provo half, here we come

i'm so excited because i now have something to put my exercise efforts towards--the provo river 1/2 marathon. i go through phases where i get burned out with my workout routine and i need a little change, a little something to look forward to. i got an email from becca, who is married to one of chris friends/bball buddies/old roommates, asking me about training, stretching etc. for a half marathon since i ran the st. george marathon 2 years ago. she also asked me if i would want to run the race with her. i hopped onto the race website and found some great things that i just couldn't pass up. not only was the race reasonable priced {$30}, it was also held on saturday and you get a t-shirt and pancake breakfast {that was the winning factor of course} once you cross the finish line. plus the starting line is within walking distance of my house so chris won't have to wake up at 5 am to drop me off. half marathon is the perfect distance because after 13 miles you're not so completely dead that you can't walk but you still feel like you worked hard. i'm excited to get myself back into the groove where i can say with confidence that i'm a runner. i say that and it sounds like i'm out of shape, i'm not, i've just been waiting for the perfect opportunity to get myself back into running but haven't really had the desire since i ran st. george in 2005 and then dropped out of the 2006 race. i've also been toying around with a triathalon since i really love to cycle and swim, but the training is so time-intensive. so it's time to strap on those running shoes {speaking of which, maybe chris will let me get some new ones?} and let the training begin!