In for a dime, in for a dollar...

I've stopped trying to keep track of how much cold hard cash I have shelled out in connection with this charity run. When you count the shoes, the clothes, the gym passes, the books and magazines, and the gadgets, it's a stupefying amount. But why stop now? Tonight I bought a four-month gym pass that will take me all the way to May 9, just one week before the race.

What's nice is that this removes all barriers to running (injuries notwithstanding, of course). The only question left is "Am I going to run outside or inside today?" So there's no room for excuses that it's too cold or hot or rainy or whatever--the training schedule will not be denied!

I had planned on being very delicate and dainty with my workout today, but I found myself chomping at the bit after nearly three full days off (I last ran on Sunday). I did all three miles on the treadmill (I had originally planned to walk a mile on the track, do a mile on the elliptical, and only run a mile on the treadmill!) but managed to slow the pace a little, finishing in 36:22.

We'll see what the osteopath has to say tomorrow. I really hope she doesn't tell me to take three days off again...