Call me crazy but I am actually going to do it.  I am going to do something I never thought I’d do.  I’m going to do something that I’ve never even understood why others do it – to me it always seemed a bit crazy.  But now I am officially one of the crazy people.  Why?  Because I am going to run in a race – a 5k race on the 4th of July.

Those who know about running know that a 5k isn’t that big a deal (it's a little more than 3 miles) but the point is that I’ve never done this kind of thing before and to be honest I’ve never really understood why people pay money to run.  I always said that I’d pay money to sit or to lie down, but never to run.  I never understood it.

And actually not only have I never run a race before, but I’ve never been someone to even run outdoors.  I enjoy taking walks outdoors with my wife and/or kids, but I’ve never been one of those people who exercises outdoors.  I usually do my exercising indoors so I can catch up on ESPN'S SportsCenter while I workout.  But ever since I signed up for the run, I’ve been running outdoors.  The weather has been great and I have fallen in love with my new workout program.