I’m not really a runner, but I try.
I enjoy running. I wouldn’t mind having some more running friends. I own specialized running gear and, lo and behold, I even run 4-5 times a week. In training. For a race. (About 6 races between now and March 2010, probably more.) Between now and the end of March, I’ll run more than 700 miles.
I mean, I’m a runner on the inside. I just don’t know what it takes to become A Runner. But whatever it is, I don’t know if I’ll ever have it. I already went through this in art school, awash in the collective angst about what it takes to become an Artist…at least it’s easier to know when you’re running than when you’re making art.
My first Big Race (longer than 5 miles) is on October 31 – I’m just starting my 4th week of training for it. It’s been years since I ran more than even a 5k race, so my goal is definitely completion…I doubt that there’s a medal in my future this year, but anything’s possible.
This week’s schedule:
M: 3 miles + strength
T: yoga/x-train
W: 3 miles
R: 3 miles + strength
F: off
S: 6 miles
S: yoga
It’s awfully hot here in the afternoons (97-100 degrees most days), but thankfully my training schedule doesn’t call for any weeknight runs longer than 4 miles…and by the time I am ready to run that much after a 9 hour workday, it won’t be hotter than 85 
Today’s route is a quick spin through my neighborhood, followed by my strength workout at my apartment’s swanky fitness center. I have a gym membership, but…it’s a long story.