Lena met the King while in Memphis.

In the months leading up to December, there hadn't been many days when you could catch me in the office after 4:30 p.m. I'd always have to run-literally. I mean, sometimes it was on treadmills, but I spent most of my afternoons after work running, preparing for the St. Jude Half Marathon, which finally, after months of training and at least one sleepless night, took place this past weekend in Memphis.

I crossed the finish line in 2:23:38, which was 3 minutes and 20 seconds better than my last half-marathon and like 13 minutes better than my first one, so at this rate, I'll be able to run as fast as fellow Hammock runner John Lavey in 9.2 years.

In addition to running (and occasionally fast walking and then frequently strolling) my way to the finish line, I also helped raise money for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital—the lion's share of which came from the generous people I work with.

So what's next? I'll spend the month of December being incredibly lazy and then start training for Nashville's Country Music Half Marathon, which takes place each April.

Or maybe I'll finally go for the full 26.2 miles. That article I read in People magazine about how Katie Holmes trained for the New York Marathon in just two months AND wore stilettos the night of the race was very inspiring.