Back in the saddle again!

Yes, it's true. After many months off, I am back in training for my next marathon, the National Marathon to Fight Breast Cancer (or as better known around here, the 26.2 with Donna).

So, what have I been doing since my last marathon? In the running world, not much. I ran the Disney Half Marathon in January, the Gate River Run in March, and the Vestcor Bridges 5K in July. And that's it. Seriously.

Why have I been such a slacker? Because my wife and primary cheerleader took so much time off. Roughly nine months. That's right, I have expanded my empire to include one more crazy Carlson -- James William, born 7/30/2009.

And, yes, he is Super Cute.

But now I'm back, and I've been running for the last month. I'm still doing the Galloway method, but I have lost *every* bit of endurance I had from the last marathon, so I'm starting from even lower than I did last time. I'm running in the 3/1 group (my magic mile was 9:56), and it's hurting, but I'm doing it. Last weekend was six miles, including bridges. Serious ouch, but I did finish.

Hopefully, I'll get back to writing this on a more regular basis. But this is my true announcement.

I'm back for more!