Nascobar21,

There is another event in the last weekend of October that cane be done as either a half-marathon or a 10K...
https://houstonhalf.com

There's a lot of folks that run it as a prep for the real deal in January.

And don't skip on your post-workout stretches and strength training.
https://www.runnersworld.com/trainin...s-for-runners/