My new favorite place to run is on the beach. Even which %100 humidity which will make you sweat rivers, I loved it. The smell of the ocean when you breath it into your lungs just makes you want to smile. I joined a couple of running buddies, which made it even better.  Good company always equals good times.  It wasn't a long run, but it was certainly enjoyable. And I gotta say, it works the butt. After a mile I didn't feel it in my legs but I sure felt it in my glutes. I head read various articles that said it was good practice for hill running. Now Virginia Beach ocean front is pretty darn flat. I can count the "hilly" areas on one hand. Hard to train for something when it doesn't seem to exist. BUT it definitely exists in Williamsburg, where the half is in June.
For which I am woefully under prepared for, hence the beach running.  There are two weeks left and the last three weeks have been spent on vacation and juggling some smaller runs while my husband and daughter had things to do. I should have planned better, but we'll see. Again, going with a friend, so even if it ends up being an awful personal run it will be good times with a running friend, and better yet, my daughter is going with me to run the 1 miler.