Fun Run??

Thank you all for your encouraging words regarding my running.  Thanks to everyone, I am motivated enough to stick with it.  Last weekend I went and bought a new pair of pretty sweet Adias running shoes.  This was one of the most helpful things I have done yet.  My feel feel so much better and come to find out I needed a "stability" shoe.  This keeps my foot from rolling inwards.  I know this is boring to most, but so thrilling to me!  (Ok, not thrilling, I am still trying to trick myself into believing that if I get new fancy shoes, then I will at least look the part. 

So, I got my new kicks and a few new running shirts.  I am all set and ready to rumble.  On sunday night, Marc and I went out for what the training schedule called "fun run".  Can anyone PLEASE explain to me what the heck is a fun run?!? If you are running it's not going to be fun.  However, on Sunday night we started about 8:30, the temp was cool (ok, I live in Texas it was prob 90 degrees, but it felt good).  It was so calm and quiet around the neighborhood, truly peaceful.  I started to think that maybe... well, I wouldn't say fun, but decent.  I turned off my music so I could just listen to the nothing-ness.  We ran for 30 minutes, not sure how long though.  I have never run this long in my life, maybe during my cheerleading days, but that was a lifetime ago.  I think I might be starting to get better.  Oh, I hope so...

If anyone has any tips to help me get better, please let me know.