So this is spring training... I (Andrea) just walked out the door set for my run and the sky opened up. I don't really have rain gear and its not quite warm enough to make the rain refreshing so I am blogging instead and hoping that the rain stops shortly--before the scheduled window of time in my day for training closes. Another option would be to go run on the treadmill but I would much rather do a 40 minute run in the park. Dare I say that I was even looking forward a run in the park. This is progress!!! I am actually feeling really good about how my running is coming along. I had a terrific 4.4 mile run on Wednesday night. Not fast, but faster and I ran every step and never once felt as if I might die.

For those of you unfamiliar with Prospect Park, it is Brooklyn's Central Park. It really is a wonderful place. There is a wonderful lake in it and my preference is not to run around the perimeter of the park but to run on the trails in the heart of it. You can look up and not even know that you're in the middle of Brooklyn because all you will see is tree tops.

On another note. For those of you who are donors that have requested a CD from the Survivor Series, the first compilation, SWIM has been created and will be mailed out shortly to those of you that requested it. But I want to put in a good word for it--thus far it has been the least requested CD and I gave Murph a hard time that his language for describing it may not have been compelling for those who are not familiar with DJ lingo. I have been listening to it all weekend. I hope that you enjoy it as much as I have been. For those of you waiting for the others, bear with us...art is a process.