Post Birthday Run

Yesterday was my birthday. I decided not to run for a few reasons.
1. I was a little under the weather.
2. The tip of the typhoon was over Taichung, which meant tons of rain.
3. I ate way too much crap.

See some pictures from last night!

Malls in Taiwan are filled with the most random crap.

My favorite meal. 蛋包飯！Rice wrapped in egg and pork!

It was ladies night at the batting cages, so Lauren hit some balls. 

Today, however, I felt pretty good. I don't want push myself too hard yet in order to give my legs some time to adjust to the new exercise. I ran 4.86km in 22:33. I should have just pushed to the 5k but it was dark and I couldn't see my Nike+ sportband. Perhaps tomorrow. My goal for Monday is to run 40 minutes. Let's see how far I can go!

Run #2

It's now 9:43am on this beautiful August 1st. I decided that it wasn't as hot as it's been the last few weeks so I went for an outside run. For those of you who are familiar with Taiwan's weather, the days heat usually begins at 7am. Needless to say, I am sweaty. I probably shouldn't even be sitting in our computer chair, now soaked with my fragrant salty sweat.
I ran for 20 minutes and went about 3 km. I had a stitch on the last leg and pushed myself to finish. Pitiful eh?

I am looking for advice! I need shoes, a watch, and everything else to get me started. Any suggestions?

I will be IRON MAN!