so...a couple weeks ago, my wife, teachergirl, looked up this thing online that was like your work out type by your zodiac sign. it said that since i'm a scorpio, that i'm more likely to get good work outs and be motivated to do them if it's training for something specific. it suggested something like a triathlon or something like that. you know what?

it was right.

i remembered that there's a rugby club a the school i'm going to start attending in the fall. i also know, from spending time in Australia, that rugby is a pretty physically demanding sport. it's 40 minute halves and there's no stopping in between plays like football. there's no subs...unless you're injured or bleeding. there's no pads-accept a mouth guard and a cup. it's kinda tough.

"rugby is a beastly sport played by gentlemen..."

i thought hey...i'm gentlemanly in some form. i'll train for playing rugby in the spring.

so i've been running a lot more than i have before. since i didn't really run at all...if possible. i didn't like running for running's sake. i mean...i played soccer and stuff in the past. i liked that because i was chasing the ball and stopping the forwards and all that jazz. i didn't like just running for the fun of it. to my amazement, since i decided to train and get my stamina for rugby, it's been much easier than i thought.

i thought it would take a while to get into it. i'm so excited that it's been much quicker than i thought. today i ran a 10 minute mile, walked a while a ran another mile. this was all while teachergirl was in a mixed martial arts exercise class...yeah, she's hard out too. don't mess with her.

i mostly just wanted to say that i'm doing much better in the running department than i ever thought. granted, i was running on a treadmill and not on the normal ground. it is a little easier that way because you're not actually propelling yourself. you're just holding yourself up. i'm still happy about it though. hopefully, i'll be ready when it comes.