links of the day

This is pretty sweet: a Google map of great running trails around Atlanta. It was started by a guy named Dave who used to live & run in Atlanta. It is great because it's a collaborative effort to map all the good running trails. Each point has a length, difficulty rating, and some of them have lengthy descriptions or helpful hints. I am sure I will find this extremely useful in finding new runs and challenges! :) And maybe some day I'll be cool enough to find a trail to add to the map.

Also here is a link to the Atlanta Singles Running Organization public run calendar. A long time ago, when I first started marathon training, I couldn't even consider running with someone. I was so out of shape and so slow! (And actually, I'm still pretty slow. I can just run farther. haha.) But I found this site today and am thinking of meeting up with these runners. Now that I can actually keep up for more than 3 miles :) I really like their motto: run to eat! Is that not so me!?

links of the day

Ok I'm going to start a new thing...posting favorite links I've come across in a day. I probably won't do this every day, and the links might not be related...but I don't want to give each link it's own post. If that makes sense.

Anyway! Today's links:

A cool article from Ann Coulter on one of the causes of this financial mess we're in. A few teasers: affirmative action, political correctness, welfare. (via Ryan - thanks!)

A neat map of all the gas prices in the US. Not surprising, Georgia is bright red, meaning the most expensive gas in the nation. You can also search by zip code to see who has gas and how much it costs. Very useful in desperate times!

maps!

I couldn't decide between mapmyrun.com and runningmap.com. I liked runningmap.com interface more - better design. But mapmyrun.com just had more features, more functionality. So here's where I'm running today, and now I can share all my routes with y'all in an easy way!