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I’m it

April-Anne just tagged me and a couple of others with a running meme - and by the laws of the web, I’m duty-bound to respond. Here goes:

(On a sidenote, I’m going to try some new XHTML markup for this list - it may look funky for a while as I play with the styling.)

What are you training for now?

I’m registered for the Richmond Marathon on November 12th - only 15 weeks away! I may be running other events between now and then as part of my training, but that’s the ultimate goal.

If you are raising money for a cause, what is it and why is that cause important to you?

Nope, not raising money. I’ve never been much of a joiner (though I’m sure that if my wife ran she’d be way into the Team in Training-type of group).

What is the furthest distance you’ve run in your training and what is the furthest distance you will run before your event?

The furthest I’ve run so far has been yesterday’s 8-miler (how humbling!). My schedule has two 20-milers prior to the marathon itself.

What is your favorite flavor of gu? (or other sports gel)

Never tried the gu or sports gels. I’m going to be looking at ‘em soon, though, as my long runs increase in distance.

How many days a week do you run?

Four or five, as time allows.

Are you injured in any way right now? If so, what are you doing about it?

Nope, thankfully.

What is one item of running clothing/gear (shoes don’t count) you can’t run without?

If I’d been asked a few months ago, I would’ve said my iPod. I’ve been working on that dependence lately, though, by doing some of my mid-week runs iPod-less. Now, it’s my heart rate monitor.

Do you have a talisman you are planning on taking to your event? If so, tell us!

Nope, and I probably won’t find one - I’m not terribly superstitious.

Share one thing about yourself we don’t know.

Golly, I dunno. I’ve not been talking much about my reading habits on the blog lately, so maybe that’ll count. In 2003 and 2004, I read somewhere over 300 books. I stopped keeping track this year, but I’m pretty sure I’m at around 80 or so for 2005 so far. I read quickly and widely, in biology, philosophy, psychology, information technology, modern fiction, young adult literature. Heck, lately I’ve even been reading business-type books (which I never thought I’d do). I read the latest Harry Potter novel in about six hours, though I would’ve been done a bit sooner if I’d been able to sit down with it uninterrupted (darn Muddy Buddy!)

And now I have to tag others… but it looks like everyone I read regularly has already been tagged. I think I’ll just enjoy reading others’ responses for now.