Let's hear it for training partners

So I have started to train for the half marathon that I am going to run in October. I know, most normal people don't need 5 months to train for a half marathon, but I do, and thankfully, so does my training partner. It happens that my training partner is my RS president, so it's nice for us to have this as we have been working together. This week we were up to 4 miles. I have done 4 miles in the past month or so, but it was before I was sick, and it was on a treadmill. I have decided that I am a treadmill runner, not an outside runner. On Saturday mornings when we go outside to run together, it's just awful.
And that brings me to my topic today. I now realize the importance of having a training partner. It is so motivating to have someone depending on you. I need to do my mid week runs so that I'm not so out of shape for my weekend runs. And, well, I would so wimp out on my weekend runs if it were not for Cindy. I would be walking through half of it. And it's obviously just because I'm too lazy, and don't want to run anymore, because as evidenced in the fact that I did complete the runs, my body was able to complete the runs. I saw a quote in runners world that was to the effect that battles are only won when you listen to your body, not your mind. It's all about what I have learned from Dean Karnazes, when your mind says no, see what your body says.
So yeah, the moral of the story is, I'm so glad for Cindy, and how she keeps me motivated, and keeps me going. And if you are going to train for something- get yourself a training partner!