Resurfacing

While other bloggers have been out running various races, I've been staying at home, steadily plodding along, slowly building up my base.

ORN: 20 X 87" R/ 93" W (Total time = 1 hour) + 30' walk

Approximately 6 months ago, on Ground Hog Day, I started with 10 intervals composed of running 10 seconds every 3 minutes. Now, I'm up to almost 50% running every 3 minutes for a total of an hour. I probably could have reached this stage quicker, but I really wanted to try to avoid injury, and I didn't want to find the workouts so daunting that I would quit.
So, all and all, I'm satisfied with my progress so far. The Thanksgiving day 5 miler is clearly attainable, even if I have no speed; but I'm not going to worry about speed until after the half marathon next April, and maybe not even then. I've lost 10 pounds during the past 6 months. I'd like to lose another 20 by next April because that act alone would probably help with my speed.