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I am reading 73 Ways to Become a Better Writer via Copyblogger, thinking about my interesting past with blogging. This article suggests that blogging is a no-fail way to become a better writer, and here I am. I've typically only used blogging on a personal level, and I blogged all throughout high school on the then-popular blogging service Xanga (or maybe it still is popular? Who knows). But we'll see how this goes.

I'm dying to train for the Austin Half Marathon in February. I've never been a runner, but something about running around the track in the last few weeks has made me love it. I still can't run a full mile, which makes me think I am crazy to want to run 13 miles, but the more time I spend regulating my breathing and training myself in intervals, the easier it gets. I think the idea of knowing that on Monday I ran one lap and on Tuesday I ran two laps and on Wednesday I ran three means that on Thursday I have no reason not to run a mile. And, lo and behold, I may have had my first experience with the famous so-called "runner's high" that keeps crazy runners getting out of bed in the morning at 6am to hit the treadmill. I want to be one of those people.

Something about training intimidates me, though. Probably the possibility of failing after paying $75 and spending however much time I spend training before I fail. Or telling people, which means if I fail they will know. Or the fact that I've never run more than two miles at a time in my life.