…I finished a mile non-stop!

(Graph is a little fucked up)

The best part is I wasn’t even tired afterwards!

So I was having an interesting convo with an international friend whom I’ll refer to as “Jorge”…

Jorge: yeah, I’d get drunk and dance all the time.
Jorge: this one girl I knew would make fun of me and call me a “ballerina”
Mel:
Jorge: but that’s okay cuz I eventually banged her.
Mel:
Mel: the last time I did crazy drunken dancing was at my cousin’s wedding
Mel: hell, that night I discovered I could breakdance
Mel: but anyways, it was kinda weird…I couldn’t dance with any girls cuz all the girls were my freakin’ cousins.
Jorge: what’s wrong with that?
Mel:
Jorge: back home we’d dance with our family all the time.
Jorge: we’d do that thing where you put your leg between hers and she’d do the same
Jorge: and you two would…how do you say….rub?
Mel: you mean like grinding?
Jorge: yeah.
Mel:
Mel: yeah, that’s kinda frowned upon here in the states, dude.
Jorge: really?
Jorge: what about banging your cousins?
Mel:
Jorge: you can’t bang your cousins??
Jorge: not even if they’re hot?
Mel: dude, no!!
Mel: I mean, I’m proud to say that I have good looking cousins…but no…that’s just…no…
Mel: cuz dude, the way I see it, it’s like
Mel: me…my mom…her sisters…their daughters…
Jorge: no no no, it’s quite simple:
Jorge: there’s your penis…and her vagina.
Mel: no no no…it doesn’t work that way…
Jorge: but it’s the best!
Jorge: cuz it’s like you two grow up together and you have a connection
Jorge: and then she’s all pretty and you want to have sex
Jorge: she doesn’t have to worry about getting hurt because you’re family!
Mel: dude, you just said “sex” and “family” in the same sentence!

So yeah, his little persuasive speech didn’t work on me.

Then strangely a couple days later, this article came out: Study: Most babies born to first-cousins are healthy.

But sorry, I’m still not convinced; my cousins are here strictly for potlucks, drinking and karaoke.

Completed my first marathon in 10 years! Took me just over a month to do it.

Here’s my first run compared to my last run:

5/6/08 1.25 miles 15'54"
6/8/08 1.25 miles 11'03"

I’ve narrowed down my walking intervals from 5 to 3 and those intervals are getting shorter and shorter. By this time next month, I should be able to run .65 miles non-stop and cut down my walking intervals to two.

And on top of all that, my back doesn’t hurt anymore and my body recovers a lot quicker.

19 Days ’til Oregon!!

According to my Nike+ SportBand, I lose around 230 calories when I run. Knowing that number, it’s totally had an affect on my outlook of food.

Now when I look at that ooey gooey icing goodness on warm, fluffy, freshly baked Cinnabon cinnamon rolls I think to myself, “That’s like 4 miles worth of calories…”

I really don’t want to run that much…

(Good thing I still have cheat days. )

James has issued you a Nike+ Challenge. The challenge: most distance in 90 days. May the best man, women or Samir win.

It’s on!