It all starts here!

Welcome to my official training for a half marathon blog... OHHHH... AHHHHH.... (I know, it really is almost as good as fireworks.

If you are reading this you must know already that I pulled a crazy and registered to run a half marathon. The good news is I am running as a part of Team in Training which raises money for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. My sister did Team in Training a few years ago and ran a full marathon on Hawaii. I am going to participate in the Avenue of Giants Marathon in Humboldt. Yes, that's right, a marathon through the redwoods. It's way hot. Go here to check it out: http://www.theave.org/

I hope you will follow along on this journey of mine. It should be interesting. I will try to keep you updated as my training progresses. So far I made it through step one. I went to a TNT meeting last night and registered for the race with my roommate Liz. Training kickoff starts in about a week, so I have one week to pre-train so I am not too embarrassed with my lack of skills when things really get cookin'.

Oh, and Liz and I are working on cool marathon nicknames. Suggestions are welcome. Names on the list right now are Bam and Pow! You like?

Miles completed today... none? I did walk briskly to bart this morning to catch my train. Thats a start...