March 15, 2000 -- 10:17 PM EST

My MIL wrote to tell me everything is fine, her SO is resting and taking it easy. I was right. The reason I couldn't get through phone-wise is because the stupid area codes have changed AGAIN for their area. This is what? The hundredth time?! She told me the new area code and now I have to find my address book to jot it down.

I wimped out today at gym. I covered the requisite mile, but I did more walking than jogging. My butt is really sore. It's not a bad sore, but still sore from weights so jogging made me feel weird. I kept wondering in my head whether or not I was wimping out too early or what?

After gym, I zipped into Goodings to buy the toilet paper I had forgotten and I picked up Runner's World because they have a beginner's guide as a feature this issue. It was good to read over my sushi dinner.

While I was running in the gym, I could see my reflection in the windows because it was dark outside and I kept wondering, "How fit am I exactly?"

I've been poking about www.active.com looking for events in biking or walking. There are very few Orlando-ish things listed. Of course, the big Disney annual one is listed. I won't be running then. But do you think I could walk it? Hrm....

Could I walk 26 miles or so?

~Astrophe