Its only Wednesday evening and it feels like the last 3 days have been 3 weeks. Its only the second week of classes and I already feel all the homework and test beginning to pile up. Its been snowing here the last few days, but not enough for it to really stick. We prayed for a big snow in hopes of school being canceled! That did not happen though. 

Just before Christmas break I decided that I was going to become a "runner". I have always enjoyed running, but have always been very bad at it. Well over Christmas break I began to start training and had a goal of completing a 5K race. 

I downloaded an amazing sermon series on to my ipod (Mark Driscoll - Mars Hill Church "The Peasant Princess" Song of Solomon series, HIGHLY RECOMMENDED ) and began to ask God to give me endurance, perseverance, and all the strength I need to accomplish the goals I have set for myself. I started off running about 25 - 30 minutes a day, which for me was AWESOME!! When I got back to school I shared my news, and my new found passion and goal with Lindsey and Cat. They were both very encouraging and were excited to continue to run with me. Lindsey and I have been running about 4/5 days a weeks, even running in the snow, and she has been an amazing support system to me. We have gotten up to running about 40 minutes each time we run, and Lindsey says I have definitely completed a 5K. Well because of her excitement , she decided to sign us up for a race! But not just any race.. A HALF MARATHON!!! Never before in my life have I imagined doing a half- marathon, and I still cannot imagine it, but for some reason Lindsey is persistent in believing that I can. THIS WILL DEFINITELY BE AN ADVENTURE!

So as of now Lindz and I are currently "training" and working on adding miles and minutes to our run each week. The race is called the Kentucky Derby Half Marathon in Louisville, Kentucky. It is not until the last weekend of April, but I am sure I will need all the training time I can get! Brian will also be actively training as he prepares of his second triathlon this summer. I'm excited to see how everything goes!