So, my friend Laurie Strahinski emailed me the other day, asking if I wanted to run a half-marathon with her in August. Now, as I’m easily 50 lbs. overweight, this seems to be a ridiculous idea. But, because I am an idiot, I agreed. I have been going to the gym off and on (more off than on), so it’s not like I’m starting from scratch. My first week, I could run two miles pretty easily. Now, I’m up to three miles in just under 40 minutes. So, I’m not breaking any speed records, but I’m doing ok. I’m trying to run three times a week, though I’m not sure how my knees will hold up.

I bought a new ipod because my old one would just stop playing for no reason. I also got a nikeplus thing to keep track of how far I run. After one run where it just didn’t work properly, it now seems to be ok. I like it because it gives me all the information that I like to see when running. I want to know exactly how far I’m going and how fast. It’s just something to keep my mind off the fact that I’m running.