Yep - have the shoes, the running clothes, and all the accessories. I think of myself as a runner, and have even completed one marathon (first and last). Now I have some super-cool software on my iPod, the Nike iPod training software. It is pretty neat - lets you track your runs, set challenges (with yourself) and goals (with others) and helps with motivation. After a run, you even get surprise messages from famous athletes with words of encouragement, like"Great job - you just completed your longest ever run" or "Great job - you just finished your fastest time for a mile." And you can pick a "power song" for extra motivation (though I haven't figured out yet how it works).
But today, after a medium run, I checked my stats. I knew I hadn't lived up to my personal challenge (10 runs in 4 weeks) and I even missed out on the goal (50 k in 6 weeks), but I didn't know my overall performance had been so dismal. Yes, there's always an excuse - school finishing parties, sick kids, sick me, guests, work, etc, etc. But I didn't really calculate the number of runs I average per month. Sadly, my running average - even counting my "better than nothing" 20-minute jaunts around the block - is three per month. Not even one a week.
Time to do better...
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