14 Weeks to go

Marathon training is kicking into high gear - had a great 12 mile run yesterday, got my official B.A.A. Entry card in the mail, and I've scheduled a fundraiser for Saturday, Feb. 20 at The Point! Y'all should come - your $20 donation includes a great night of fun, friends, food, and supporting me in the Marathon. There's also going to be a raffle with great prizes like complimentary personal training sessions (not by me, from a professional), Red Sox tickets, a day of sailing, and more! There's also going to be a 50/50 raffle - Guess My Time! For $5 you can sign up for a minute (or minutes) of when you think I'll finish the Marathon. The person with the closest time get the $$!

The training run yesterday went well - it was a beautiful day, and we ran from the South End, along the Charles to the Aresenal Bridge. I had a really great pace going, and was feeling pretty good until I got to our last water stop just past the BU bridge (about 3 miles to go) and I stopped for water. I feel like I shouldn't have stopped, because I never really got back into my rhythm that I had earlier. For the first time I also felt tired, so I think that in the future I'm going to bring some sport beans or gels with me. I talked to Coach Rick after, and he said that when you're at a point where you think you can't go any further, you need to push past the wall, and keep going. He says that running is 30% physical and 70% mental. I need to work on both parts. I've got 14 weeks to go, and I'm confident that I'll be able to keep up the training and finish strong.

I also changed my gym memberships to Revolution Fitness, where I was able to get a discount because of our training and Coach Rick knows the owner - sweet! Still up in the air about what to do with the PF membership - it's only $20 a month, but I don't really need two gym memberships. The nice the about Revolution Fitness is that they have personal training and classes, all of which come with my membership. The PF didn't have either of those things.

The Golden Globe awards are tonight, and in a year where there isn't a clear front-runner in major categories, tonight could put some things into prospective.

Best Motion Picture - Drama
Avatar, The Hurt Locker, Inglorious Basterds, Precious, Up in the Air

If this was a year with only 5 Best Picture nominees at the Academy Awards, these would be it. The Hurt Locker has been cleaning up at all of the critics awards and won the BFCA on Friday night. Avatar however is a force to be reckoned with. It's going to come down to these two films tonight and at the Oscars - I think Avatar will take it tonight, but The Hurt Locker will be victorious in March. Watch out for Up in the Air as a dark horse - it leads the Globes this year with 6 nominations.

Best Motion Picture - Musical/Comedy
(500) Days of Summer, The Hangover, It's Complicated, Julie & Julia, Nine

When the nominees were announced, this was Nine's to loose. Now, after it was a critical and financial bomb (which I completely disagree with), it's pretty much out of the picture. Expect the quirky and charming (500) Days of Summer to be victorious.

Best Director
Kathryn Bigelow - The Hurt Locker, James Cameron - Avatar, Clint Eastwood - Invictus, Jason Reitman - Up in the Air, Quentin Tarantino - Inglorious Basterds

Another category where it's between The Hurt Locker and Avatar, but expect Kathryn Bigelow to make history when she becomes the first woman to win for Best Director. I'm also expecting a repeat come Oscar night.

And the new season of 24 starts tonight - Jack is back! I'm dvr-ing 24 and will play catch up with all 4 new episodes (2 tonight, 2 tomorrow) during the week - I always enjoy a good 24 binge.