Anyone near me?

It would be awesome to have a training partner for the daily runs. So if anyone lives close by (Crystal Springs, Wesson, Hazlehurst) and you want a training partner, I'm your gal!

I got shoes!!!

I'm now the proud owner of my first pair of running shoes! The most expensive pair of shoes I own too. I guess that speaks to my commitment to this marathon, believe me, I'm quite frugal. The shoes feels so good, I wanted to wear them back to the office, except they don't really go well with a suit. I still have a few more things I saw that I want to buy, so I'll be going back some other time.
I've been telling everyone about doing the marathon, I guess the more people that know, the more people there are to hold me accountable, right? I still get the "are you crazy?" look. kind of the same look I got when I told people I was a chemical engineer.

Thursday

I think I may need to reconsider my choice of exercise for X training day. I got on the elliptical, and I am sore all over! I guess that's a good sign (that I'm getting good exercise) but I'm moving on slow motion today.
I need to get my shoes today because my old shoes are, well, old and I think their expiration date is long past due.
I've been reading along the blogs, and wondering if I should be attempting to run. I see that some people are running, where you runners already? I don't want to overdo it because my goal is to make it to Chicago, so I'm wondering if I missed something. I'd like to walk/jog the marathon but right now, I'm just walking.
I'm also wondering if you are allowed to have iPods during the marathon. I don't want to get used to running with one and then not be able to use it for the actual run.