My First Timed Mile

Yesterday I ran my first timed mile. Time: 8:31:56. Not great, but not too bad. Need to improve this time on each of my timed mile days. Only 28 days to go. 4 weeks. Yikes!

Training Log

*Ran 2 miles straight today, then walked 2 miles.

10 Books You Should Read Before You Die

I found this on AOL. Very interesting: (Bold are ones that I have read)

1. Gone With the Wind-Margaret Mitchell
2. Lord of the Rings Triology-J.R.R. Tolkien
3. Harry Potter-J.K. Rowling
4. The Stand-Stephen King
5. The Da Vinci Code-Dan Brown
6. To Kill a Mockingbird-Harper Lee
7. Angels and Demons-Dan Brown
8. Atlas Shrugged-Ayn Rand
9. The Catcher in the Rye-J.D. Salinger
10. The Holy Bible

Apparently I don't have many books to go before I can die. . .

My First 5K

On September 13 I plan on running my first 5K race. I have never been a big runner before, but running is the best way for me to get into shape and commune with nature. I have 30 days to train. Yikes!

Yesterday 8/11/08-Monday-Day 1

*Jogged for 20 minutes, walked for 5 minutes, Jogged for 20 minutes-45 minutes total

update on Reading Full Circle

completed titles in italics
River God by Wilbur Smith

Gods in Alabama by Joshilyn Jackson
Crazy in Alabama by Mark Childress
What Looks Like Crazy on an Ordinary Day by Pearl Cleage
Songs in Ordinary Time by Mary McGarry Morris
Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison
King Solomon's Mines by H. Rider Haggard
The Secret's of a Fire King by Kim Edwards
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See
Snow Falling on Cedars by David Guterson
Falling Angels by Tracy Chevalier
Dark Angels by Karleen Koen
Dark Rivers of the Heart by Dean Koontz

#80 Completed

80) Enroll in a belly dancing class-Belly Dance Basics Sept. 2 - Oct. 7 (TU)-Georgia Highlands

*I enrolled in a Belly Dancing Class today at Georgia Highlands College! Yay! We will see how this goes.

Movies of July 2008

Cloverfield-3.5/5
Matchstick Men-3.5/5
Moulin Rouge-4/5
The Darjeeling Limited-3/5
The Lady in the Water-3.5/5
The Notebook-4.5/5