Soapbox Marathon Training Tip #5

(I should call these Things Common Sense Should Tell You But I Find Out The Hard Way.)

If your shorts are loose when you're just standing around, your butt will be fully exposed by roughly the 1/4 mile mark once you start running.

As instructed by my book, I repeated "My ass is hanging out, but it doesn't matter" for the remainder of my 5 miles. For the record, I was inside alone on my treadmill, and I was wearing proper undergarments.

So many races....

First off, love love love LOVE the new book! I think I mentioned before that I dropped down to a few preliminary training weeks because...well...I suck at running. I think I just needed someone to tell me exactly what to do to build distance...if I could marry this book, I would. I also joined the Nike + Human Race and Jlou and I are planning on running a half marathon in Boise on October 5th. That should be enough motivation to get off the couch for the next couple of months.