Any fellow runners out there?

Just asking as I have recently taken up running and I'm starting to really enjoy it. In fact I'd go so far as to say I'm getting addicted! I've even lost a few pounds I was trying to shift for ages. I completed my first race on saturday (5 miles) and it was a bit of a struggle as Harry the little brat kept me awake half the night by jumping on my face!

I'm aiming to do a half marathon in the middle of september. If anyone else out there is doing any similar training it'd be great to hear from you as maybe we could encourage each other!

I'm training for triathlon so I do a lot of running along with biking and swimming. Running is my worst event of the three. My iPod is the only thing that keeps me going. Currently, I'm just working on the sprint distance (1/2 mi swim, 12 mi bike, 5k run) mainly because I don't know if I can do a 10K run in the international distance.

I always preferred swimming and cycling by far. You could try running at a much slower pace and trying to cover the distance; that's what I had to do as I found I just hated running. It was only when I dropped my pace to barely above walking that I started being able to cover distances. I'm now building up my speed. It eventually becomes enjoyable!