Find 'sometime'

No longer do I have any excuse for sitting at home during the day when I'm not working, and not doing any kind of exercise! I've never been one to do workout videos, or make up my own exercises. It's all or nothing baby - gym, bootcamp, yoga or nothing. Until... The NTC App - Nike Training Club is like having a "personal trainer anytime, anywhere". It's free from iTunes, which I still can't believe. I dare you to just check it out for the sake of seeing it... delete it if you want but I bet you'll be tempted to try a workout. I think it's amazing use of technology! There are like a hundred different workouts to choose from, varying in length, target area, and difficulty. They have various uses of equipment - from none, to medicine balls, weights, and jump ropes. I have a staff party to go to tonight and felt like it wouldn't hurt to do a 15 minute "Get Focused - Ab Blast" to tighten my tummy just a little before I squee...

  I have only done a "real" run four times in my life - three 'Run for the Cure's and one Tim Horton's 'Chilly Chase"', all were 5km. I've always been impressed by people who accomplish longer runs, like even 'just' a 10km, or a half marathon (21km I think) and especially full marathons/triathlons. I think sometimes people say from the very beginning "oh man, no way, I just am not built for that... I could never do it". Which I have said a few times about long distance runs any longer than 5km. I wonder though, if it really is possible. A friend of mine, someone I've known since Kindergarten, she says she's done a few of these half marathons with little to no training. She just "does it", pretty much. Well, she's now asking me to train with her for the Goodlife Half Marathon on May 6, 2012 .We both belong to the same gym, and live so close together, and have both always had similar sports inte...