Even athletes need their inhalers...

David Beckham revealed something about himself yesterday -- He has asthma. Check out THIS article from the UK's Daily Mail.

More reading material..

For my birthday this year I was given an Amazon Kindle, which is probably the coolest piece of technology I've owned in a long time. Throughout my life I've been an avid reader and recently have not been taking as many trips to the bookstore as I'd like to. Now, with this gadget, I look forward to the time when I have nothing to do but sit around and read.

Mostly I've been reading a lot of chick-lit, however today I finally took the initiative to see if they had any books/magazines on running available. First thing to come up was THIS and they had a number of other books with advice on how to start training and avoid injury.

When I go home next week I'll have tons of free time (and very little access to a gym), so while I'm sitting on the couch and eatting all day at least I'll be learning and formulating my workout plan for when I get back to DC. It's much needed -- I went to the gym for the first time in a month the other day and was STRUGGLIN'.

Now that I'm finally feeling better (up and running!) from that cold that had me out of commission for almost a month, it's time to really start focusing.

Fannie Mae's Walk to Help the Homeless

This Saturday, November 21st, is Fannie Mae's 22nd annual Help the Homeless Walk here in DC. Last year was my first time participating in the walk, which starts out on the National Mall and passes by the Jefferson and FDR Memorials. Altogether, the route is about as long as a 5K, or 3.1 miles. It is quite scenic compared to other Walks that I've participated in based around the National Mall. Hopefully with all of the warm weather we've been experiencing lately, this year's walk will be warmer than last years (which was really REALLY cold).

My hectic work schedule has prevented me from taking the time off to participate this year -- but this truly is a great event. Homelessness is a nation-wide problem that is a lot more common than we think. Registration costs from $15-$30.

Follow Help the Homeless on Twitter and Facebook !!!

A few steps backwards?

It's been forever since I've last written, and unfortunately I really haven't been doing much of anything.

The changes in weather and the onset of all of the cold weather have left me feeling quite under the weather. This cold, or whatever it is that I have, has put me slightly outta commission for the past 2 weeks. I've still been able to go to work but any sort of physical activity has been off limits, leaving me pretty stir crazy when I am actually home..

For a better understanding of the effects cold weather has on people with asthmas, click HERE and HERE

Looks like it's time to start wrapping myself up in pashminas whenever I go outside!


On a side note, one of my volunteer projects with the PR committee for Share Our Strength's Taste of the Nation event, has their Facebook and Twitter pages up and running. Check it out! :)