It's been quite a while since I've been on a consistent training schedule (this past summer barely counts), so I've undertaken the daunting task of setting aside time to run in an effort to get back in shape. Marathon training won't start until about April, but I'd like to be fit enough to run 8-10 miles easily when the time comes. Setting aside time will be the tough part. School and the dog seem to consume much of my day. Last week I managed to make it to the gym five days out of the week, three of which were in the mornings before school (a 5 am wake up call). Even though it's unnatural to be at the gym that early, it actually felt pretty good. I'm going to see how often I can make it this week and next, before my schedule gets back to being crazy. I've only been running 3-4.5 miles at a time so far, but it's been feeling good, so I'm optimisitic about the amount of time it'll take me to get "back into shape." Thoughts of running along the sea in Helsinki will motivate me.

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