I realize I haven’t updated any of you on the running lately. We’ve completed five weeks of our ten week “Learn to Run” clinic at The Running Room. So far, I’ve really enjoyed it. In fact, I’m kind of hooked on running now. Our goal race is the Nissan Challenge 5k on June 8, but Brooke and I have also registered for the Pride and Remembrance 5k on June 28. In fact, you can sponsor me for that race online. I’ve created a little button over on the right side to make it easier to sponsor me. (American friends can rejoice that donating in Canadian funds means you can participate for as little as US$7.17).
Of course, being a gadget geek has helped keep me motivated. I’ve recently ordered a cool heart-rate monitor, the ECG5 from Sports Instruments. And I’m using a neat little OS X app called iRun to log my runs. I’ve always been a bit of a stats junkie. And it’s nice to see how much progress I’ve been making. In a little over a month, I’ve gone from a wheezing, shuffling old man to a, well, to a slightly more fit wheezing, shuffling old man.