Change of Plans

The Half Marathon Relay is canceled due to the lack of committed runners on my team =( But that's okay. I haven't been running for the past several days due to my obsession over the Twilight saga! Yes, I have jumped on that bandwagon.

I started reading the first book on 12/23, and now just seven days later, I am about to start the fourth and final book of the series! Am I embarrassed over the giddiness of my teenybopper obsession? Of course!! But there's something about it... It's an easy read, a page-turner, and it reminds me of cheesy high school romance, which is weird because I'm usually the first to gag when watching cheesy teeny-bopper romance movies with sappy dialog and mushy sweet-nothings (Ugh, High School Musical....). Maybe reading this stuff is different from watching it? I have yet to see the Twilight movie, so I guess we'll see. But anyway, a little cheesy never hurt anyone. It's actually very sweet. But dang it, I hate being obsessive like this! I am actually trying to finish the series before work starts again in January so that my obsessive reading doesn't conflict with work, and uh... the rest of my life?! *sigh* This is so unhealthy.

Alright, back to reading...

• Running: Ran 2.94 miles - 35:49 minutes (Ave pace: 12:11 min/mile)
• Thoughts: I ran 3 "Wilsons" (the block around my old middle school and elementary school). Physically, it was an easy run. Emotionally, it was draining. I don't think I like running anything three times in a row. I need some variety. Otherwise, I just feel like a hamster on a wheel (which is why I avoid treadmills if I can). On another random note, I am reading Twilight! I'm transitioning from children's literature about magic and wizardry to adolescent teen vampire romance.
  
  Merry Christmas Eve!
  

I completed my all of my "running goals" for 2008!
Update: I completed all of "Harry Potter goals" for 2008 (completion date: some time in early Dec)!

New Year's Resolutions Update:

• Run a 10K race - Done: Capitol 10K (March 30, 2008)
• Run a 5K race every 3 months
• Winter 5K - Done: Mardi Gras 5K (Feb 2, 2008)
• Spring 5K - Done: Schlotzky's 5K Bun Run (April 13, 2008)
  
• Summer 5K - Done: IBM Uptown Classic at the Domain 5K (Oct 19, 2008)
  ... okay, sure this isn't technically "summer"... but let's let this one one slide =)
  
• Fall 5K - Done: Run for the Water 5K (Nov 9, 2008)
• Read all the Harry Potter Books
• Book 1: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
  - Done
• Book 2: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
  - Done
  
• Book 3: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
  - Done
  
• Book 4: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
  - Done
  
• Book 5: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
  - Done
  
• Book 6: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
  - Done
  
• Book 7: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
  - Done
  
• Go snowboarding again
  - Deferred to Feb 2009. Whistler, Vancouver. Tickets booked!