A new year, a new goal

Who's in for a July 4th, 2013 race? "The party people scream, "Oui, oui, c'est vrie!" 'cause I got a remote for my bidet"

A long way to go, fellas

but I think, for me, it will look something like this:

So now what?

Unless I'm mistaken, I am the only one actually registered. Comments and/or suggestions would be appreciated.

2009 Newsletter
July 7, 2008 In This Edition Marathon & Half Marathon SOLD OUT 2009 Race Date

Greetings from the Chevron Houston Marathon, Aramco Houston Half Marathon, EP5K and ABB Team Challenge.

Marathon & Half Marathon SOLD OUT

The 2009 Chevron Houston Marathon and Aramco Houston Half Marathon have reached their combined cap of 18,000 participants and are now SOLD OUT. Congratulations to the 18,000 registrants who helped sell out our races in record time and with a record number of participants.
Individuals who did not register for the 2009 Chevron Houston Marathon or Aramco Houston Half Marathon before they reached the registration cap may put their name on a wait list to receive a transferred registration.
Registered participants who will not be able to participate may opt to transfer their registration to someone on the wait list and receive a partial refund of their registration fee.
For more information on registration transfers and the wait list, click here.
Registration for the EP5K, sponsored by the El Paso Corporation, is still open and will not close until its 5,000 race limit is reached. To register, click here.
Registration for the ABB Team Challenge, sponsored by ABB, is also still open. For more information and to register, click here.
2009 Race Date The 37th running of the Chevron Houston Marathon, Aramco Houston Half Marathon, EP5K and ABB Team Challenge will be held on January 18, 2009.

From my inbox this AM

Greetings from the Chevron Houston Marathon, Aramco Houston Half Marathon, EP5K and ABB Team Challenge.

Registration fees to increase on July 1
Registration fees in both the Chevron Houston Marathon and Aramco Houston Half Marathon will increase on July 1. The marathon rate will go up $20 and the half marathon fee will increase by $10. For more information and to register online, click (on the link provided by Micah on the side.) Also, as of June 25th, the marathon registration was 70% full.

In other news, I started running again. It sucks. I can't believe I agreed to do this.

Love to you all.

What are ya'll doing?

I am in a slump. Who knew when we started that I would take off and challenge myself (not one who runs) to run? I have officially been training since Christmas. I have logged over 200 miles. My longest run has been 8 miles in 1:20-ish. My fastest mile has been 10:24-ish. I have been chased by dogs on multiple occasions and even bit once. (I even shopped for mace) I have graduated to wearing proper running clothes instead of just "workout wear" due to rubbing raw skin. I love my nike+ system that keeps me organized. (I love numbers and graphs)

Since the hot weather has become a constant, I have not enjoyed my morning runs. To avoid the heat, I should wake up and run earlier than 8 am, but that is proving to be close to impossible. (Apparently I am not the early morning person I used to be... I blame a night-owl husband and two kids) I began a training program with nike+ for a half-marathon in mid-April so that I could work up to training for the marathon, but I have failed the computer program. I have dropped the ball. I have fallen off the horse. My spirits are low, my excitement is gone. I do not have the perseverance related to marathon training. I need help. I need direction. I need accountability. I need training. I need team support.

Is anyone else thinking this? Maybe I am the only one totally overwhelmed. How did I get into this? I am no runner. Perseverance is not my thing. Where's my team?

I'm #1! (At least in one respect)

support@active.com to me
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