Off and Running

Happy New Year, and welcome to my blog. I've been toying with the idea of blogging and giving myself a presence on the web for several months, and a post on my friend Adam's blog from Dec. 1 inspired me start my own blog in 2005. I'm not sure what shape this thing will take, but I'm sure it will be a work in progress filled with random musings.

Well, the first thing I did on the first day of the New Year was go for a 12-mile run. One of my goals for 2005 is to run my first marathon. I've completed a couple half-marathons and figured it's time to raise the bar. I've registered and have been training for the Country Music Marathon on Saturday, April 30 in Nashville, Tenn., where my goal is simply to finish the race without walking or stopping. But after today's 12-miler, reality is starting to set in that 26.2 miles is a looooong way to run!