Help me Hal!

Possibly (read probably), I'm mad.

I've gone from wanting to try a 5k-8k plan to trying my hand at Hal Higdon's Half Marathon 10 week schedule.

See Hals' Novice 13.1 plan

Hal's advice is that people who start this plan should be able to run 3 miles (just short of 5k) 3-4 times a week. That's about where I'm at right now, looking for a new challenge.

The reason's I've plumped for this plan, scary as it seems are:

• Increasing mileage, especially the "Long Run days" at the weekend should improve my overall pace for 5k (and eventually 10k).
• The plan is really focused on running. I'll be doing weight's twice a week, but low weight / high reps. I find pumping iron boring and dangerous at the moment so hopefully this will be better for me.
• I get to run 4 days a week. The run on Wednesday being an "Easy / Short Run".
• Mondays are focussed on Strength and stretching, something I sorely need.

So the new plan is

Monday: Stretching + Light Weights

Tuesday: Running

Wednesday: Easy Run

Thursday:Running + Light Weights

Friday: Rest

Saturday: Exercise Bike

Sunday: Long Run

To War...