Another Lofty Goal Begins

My name is Kristen and I am a goal setter! What can I say?  I set personal goals. I set professional goals. I even set financial goals.  That's a lot of goals for one person, especially if one wants to go after more than one goal at a time. Some goals are just for a day, a week, others are to be reached over time.  I'm not alone in all this goal setting though, at least my hubby stands beside me in most of them! Most of them, not all of them. Definitely not in my most recent one.He'll support me on this, but he has no desire to reach this goal for himself.  My most recent personal goal is to run another half-marathon.  Some of you might be gasping, saying to yourself, "Have at it sista!" Others of you might be saying, "Half- marathon, no big deal."  I'm saying to myself something in between those two.  The thing is I believe I can do ANYTHING I set my mind to and gear up for.  The other thing is I ran my first and only other half marathon almost 7 years ago.  So there's two "things" I  keep thinking about.... 1) 7 years ago I was in the BEST shape of my life!!!! 2) I ran that one with nothing to compare my time to.  So what's the big deal?  I don't know.  I suppose there really isn't a big deal, I just need to wrap my brain around the idea of running another race like this.  There's a bit of uncertainty due to the fact that I don't know the course and it's in May in South Carolina, so I'm also not sure about what the weather will be.  I also am not training with a personal trainer this time, although I workout regularly, my training is going to have to be up to me... no excuses! NO EXCUSES!!!!
Plan... I have to come up with a plan.  My first step was to put a training app on my iphone so I can track my training and progress.  The next step is to actually start running more.  Which I've had a minor set back with this weekend as I was really serious about getting started, I have succumbed to a head cold.  No bueno!  And finally I need to update my running playlist so that my tempo and pace will speed up!
Okay, that plan seems doable.
What will help me stay motivated and on track?  Here are a 10  items that will keep me running...
1. New Mizuno Wave Ryders
2. Half Coach app
3. Garmin watch
4. Pinterest (yes, I actually look for motivation on there!)
5. Getting to run along the Pacific while vacationing in CA in February.  (This is where I trained and ran my first half, so I think it will give me motivation and peace of mind again that this can be done.)
6. Homemade granola
7.Green Monster smoothies (Don't ask, just know that the smoothies taste good and fuel me)
8. Sunny days (I'd prefer warmer, sunny days, but as long as the sun is out, I'll deal with cooler temps.)
9. A new YMCA being built close to my house
10. Stephanie, my current trainer, friend, and the *&%$# who talked me into doing this! :)