catching up.

so, i am still here by the way. the toe-stubbing turned out to be really minor (thank goodness) and i even still have a toenail! tuesday amy and i ran along the coast - mom watched owey and i felt really guilty that amy had to push audra in the stroller for 5 miles while i was childless. thanks mom! sorry amy! anyhow- it's funny how you think 5 miles is not a big deal nowadays and then you remember "oh yes it is" when you are out there. pretty good run, great scenery, great conversation, pretty good time (although both of our watches stopped- we think we did it in about 55 min) - all in all, not bad.
today i woke up so excited about only having to run 3 miles. i of course just ran on the treadmill cuz i'm lazy like that and ended up doing it in 28 min. i run so much faster on the treadmill because it is soo dang boring!! i just want to get it over with!
anyhow - a little pick me up from "The Non-runners Marathon Guide for Women":

My final recommendation cannot be purchased at the store. (Unless you have a lot of money. And questionable morals.) I recommend surrounding yourself with great people during your training. Try to find at least one other person to go through this hell with you. He or she will provide you with more support than a sports bra ever could. (In a figurative sense, of course. Unless you are very close with your running buddy.)
Your running buddies don't even need to run with you. But they do need to b@*#% with you. I personally hate running with people, but I absolutely love complaining with them. So I run alone and bond with running buddies afterward, comparing our various aches and pains.
Just about every good (or bad or ugly) experience in life is better if you have someone to share it with, someone you can call 25 years from now and be like, "Remember how much that sucked?" Like you, they'll remember that all the running and sweating and chafing really, really sucked. Like you, they'll also remember that all the laughing and the finish lines and the friendship formed from a common goal were pretty friggin' cool.

hope you all know how lucky i feel to have such great friends and to share this misery with you!