A little something you might want to pick up... there's this book out there called "The Courage to Start" and it's a book a TOTAL non-runner wrote about his conversion to being a "runner". It's funny, and it also has really great running advice. Linky below:
[ame=http://www.amazon.com/Courage-Start-Guide-Running-Your/dp/0684854554/sr=8-1/qid=1165984920/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/105-5981557-7694004?ie=UTF8&s=books]Amazon.com: The Courage To Start: A Guide To Running for Your Life: John "The Penguin" Bingham: Books[/ame]