Not a newbie

Just in case you think I'm new to this running thing. I'm not one of those new converts. I ran cross-country in high school (we were city champs) and continued running regularly through most of my late teens and 20s. It wasn't until my 30s that I started slacking off and doing other sports like hockey and baseball and soccer.

Believe it or not, I was inspired to start running back when I was about 13 or so. I had just seen the movie "Rocky" -- yes the first one -- and I wanted to run just like Rocky. Except for punching the big slabs of meat. I wasn't into that. The scene that really struck me was the one where he cracked a bunch of raw eggs into a glass and then drank it. I can't remember if he did it before he ran or afterwards. Whatever. So out I went for a run, and when I got home, I got a glass and cracked about three eggs into it. Then I drank them. The first egg went down OK but I really had to choke down the last two. It was gross but I managed to drink the whole glass. Then I got a stomach ache and threw up. Raw eggs are baaaaaaaad.