Mommy Goes Crazy, Day 1 of Training

I'm all jazzed about the idea of running a half-marathon with Jenn in Philly, September 21. I felt horrible this morning because of too much drinking, too many cupcakes and junk food, and then we were woken up in the middle of the night by a FIRE in the house next door to us!! Smoke pouring out of the house, the smell of burnt plastic coming through our windows! We grabbed Clyde and ran outside and huddled with our tenant and our neighbors as 30 firefighters and 4 fire engines broke the glass windows and sprayed the water to extinguish the fire, right next to our bedroom window. We went back in, without any problem, about a half hour later. No one was hurt, it seems. Not sure if the house next door will sustain any water or fire damage, or how major it'll be. But suffice it to say, I didn't sleep well.

BUT, I went to the gym at lunch, and listening to very upbeat stuff on my ipod, and thinking of Jennifer running the NYC Marathon, which she did last year, I ran 3.1 miles!! Whoomp. There it is. I'm getting psyched.

Mommy Goes Crazy

Last night we went out to dinner for Clyde's and my birthday and I got drunk and agreed to do a half-marathon in Philly with my sister-in-law Jenn. Am I crazy! I can run two miles pretty easily on the treadmill but 13???? Wish me luck; there's no getting out of it now, and I needed a new fitness goal. Thanks Jenn!