Running

So I had written this incredibly funny, interesting and informative post about returning to running. It had everything a post should have - action, adventure, beer and cheese doodles, a couch, and a good plot to take over the world. But this lousy computer I am working with crashed at the critical about to publish moment. OK so I said then essentially, I miss running both the training and the competition. My best absolute mile time was 5 minutes and 21 seconds, not to bad I think. Granted now I am out of shape, several pounds heavier, have shin splint problems, and work a hell of a lot more then when I was running.

So I need some motivation and I thought that the best way to get motivated was to sign up to race. Racing is what made the grueling hill runs in Texas 110 degree August manageable, I love the feeling of accomplishment when you finish the race. So instead of sitting on the couch, eating cheese doodles till my hands are orange, I am signing up for the September 11th Freedom Run in Dallas. It is a 5k run. I have only attempted a 5k twice and finished once. My 5k time was so miserable that it was funny. I didn't train or prepare well for it at all. So this time around I have several months to get ready, I want to be able to run it in 24 minutes which is around an 8 minute mile 3times in a row. I think I can train up to it and be ready by September. It would be really awesome if I could run it faster then that.

To sum up any support would be great, and dinner is on me the night before.