Name
Jenny Marie Redden
Age
24
I achieved my life goal at 21. I desperately wanted to be hypnotized at one of those comedy events. It totally worked.
Highlights included me singing in another language, doing the “g’on, brush yo’ shoulda off” dance and insulting an ex-boyfriend (sorry for that!).
I also said I don’t really like dogs, which is particularly interesting considering that I’m a vegetarian because I feel guilty eating animals.
I’ve been one since I was 12 but have considered going back to the carnivore side. I even tasted meat at Christmas dinner.
I compulsively count calories. Because of this, I hate restaurants that don’t provide nutritional information on their Web sites (or better yet, on the menu!).
I sometimes chew so much gum that my jaws are sore the next day.
I talk to strangers. Everywhere: The bar, the gas station, the supermarket. Social interaction is critical to my happiness.
I laugh out loud. All the time. Again, critical to the happiness.
I often consider graduation from college (go Pokes!) my greatest regret in life. Those were the best four years of my life. If only I could go back…
It wouldn’t be the same.
I am not a speller, but I love grammar and appreciate those who follow the rules thereof.
Except the rule requiring all sentences to have a subject and a verb. I much prefer fragments. My favorite is using periods for emphasis.
I. Love. Inappropriateness.
That’s true, in addition to being an example of its preceding paragraph.
Since January 2007, I have lost 35 pounds. I'm still two pounds above my "healthy weight," according to an online Body Mass Index calculator.
I hope half marathon training gets me to a weight that pleases the BMI gods.
My mom got me a T-shirt for Christmas that says "Easily distracted by shiny objects." My mom knows me well.
12.28.2009
The details
To get ready for my half marathon, I will be training with RunnersWorld Tulsa.
The store, at 43rd and Peoria in Tulsa, and its training program have helped a lot of Tulsans get ready for long-distance runs. I'm optimistic, even if this goal still seems pretty far fetched.
I will run with the group three days a week: Tuesdays and Thursdays at 5:30 p.m. and Saturday mornings.
I am supposed to run on my own on Mondays and cross train two other days a week.
According to my training schedule, I'll be running six miles at a time by Jan. 9. Gulp. (The farthest I have ever gone is five miles.)
I wonder if there's a magic diet to go along with this workout regiment.
I guess I'll find out Jan. 4 during the "informational meeting."
As you might expect, I'm excited and nervous.
The store, at 43rd and Peoria in Tulsa, and its training program have helped a lot of Tulsans get ready for long-distance runs. I'm optimistic, even if this goal still seems pretty far fetched.
I will run with the group three days a week: Tuesdays and Thursdays at 5:30 p.m. and Saturday mornings.
I am supposed to run on my own on Mondays and cross train two other days a week.
According to my training schedule, I'll be running six miles at a time by Jan. 9. Gulp. (The farthest I have ever gone is five miles.)
I wonder if there's a magic diet to go along with this workout regiment.
I guess I'll find out Jan. 4 during the "informational meeting."
As you might expect, I'm excited and nervous.
12.22.2009
An idea is born
It had been sitting in my Inbox for days: Nestled between a note from my mom about Christmas recipes and a message from my best friend confirming weekend plans was an e-mail from RunnersWorld Tulsa.
I had signed up for the store's e-mail updates months ago but had rarely read one, often deleting them without even opening.
But, with thoughts of New Year's Eve approaching and resolutions following closely behind, I didn't have the heart to outright delete it.
I opened it. The e-mail invited me to join a running group to train for "Remember the 168," a marathon (or half marathon) in Oklahoma City to honor those who died in the 1995 bombing.
"I'll think on it," I told myself.
Days passed with very little thinking.
About a week later, I stumbled upon the e-mail again -- this time, in a new frame of mind.
I had just interviewed Danny Cahill, Broken Arrow's own winner of "The Biggest Loser." In a conference call, he talked about how proud he felt after completing a marathon.
He admitted he was intimidated when he learned that, in two months' time, he was expected to run 26.2 miles.
"Running was definitely not my strong point at that time," he said. "I hated to run."
Despite that fear, he made the marathon his goal. He focused on completing the task.
"It seems the way to conquer your fears is just to go out and do them," he said.
I'm taking Danny's advice, I decided.
In a matter of minutes, I had coaxed my best friend into joining me, talked my mom into buying me new running gear and changed my Facebook status to reflect my new goal. It was official.
My New Year's Resolution is to run a half marathon.
I'm planning to use this blog to record my progress.
Wish me luck.
I had signed up for the store's e-mail updates months ago but had rarely read one, often deleting them without even opening.
But, with thoughts of New Year's Eve approaching and resolutions following closely behind, I didn't have the heart to outright delete it.
I opened it. The e-mail invited me to join a running group to train for "Remember the 168," a marathon (or half marathon) in Oklahoma City to honor those who died in the 1995 bombing.
"I'll think on it," I told myself.
Days passed with very little thinking.
About a week later, I stumbled upon the e-mail again -- this time, in a new frame of mind.
I had just interviewed Danny Cahill, Broken Arrow's own winner of "The Biggest Loser." In a conference call, he talked about how proud he felt after completing a marathon.
He admitted he was intimidated when he learned that, in two months' time, he was expected to run 26.2 miles.
"Running was definitely not my strong point at that time," he said. "I hated to run."
Despite that fear, he made the marathon his goal. He focused on completing the task.
"It seems the way to conquer your fears is just to go out and do them," he said.
I'm taking Danny's advice, I decided.
In a matter of minutes, I had coaxed my best friend into joining me, talked my mom into buying me new running gear and changed my Facebook status to reflect my new goal. It was official.
My New Year's Resolution is to run a half marathon.
I'm planning to use this blog to record my progress.
Wish me luck.
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