Game still off.

Another day of Not Running. It's 96°F out right now, so there's no way in hell I'm running around a track for a half hour. Instead, Sis and I have brought the dogs up here so we could put the A/C unit in the kitchen window. We can sweat it out at her house, but I've got my 64-year old mother to worry about up here. There was no way we were letting her go without A/C. And it nearly killed us getting it set up. At least we got some exercise, right?

So instead of doing anything that requires a lot of movement, my sister and I are planning our trip to Colorado. She's on my mom's computer in the dining room, and I'm on my Mac in the office. Basically, she's booking the hotels and I'm booking the Fun Stuff. First of all, and I hadn't realized this until now, the Mork and Mindy house is actually IN Boulder! So we're absolutely going to see that. Second of all, we're going to eat the HELL out of this place. I've promised my friend Katie that I'll eat a chili cheez dog and a milkshake for her. The sacrifice I make for the people I love.

I'm so incredibly excited about this trip. Sis's friends are getting a dog-friendly room at our hotel, too, that way we can run back and forth with Curly Joe. Heehee. I can't wait!

In running news, I was tipped off to this. I guess that, on November 11th, a bunch of people across the globe are going to run together. Isn’t that nice? Here’s what someone posted at the Ct5k forums:

Steve Runner from the Phedippidations Podcast organises an annual event called the “Phedippidations World Wide Half Marathon Challenge, and Kick the Couch 5k”. This year it’s being held on October 11 / 12. The way it works is that you sign up for the event, and then run it on the nominated weekend somewhere in your local area, and post your results back to the website. I thought it would be great if a number of us enter the event...and run it at exactly the same time where ever possible. This way you know that when you’re running, a fellow C25K member will be running along with you.

To try and make the time of day as reasonable as possible for most members, the following is what I suggest our start times should be:

West Coast USA: Sat 11/10/2008 2:00 PM
East Coast USA: Sat 11/10/2008 5:00 PM
United Kingdom: Sat 11/10/2008 10:00 PM
Western Australia: Sun 12/10/2008 5:00 AM
East Coast Australia: Sun 12/10/2008 7:00 AM

To find out your starting time if you’re in a timezone other than the ones listed, click here. In the date field, select October 11 2008, for Location 1 select United States New York, for Location 2 select your own location. Then click Submit. Next scroll down to the New York time of Sat 28/06/2008 5:00 PM* . Your local time will be displayed next to it...that’s your start time.

To signup, go to the Phedippidations World Wide Half Marathon Challenge, and Kick the Couch 5k website. It’s totally free. Also click on the Teams Link, and join the C25Kcom team I have setup.

Committing to an event is great motivation to keep training! Let us know if you’re going to take part by posting a reply here.

Exciting, no?

Ok. It is now 99°F. Time to go water the garden. And myself.

See you Tuesday, hopefully. I still feel like crap.

Today is my dad's birthday. He would have been 67 years old. Happy Birthday, Dad.