his shoes weren't made for walkin.

Tommy is entering uncharted territory... he is striking out into the unknown... he is going where no man has gone before. Ok, these are all exaggerations, but he is starting something neither of us has done before. Our Gainesville pals, Kim and Jon, are super fitness-y. They think they are moderately workout minded, but compared to me and Tommy, they are like the goal people like us strive towards. So they are planning on running a marathon that is taking place in DisneyWorld. MY mindset is this: who in their right mind would go there to RUN?! And then we learn that my good childhood friend Lindsey has gotten into running and also wants to run at least the half-marathon that takes place at the same time. So Tommy was not as immune to this crazy-ness and has been inspired. He takes care of himself, used to play baseball, dive, and was a short-distance runner in high school, but has never seen himself as a long-distance person. I, personally, loathe running. I blame our middle school boot-camp-like P.E. classes.

Anyway! We went out and bought him super crazy running shoes. I picked them out because they looked the best, and they happened to also be Nike's best shoes they're advertising for. He also got this Nike sensor that you place inside your shoe. It actually is pretty impressive- it hooks up with his iPhone and laptop. It charts your runs, rewards you for goals met, and offers training that you can custom pick which come through your headphones during your workout. And for being a new long distance runner, he is impressing me. He can run like 5 miles pretty quickly without being exhausted or even too winded. But he does get amazingly soaked with sweat. Lovely.

The sad thing is, now 3 of the 4 of us here are runners. I am forever devoted to the elliptical and will never join this insanity. I will be the picture taker and cheerer on-er.