest	9	17
7	2	Rest / XT	3	Rest / XT	3	Rest	10	18
8	3	Rest / XT	3	Rest / XT	3	Rest	11	20
9	3	Rest / XT	3	Rest / XT	3	Rest	12	21
10	3	Rest / XT	3	Rest / XT	3	Rest	7	16
11	3	Rest / XT	3	Rest / XT	3	Rest	14	23
12	3	Rest / XT	4	Rest / XT	3	Rest	8	18
13	3	Rest / XT	4	Rest / XT	3	Rest	16	26
14	3	Rest / XT	4	Rest / XT	3	Rest	9	19
15	3	Rest / XT	4	Rest / XT	3	Rest	18	28
16	3	Rest / XT	4	Rest / XT	3	Rest	10	20
17	3	Rest / XT	4	Rest / XT	3	Rest	20	30
18	3	Rest / XT	4	Rest / XT	3	Rest	11	21
19	3	Rest / XT	4	Rest / XT	3	Rest	12	24
20	2	Rest	3	Rest	2	Rest	26.2	33.2

So, I think I'm going to try to up my mileage on my Sunday runs now with a goal of running a half-marathon this fall.  The farthest I've ever run is 7ish miles so this is a great goal for me.  There are two half-marathons in the Atlanta area this fall and one of them is geared towards women.  The best part is that it's only about 10 miles from my house.  How cool is that?