the bike dilemma

well i woke up early this morning to get on the treadmill. definitely too dark outside to run now. i lasted only 30 minutes before i got bored. definitely didn't like the oldies music that was playing in the gym, i guess the marriott doesn't worry about inspiring any would-be exercisers. it's the beginning of winter and i've already got the winter blahs. can't wait to see some sunshine and get a sunburn. i've been trying to get my hands on a good bicycle, but can't seem to make it work. first was a road bike, test drove one that was just a little too big, went to order a smaller one-- they don't make it anymore. switched to mountain bikes- found a great one online, finally found a dealer almost 40 miles away, called them up-- they don't make it anymore. strike two! so i'm off to the expensive bicycle store down the street to purchase whatever they can get in my size. i don't care about price anymore.

on a positive note, i had a chance to catch up with an old friend today, telling her about the san francisco women's half marathon. good thing i had my necklace on! she got me all fired up to run more, telling me the story of how her and her husband were training for the disney marathon when he was diagnosed with cancer a few weeks before the race. now, three years later, they are training again. how inspirational! i'm going to run after work tonight too.

i also decided to do the jacksonville bank half marathon on december 18th. that gives me almost 6 weeks to prepare. definitely going to beat my time from sf. :o)