hello strangers! it’s been a long long time since i’ve blogged. feeling pretty sad about that, but today i arrive with a pretty cool update.

for some months, i’ve been collecting sponsors and pledges for AIDS walk wisconsin. the event happened on october 11, 2009 and it was a culmination not only of pledges for charity but for me, a personal goal of running my first 5k. with the exception of a few sparse places where i was forced to walk through the crowds of people (there were 4500 registered walkers!) i accomplished my goal and ran the entire 3.2 miles!

this was a huge thing for me. i had a big night beforehand with a Rob Thomas concert (thanks to my sister in law! woot!) and stayed up far later than i should have. i almost threw in the towel the next morning on several occasions, but thanks to support of my husband who wouldn’t let me talk my way out of it, i did it! the feeling of accomplishement was awesome and just the boost i needed to get back into the swing of my training. next year, i’m going for a 8k…and from there? the sky is the limit!