I have caught the race bug. I'm going for a 10k in June, and another 5k (to measure my speed progress) in July, and a 10k in December. I am having trouble figuring out training right now, though, as we just moved to an apartment in a house, so I can no longer just go down to the treadmill. I need to figure out how to get "getting over to the gym at my husband's campus" into my routine... (Pollen season = AWFUL here, so I can't run outside in the spring.)

Also, I may have changed my mind about wanting a monitor thingy for running, as once the pollen goes down, I'll likely be running outside. I'd like something small, and I'd really like to be able to listen to my podcasts while I run outside as well, if there's some sort of tiny mp3 player/running monitor in the world. Suggestions?

And does anyone have any recommendations for running shorts? All my general athletic shorts (both mesh and cotton) ride up into my crotch uncomfortably while I run.