It's go time!

I have officially registered for my first timed athletic event. Yes, on March 30, I will be running the Austin-American Statesman Capitol 10K through downtown Austin. My goal is to finish in time to (a) not get too bored and (b) not finish sad and alone, panting and dragging my ass across the finish line with only the streetsweepers for company.

I feel really good about my training lately, and I feel it's an experience I'm in shape enough to enjoy. I am, however, going to push it in my training these next few weeks just in case. It's not like the distance is that daunting--it's only 6.2 miles--but I think it's smart for me to treat this, my rookie experience, with a great big dose of respect. And fear...fear of tripping over my own feet and being trampled by a thousand runners before you can say, "Sucker!"

:-)

Cheers!