What did I do!!!!!?

I have officially signed up for my FIRST marathon! It is happening November 3, 2012.

I have NEVER even ran a 1/2 marathon. I currently can only run 10.5 miles. I imagine I can run half of it and need be walk they other 1/2! WORSE CASE that is!

I signed up because it is FREE and it is something I have told myself I can NEVER do. So why not do it?

I keep saying daily that there is NO WAY I can do 3 more miles to run a half!!! NOW I have to run that and more! So kind of like telling myself you can't? Heh too bad. Now you can and have to so SHUT IT and DO IT!

Any recommendations for training plans and or food plans?! Any links to help?!

Oh boy! What did I do!!? :)

This is it:
http://www.reallybigfreemarathon.com/

This is the course map:
http://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/32224432/

The time limit is 7 hours...I hope I can do it in that time. Wait I just said 7 hours! How am I going to run 7 hours?!! I can run 2 now...how am I going to run 5 more hours! Let alone 16 more miles more then I can run now!

I have officially lost my mind. I am nuts!! Yet I am determined.

With all this being said I think I MAY need to focus on JUST running and not losing weight. I do NOT know how to do that though. I do not know how to eat carbs and NOT over do it OR how to eat and NOT gain weight. Anything I eat over 1200 calories makes me gain. I have to figure this out and FAST. It has me stressed and freaking. I am so beyond scared...yet excited. Dang it. :)

So there it is...it's official.

I need to find some half's to do before then...thing though is money issues. I can't afford to do 1/2 marathons they are too expensive for me to afford with a family. Yikes.

So much to do and no idea how or where to start.

XOXOXO