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This song popped up on Pandora while I was on a run the other day. I had vague plans to organize my challenge around some of the lines. When that looked like hammering a square peg into a round hole, I decided to keep the song after all, as a dose of fortifying nihilism. Old School More recent take Dust In The Wind (1977)Kansas I close my eyes, Only for a moment and the moment's gone All my dreams, Pass before my eyes with curiosity Dust in the wind, All we are is dust in the wind Same old song, Just a drop of water in an endless sea All we do, Crumbles to the ground, though we refuse to see Dust in the wind, All we are is dust in the wind Now don't hang on, Nothin' lasts forever but the earth and sky It slips away, And all your money won't another minute buy Dust in the wind, All we are is dust in the windDust in the wind, Everything is dust in the wind Mission: Run with my wife in the Scenic City Half Marathon in February 2016. Goal 1: Run three times per week. I have a conservative training plan leading up to the race. Keep to the plan or it doesn't count. The first week I am running two miles Monday and Wednesday, and then three miles on Saturday. By the end of this challenge I will just be transitioning from "building the foundation" to "ramping up the mileage", up to ten miles per week and a "long run" of four miles. Goal 2: Focused cross-training twice per week. I am going to use body-weight and dumb-bell exercises chosen specifically to complement my running: single-leg deadlift, dumb-bell lunge, glute bridge, things like that. Extra exercise is a bonus, but I need to be more specific in my effort. Twenty minutes or more per session. Goal 3: Stretching and rolling daily. I usually do some static stretching after running, but I need to re-incorporate foam rolling and using The Stick roller-massager. Five minutes or more per session. Non-fitness goal: Write every night. Before bed, I plan to spend a few minutes writing. Diary, creative journal, food log, something to get me writing.