Am I 5k-razy?

First of all, allow me to apologize. It is semi-well known fact that my sister and I can't stand it when 'reputable' establishments purposely spell their store names, etc incorrectly. For example, if a hair place spells it 'kutz' we just won't go there. If you can't spell what you do, then how do I know you can DO what you do?

Alright that disclaimer aside, clearly you see that I've not only spelled a word incorrectly, but also used an unnecessary hyphen. This just goes to show that I must be a little crazy to make the following statement.

I've decided I want to train and run a 5K this summer.

Alright-done laughing now? For those of you with my mother on speed dial, she doesn't get home until after 6, so you'll just have to call back.

Seriously-I've contemplated it before, and I've decided this is the time to do it. My most recent inspiration has been my cousin Maggie's family. They all ran a 5K together this weekend, and little Jack came in at the top of his age group. PS- he's 6. How cool is that!? Go Jack-and all of the Elms clan! Woot!

I feel as if I have always been an athletic person stuck in a fat person's body. I'm not sure if that was so HS coaches would 'force' me to choose band over volleyball-hence leading me to my successful career in music, or what. But I do know this-I've always enjoyed sports, and I've always been slightly more then mediocre at them. So I want to give this a shot.

I haven't started training yet, but I've been reading up on the internet, and I found some good sites-one that talks about training "from couch to 5K". Sounds like me!

So in true 21st century form, I thought I would blog about this experience, on the off chance that anyone would want to read my daily/weekly/monthly blathering about running. I've never really blogged before, so this will be another first for me! (I love multi-tasking)

Though I haven't asked her, I'm certain Sasha will be on board as my training partner. (If you don't know, Sasha is my 55lb red husky complete with 2 different colored eyes...she's so cliche)
She is always willing to drag me up and down the sidewalks, and LOVES LOVES LOVES it if I indulge her by jogging on the straight-aways.

So there it is. My goal is to run the 5K at the Bagelfest in Mattoon in July. It is recommended to train for about 8 weeks, so that puts my 'official training' starting in May. But I figure it's never to early to start blogging about it, right?

Signing off...from the couch.