Shave Your 5k Challenge

I might not be as crazy as Brian here, but among my friends & family I am the only person insane enough to train for a marathon (thus far). Ergo, I have no one to grill for information or beg for reassurance that I am not, in fact, certifiable. Thus I turn to you dear internet, custodian of all humanly wisdom, to be comforted by the fact that if I am insane, I am certainly not suffering alone.

One of the blogs I read with some regularity is Half-Fast. A few weeks ago he announced the Shave Your 5K Challenge. In one sentence: the challenge is to see who can improve their 5K time the most, both in plain minutes/seconds, and in percentage. I didn't hesitate to enter because: A) What a great name; B) I already have a qualifying time from the Ho-Ho 5K I ran in December; and C) That time was really slow. Nowhere to go but down! (She says now.) If you haven't already, you should head on over and check it out. Nothing like making your training goals public and trash-talking the competition to motivate some serious work-outs!