Well maybe the promise of exiting blog hibernation in one fell swoop was a bit premature, but so be it. I have plenty of ideas rolling around in my brain, but I'm not ready to put them out in public. Maybe a blog isn't the best idea then...
I'm running intervals once a week as suggested by a friend, and debating signing up for a 5 or 10K charity race in mid-November. The extremist in me (thanks Dad) wants to go for the 10K. I'm thinking I will try to cover 10K one day at the gym (with treadmill set to 1 incline to better mimic road conditions) and see how long it takes me. If I can finish the distance and still walk out of the gym under my own power then I'll figure I have 5 weeks to get down to a respectable time. I think at heart I'm a distance runner and 5K just doesn't seem like enough of a challenge right now, although it might be. Fortunately with the weather turning a bit cooler I'm finally getting outside to run more often. The dog is certainly enjoying the additional exercise. Oh, and I found out that there is a Grand Canyon marathon every year in November-ish. Obviously not a possibility this year, but someday...