Musings From My Mac

Could Be Daring, Could Be Dumb

Though I'm not big on resolutions, I did make a few promises to myself at the beginning of the year. One was to exercise more. As motivation, I chose three charity races, each one a bit farther than the one before.

(By the way, can you believe we're halfway through March already?)

If you've raced, then you know that you've got to register (or run as a bandit), and in a limited capacity event like this one, getting in early is always wise. Last year, I dwaddled a bit too long and all the slots for the Nike Women's Marathon — more than 15,000 of them — sold out before I could get my name on the roster.

This year, I made sure to spring off the starting line and be among the first to sign up. Of course, once I did, I got that sinking feeling. I'd registered for the half-marathon — a distance more than twice as far as I've ever run in my life in a competitive-ish setting.

But I've made the commitment, so I'm going to stick it out. Besides, when I told a colleague what I'd done and then quizzed him — Dumb or daring? — without hesitation he chose the latter.

Posted by MacDiva at March 8, 2006 11:35 PM