So I found a
travel agent that still has spaces for the half marathon. Between not being able to get a personal day from work approved for Monday, January 8 and the fact that I'm really not ready for a full marathon (I've decided to make that my Fall 2018 goal), I won't be able to make the Marathon work. But I can hopefully get a personal day for Friday, January 5, so if that works out I could still make the half happen. Fly down Thursday night and back sometime Sunday. The travel agent said they're waiting to hear updated info on room availability, but if I can get one of the value resorts, I may try to do it. We'll see what happens! My only fear is the winter travel aspect.