hurc still can't do 10 chin-ups/pull-ups...

Years ago, at L&Y's holiday get together if I remember correctly, I had made a resolution that within the year, I would be able to do 10 chin-ups or pull-ups, I don't actually remember which one I had said.

No, I still can't do them. At least, I don't think I can.

For the past few months, gravy and deviline have been trying to recruit people to do the Ottawa marathon, or at the very least, the 10k. At first, I was intrigued, but I just felt that I didn't have the motivation or the drive to stick with the training. Maybe because I only saw them every so often, the encouragements were few and far between, so I lost interest pretty quickly.

Turns out that a few of my co-workers were thinking about doing it for the first time as well. They also tried to sell this to me, and I was very reluctant to accept. But you can't run away from people at work. They know where you sit. They eat lunch with you. They know your desk phone number. Finally, they hounded me enough and convinced me...

So I signed up for the 10k today at the Running Room close to work. Early signup ends tomorrow, so if I wanted the cheap entry fee, this was it. I also took the opportunity to get myself a decent pair of running shoes, and not just Nike's because they look nice.

Granted, this is nowhere near as ambitious as Amy's half marathon but it's still going to take some dedication from my part to train regularly...

14 weeks before the big day...

Anyway, how's that for a first post in months?