I may be out of my mind but...

I've just signed myself up for the Harpoon Brewery 5-mile road race on June 7th. I don't think I've ever ran 5 miles consecutively, but I've been consistantly a solid 2 miles at the gym, 2.5 if I really push it. It's a little more than two months away, and the weekend after my 24th birthday. I'm trying to find a local friend to run it with me, since my boyfriend is running too, but can already run four miles in 30 minutes and will leave me in the dust.

I will keep you all posted on my progress. I'm going to have to come up with some kind of fabulous reward if I manage to run the whole thing (very unlikely). Suggestions?

I'm also doing the Walk for Hunger on May 4th. It's a 20 mile walk through the greater Boston area. I did it last year with friends, and we made it a pub crawl, which sort of negated the calories burned on the 20 mile walk :). It was exhausting. But, it's for charity, and this year, my pub drinks will be water.

Have any of you done road races/charity walks before? It seems like a great way to incorporate exercise, spending time with friends, and raising money for charity into one event. If you're looking for something in your area, maybe there's an AIDS walk, a Breast Cancer walk, or a Relay for Life that you could do. My family has always supported the Cystic Fibrosis foundation, which does the Great Strides walk each year. I can't participate this year because of a wedding, but maybe there's one in your area!