wii need to exercise

 
as i previously mentioned i'm wanting to run a race in september and my current shape is softer rounder heavier than it should be. my plan was to commence a disciplined & specially formulated training plan and enjoy the results. to be honest, i haven't run since that initial post but ames & i have played a few games of tennis. not surprisingly, the former high-school tennis star has given this rookie a good runaround on the court. and then, as if to interrupt my precious momentum, comes this. the nintendo wii (which i've wanted since launch anyway) breaks out the geek-fitness accessory of the century. now, in lieu of my current humid-heat-assisted weight loss program i can jump around in the comfort of our own home.

UPDATE: now i really need a wii.

fat man running

i like to think i can take a hint. and i realize that since i've taken to office jobs in chairs all day, i've acquired what doctors call a little bit of a weight problem. so when i get two emails this week concerning running, i take notice. to start, i work for an awesome company that gives back to its community. 8am on september 9 will mark the beginning of the vml sponsored, 5th annual head for the cure and i fully intend to participate in this event. it's a fundraiser for brain cancer research and was started in memory of a former vml-er who died of said illness.

i stumbled on adidas' myspace page (it's work related, i promise), fill out a brief form and the next thing i know, i get an email from adidas welcoming me to the first week of my "customized training schedule." customized? i answered two questions, how can it be that customized? i appreciate their focused interest in my health & effective training regimen, but two criteria is no basis for the custom label. anyway, lesson one introduces the "warm-up." i'll let you know how that goes.

my goal is to write about the process in a sort of circular accountability deal: i run so i have something to write & write because the training letter reminded me to.