So how's training going?

The question often asked.  And the answer is, I confess, that it hasn't started yet!  There are many excuses why not (I was traveling...I got sick...I didn't want to find my way to San Jose at 7:30AM on a Saturday) BUT I did take one important step last week...I bought fancy running shoes!

To provide context, here are the sneakers currently in my closet:

From left to right, we have: a) the sketchers sneakers my aunt gave me because they were too small for her, which are also too small for me and make my baby toes fall asleep, but I still wear them b) the "skater" sneakers according to my little brother that I bought for about $10 at Ross maybe 4 -5 years ago c) the "good" sneakers I bought in Montreal nearly 10(!) years ago.  Those sneakers are older than some of the BBBSBA kids!

But behold...

Fancy sneakers I bought at Sports Basement!  Training HAS begun!

And so it begins...

I typically give up on any "let's jog together and get in shape" pact about seven blocks in. It is boring and exhausting and all I can think about every minute of every run is how much I hate it.

BUT...Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Bay Area has a half-marathon team, and I've decided to join (read: been coerced into joining) it. I believe in raising money for a great organization, I live a healthier lifestyle in SF, I go to bikram yoga three or four times a week...it'll be fine, right? We'll see. We'll see on this very blog.

Today we received our information packet and training schedule from our group trainer, Robert Mills. He tells us "I believe you are going to find this to be a truly rewarding and life changing experience." I believe that seeing little "2-4 miles Saturday 7:30 AM" blocks on an 18 week long schedule makes me want to vomit.

Wish me luck!