I'm going to run a Half Marathon?!?

Last year in April I ran my first 5k race in Lake Havasu City.  I have to admit that I was a little jealous of all the half marathoners running over the London Bridge.  I then completed my first triathlon last August and finally decided in December that I would sign up for the half marathon in Lake Havasu City this year.

I am exactly a month away from the half marathon and am doing fairly well in my training.  I try to run 3 times a week, with 1 long run a week.  My last long run was 10 miles.  According to running coaches your longest training run only needs to be 7 miles, however I felt a little skeptical about that and want to make sure I won't die, so I have gone a little beyond that distance in my training.  I have found that I really enjoy the distance between 3 and 5 miles, however I realized that anything over 5 miles becomes uncomfortable.  My first attempt at an 8 mile run did not go well for me. I did everything I absolutely could to get to 7.65 miles, but I could not go an inch further, it was then I decided that I am absolutely crazy for ever deciding that a half marathon was a good idea.  My 9 and 10 mile runs have proven to be better than that silly 7.65 mile run, but still running for over 2 hours continuously is just a little bit nuts.