New year, new goal

So I slacked off a bit on running this holiday season. Oh, who am I kidding, I really slacked off. The last time I ran for any length of time was the Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving. So much for being able to jog five miles easy...it looks like I'm back to Square One (or at least Square Two or Three). But there's no sense beating myself up about it and I've already started remedying the situation. I also have another goal that I'm shooting towards, which means that I can't take an entire month off again or else I won't be able to accomplish it. So, here it is...drumroll please...I've decided to run the inaugural Maryland Half-Marathon in May. Yikes! While I'd been intrigued by the idea when I first read about it a few weeks ago, it was the ladies at Charm City Run who made me believe that I can actually do it. We stopped by the store yesterday to get Josh outfitted with a new pair of running shoes (because, if I'm lucky and get my way, he'll be joining me as a fledgling runner sometime soon!) and the half-marathon came up during our conversation with them. I said that I was interested but didn't know if I was ready, and they both heartily contradicted me. It's not until May 31st, which gives me a little under five months to train. Plenty of time, they assured me. So...I'm gonna do it! More details to follow as I start on this journey of (*gulp*) running 13.1 miles!