Hello

I’ll begin with the beginning. I decided to get into running after an overly zealous session of 'smack-talk' with some friends in work 7 months ago - I bet them that I could finish in the top 20 in a road race in Ireland by the end of 2010 (the only condition - there had to be at least 50 persons in the race). I made this bet on Friday; I bought my first pair of running shoes on Saturday; and ran my first 4 mile race on Sunday. The result sheets show that Ms Emer Morrissey finished in "119th" place that day. For the record, my name was - and still is - Elmer, I’m male(!) and at the time, I was 29; and I was off to a good start. And so began a love affair with my ego writing checks my body would struggle to cash.