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Steph and I are running the Edinburgh Half Marathon this coming May to help raise money for the Sumatran Orangutan Society, (and to see if we can actually make it the whole 13 miles without keeling over). We're running for the orangutans because, let's face it, they're only the orangest primates after Carrot Top and the Oompa Loompas. Plus, by helping to save their natural habitat, (which is being lost at a rate of 6 football fields per minute in Indonesia), we can help save a lot of other endangered animals like tigers, clouded leopards, and gibbons.

So, back to the actual half marathon -- this will be our first ever foray into the competitive long distance running world, unless you count the time we ran across town to the 7-11 to get more beer before half time was over. We have begun our strict training regiment for the Scottish race, although the running in kilts portion will have to wait until the spring time.

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