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Okay, so I ran on Friday, yadda yadda. Thursday night I was at Wal-Mart and I bought some delicious rainbow chocolate chip cookies. Cookies make me happy. These particular cookies make me smile because of a conversation I once had with my mother...

Me: Mmmm I bought some rainbow cookies.

Mom: Rambo cookies? Rambo makes cookies?

Rambo cookies are delicious. I ate some after my run.

This is the 5k I signed up for in May:

http://www.towomensruns.com/half_marathon_5k_info.html

Although it is a women's run, men can do it too! So everyone should probably go sign up.

but it is cold.

There has been some snow on the ground for the past couple of days so I have been running inside. Not inside on the spot, but on a treadmill. Harriet and I are still pals and I am beginning to realize that blogging about jogging is getting old fast. I should have called it The Jog Blog. That would have been clever.

All this running is hard work. Maybe I'll just jump into the race from the crowd and win it like Rosie Ruiz. Cheating is fun.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosie_Ruiz

i like sleep

I think my British ipod friend needs a name. I shall call her Harriet.

I wanted to stay in bed all day yesterday, but I got some extra motivation from my 'coach' to go for a run. Plus every time I finish a run Harriet gives me the date of my next one; it was supposed to be Friday. I was interested to see if she would scold me for being a day late, but she didn't mention it. She did, however, double my running time from 1.5 minute intervals to 3 minute intervals. I was running for 3 minutes at a time, but I also got 3 minutes of recovery time. It went okay. Running on the treadmill is so much easier, it is actually semi - enjoyable.

My goal towards the perfect headstand is coming along nicely. I stayed up for a solid 5 seconds before crashing to the floor. I wonder what my roommates think when they hear those loud thuds.

new friend.

I have a new running buddy. She is British and she lives in my ipod. I downloaded the 'Get Running' application and apparently I will be able to run 5k in a few months. Lets all cross our fingers. My new British friend interrupts my songs to let me know when to run, when to walk, and she throws in the occasional "great job!" to keep me happy.

I did 2.8km on the treadmill yesterday and found it a lot easier than running outside. There is no wind (this keeps throat burning to a minimum), no rain, and I don't have to wear 3 shirts to keep warm.

On a yoga related note...I've been practicing doing headstands without the help of a wall (or someone holding my feet). So far unsuccessful.

run + fun?

Apparently some people actually like running. Some people get out of bed earlier than they have to; to run. I've read that there is a certain point when your head gets past the fact that your throat is burning and your shins are aching and the running becomes fun. I am waiting for this to happen.