changes

I just dropped Rob off for his Chicago-bound flight, and things are starting to set in. I'm so excited for the upcoming changes, though it all comes with a side of nervous energy. It's one of those things that you know will have an enormous impact on a lot of things, but just seems so distant and theoretical until things really start happening. I'm trying to wear my big-girl britches and head off any upcoming freak outs at the pass, but I have no idea what to expect in the next few weeks.

My first ever trip to the city that'll be our home base will be in two weeks, so it's nice to have something in the short-term to focus on.

I just felt like ... run-neeng.

In my recent struggles to find something productive/positive to which I can aim my energies, I signed up for to run a 10k race. I've been missing constant exercise, its a great way to pound out stress, is totally attainable, and it gives me a goal aside from "get through the week without drinking all the wine".

I roped Rob into it with me, and so far so good actually. The event is on the evening of Friday, September 9th along the nearby baylands trails, which will give us an extra boost to keep us interested. And we get to wear headlamps so we'll look cool, which is really important when you're trying not to keel over. We found the race late in the game, so our training program is a bit abbreviated at only four weeks. When we were training for the triathlon, we ended up burning out with constant training over such a long period, so this is okay for now. We run four days a week, cross-train two days, and rest one day...

Don't tell anyone, but sometimes I almost look forward to my runs. I've got a rad workout mix on my ipod, I'm not farting around on the computer, I'm not blowing money on (more) shoes, and I'm not gaining any weight by eating/drinking my boredom away. I think the entirely easy, flat routes I run may help these feelings though.

Summer is trying to convince me to run a half marathon with her in early October. Which is exactly twice the distance of the 10k. It may take a bit more than a (really cool looking) sparkly finishers medal and a free 64-calorie post-race beer to convince me, but I'd be lying if I said I'd never entertained the idea...

a placeholder...or...a promise

Oh, Blogger. How I've missed you. While buzzing around other fave blogs today, I discovered two things:

1 - I haven't blogged in two-plus weeks. I suck. I've even had things to blog about! I could blame it on lack of internet, but since moving off of the Matter horn, that excuse is slowly dying. I could say I'm sooooo busy, but I've not been swamped.

2 - I speak/express myself much more clearly and articulately when I'm blogging. Really. My stories are funnier, my points are more to-the-point, and I feel better about what I have to say.

The excuses end here. I'm going to hope - nay, promise - to blog at least weekly. At least. Not a terribly unattainable goal...but when I have a boring week, I won't bore my (three) readers to tears by writing just for the sake of writing. And I know that a few people (ahem, Summer.) will hold me to my newly minted promise. So there.

...no nekkid posts...

Arizona - December 2008