Run Rabbit, Run

For a good portion of my life, I've been a running fool. But in January, I decided to really get serious. At first, I didn't do a good job of logging all the miles I ran. I figured I'd just get to it whenever I could. Mostly, I kept to between three and six miles.

I'd promised Kate that I'd run the MORE half marathon in NYC on April 6. But then JT, a close family friend, was to celebrate her 60th birthday that day, and she couldn't go. Instead, we were going to do a half in Grand Rapids, but one week prior, neither of us was prepared.

So I decided to get serious. I don't know why I suddenly wanted to run a half marathon, and even to this day, I can't explain it. In fact, I don't even like the idea of it anymore, but a promise is a promise.

So I'm at 10 of 18 weeks of training, and both of us are planning to run 10 of 12 of the Greater Lansing Race Series through Playmakers. I mostly want the free bread card in 2009. Come September, we'll both run the Capital City River Run — our first half marathon.

Last weekend (5-18-08), Kate and I ran the Capitol Bancorp for JA 5k. I finished it with my best time ever: 30 minutes, 19 seconds. I know it's not like I'm Speed Racer or anything. Even my Ma, who's 75, said, "You're so slow!" But Kate bumped into an old friend from the YMCA — Chris.

After the race, he said, "You ran at the perfect pace for me!"

Thanks, Chris. I never thought I'd be another runner's rabbit. Imagine me — a pacesetter!?

Teresa Mastin made Kate promise we'd both run the Chicago Marathon with her next summer. I can't be held accountable for promises someone else made for me, can I?