In other fitness news, I've signed up for the Austin Marathon but I'll be running in the half and hopefully crossing the finish line in one piece. We'll see. I'm sure I can get my mileage up by February. I think what's killing my progress right now is this heat. Good word. I went out for a run Tuesday night because I was kind of lazy and couldn't wake myself up for a morning run. It was still 95 degrees outside and I thought I was going to die. I managed to get in 3.5 milesdespite the heat and a week of not running. I've always wanted to run a half marathon but have never pulled the trigger and actually registered for one but now that I've finally registered for one, meaning spent money for it, I better get to work and get ready for the race. Plus, I'll also have my friend, Jenny, cheering for me. Jason is not a morning person, so I would always go run my races, cross the finish line, shrug my shoulders, trek back home and then go back to sleep. But this race will be different. After I limp over the finish line and Jenny has turned into an icicle, we'll go get migas. I'm a miga runner, not to be confused with chicken nugget runner.

And to make this post shopping related, because you all know I can't stop shopping, I ordered my first two pairs of Lululemon running shorts (on sale...do I ever buy anything not on sale?) after reading rave reviews on them. I hate running in shorts because they have a tendency of disappearing as I run and I've tried to wear running tights for as long as I could but it's too hot. So I caved and bought some new shorts. We'll see how they hold up and if they live up to the hype.