Hair is the mane event

I went to the gym yesterday. A mundane occurrence for most people, and so it should be for me as well? Wrong. First off, the gym intimidates me. Other people seem quite comfortable there, and there are weights, and also machines that look like a medieval torture devices, and yeah, a lot is going on that makes me want to turn around and leave immediately.

But I am training for a significant endurance/strength/running event, so I have to put in gym time. Yesterday’s training guide had me running a fast 5K. Ha. I haven’t run a fast 5K since high school. I am twenty pounds heavier and…