New obsession: dailymile.com

My friend Emily invited me to join dailymile.com on Friday morning, and I'm not afraid to admit that I'm already hooked. (She says I'm easily amused; I prefer to call it enthusiasm.) The site is social network-based--think Facebook for athletes--and the idea is to build a network of friends and encourage each other to keep on the move (but my guess is that a little competition never hurt anyone, either). They have an automated motivation system--similar to the poke, for those of you who are Facebook regulars--that lets you pick from predetermined messages such as, "Like U2 blaring through my headphones, you inspire me" to send to your friends as motivation, or you can write your own. It also provides event listings for upcoming races in your area. And for those of us who like to track our achievements, however small, the site tracks your workouts as you enter them and provides reports on how many miles you've run over a certain time period. And let's face it--seeing them all added up like that is going to make you feel pretty darn good.