Wonderful run to end 2006!

A wonderful 5.4 mile run this morning despite a downpour. I am so.....o glad I ran! One of my running group called last night and asked if anyone was running this morning. I ended up deciding to run with her. It was a downpour, but a warm 41 degrees. She was still up for it and it was a wonderful run! Started the day out right. I learned that running in the rain isn't so bad and somewhat enjoyable! It makes you feel like such a "runner". DH laughed when I told him that.

So I ended 2006 with 1,276 miles and a wonderful and inspiring run! It makes me excited for 2007! Can't beat that!

I am down 3 lbs from my high weight, so I am also happy about that. The first day of "getting back on track" was hard, but each day gets easier.

Useful Links: Speaking of running partners. We have loosely organized group of dedicated runners. Every week e-mails would fly back and forth about who wanted to run and when. It all got very confusing. I found the free Doodle website where you can create surveys which people can fill out on-line. So for our morning running group, I e-mail a link to the next week's poll and runners can fill out their name and the mornings that they plan on running. They can then check it throughout the week to make sure someone else is running when they want to. It has really reduced the e-mail confusion!

Another site that lets you create much more elaborate surveys is Stellarsurvey. On this one you can have multiple choice answers, comment blocks etc and it analyzes the data for you.

First Post

Here I go, entering the world of blogging. I am not sure where it will take me, but I am up for trying some thing new. It is almost the beginning of the New Year (2007) after all!

So, why am I trying this? My main reason is to see if this helps motivate me to maintain my fitness level (i.e. keep running and shed about 8 lbs). If I keep on posting you will know that it is working.

Second reason... just to try it. I hear so much about blogging and part of me wonders what the big deal is. After all it is just people expressing their own opinions, putting them on the web doesn't give them any expertise/authority. I have read several blogs and some do offer some great resources.

What will my blog do? Nothing - I think. I don't plan on making it a go to spot for other runners, parents, fitness enthusiasts etc, but I will post interesting information as I see it.

For the ladies out there, here is somethingthat I think will make you groan. It is an article that DH sent to me. (Ah! First thing learned - how to embed links in text! - another reason to blog) Anyway, my response to my DH was "men get breast cancer too". Okay, that is enough for my first post... stay tuned for more!