Soooo proud!!

I mean, c'mon. The thought of "being proud" just makes your chest puff up, your head raise just a little bit higher and your body just want to dance around. I have to dedicate this little entry to all of the events that have happened to me in the past week that has really evoked the feeling of great pride.

I'm proud of my friends in crime for doing this with me. I love that they're there and that they kicked a** on the track tonight. And for the crazy email threads that go around about what we're up to and how together we can do this.

I'm proud of my friends who can't be there physically but who have shown such love and support for what I'm doing. Don't worry -- I want to run another event (i.e. the Disneyland 1/2 Marathon) so I *will* get you to run with me!!

I'm proud of my family for being such a great crutch and believing in me. I know we all have crazy schedules, so I'm grateful for making adjustments and sacrifices to help me meet my goal.

I'm proud of myself for surviving the circuit training tonight and making a new friend (thank you, Other Kristine!) who may end up being a perfect running partner. I may end up sore tomorrow (must remember to stretch!) but I'm thrilled that I pushed through some of the pain barriers and kept at the circuit training for 45 minutes.

As the Little Train said, "I think I can. I think I can." And, to quote another friend (and she knows who she is), "That's rad."

(By the way, don't you love it when you write a word over and over again and it starts to read funny? Ha ha ha.)