Running

For over a year now, I've been a sporadic jogger. I bought one of those Nike+ things for my ipod nano last tax season and joined an online challenge with my co-workers in order to stay motivated during our busy season. The challenge worked to motivate me, but as soon as tax season - and the challenge - were over, my motivation to run fell by the wayside. I'll jog a mile here and there, but nothing very challenging.

That is until one of my favorite co-workers convinced me to run the Big Sur Half Marathon with her in November. Why oh why can't I resist her enthusiasm? Now I am training for a half marathon.

I started out running the track at North Valleys High School. That was cool at first, but for some reason it's recently become a very popular place at 5:30am. The last thing I need when I'm huffing and puffing at the beginning of mile 2 is group of gazelles bounding around me, forcing my brain to suggest once again that perhaps my short, somewhat mushy, top-heavy body just isn't really built for running.

I'd like to be able to just jog around my own neighborhood, but I live in the foothills around Peavine Mountain and it is WAY to hilly for me at this point. I recently discovered the Sky Vista neighborhood. Instead of sidewalks surrounding the development, they have gorgeous wide asphault paths that seem to be relatively empty at 5:30am. Those lucky ducks.

So I'm on the hunt for good jogging spots in Reno. I think I'll give Rancho San Rafael a try this weekend. No, scrap that idea: Blues Festival this weekend in RSR. I wish I could go, but it's way too expensive. I just paid nearly $400 for the 1st two sections of the CPA exam and I need new running shoes. Can't afford $150 festival tix. Maybe next year when I'm a 1/2 marathon-running CPA making the big bucks . . .