A New Year!

I thought I'd drop by to update everyone on my marathon progress.

It's cold and snowy here in Kansas right now, making those outside runs pretty difficult. I've gotten out there quite a few times and braved the cold, but I've also tried my luck at the treadmill for a couple of my runs. I'll tell ya, 8 miles on a treadmill without any entertainment is dull indeed. I stared at a wall for over an hour and tried not to cry. Haha, that sounds pretty intense.

Other than that, the roads are finally clearing up and I'm headed out for an 8 mile long run to kick off the new year tomorrow (that's to make up for my laziness and lack of running today!). I mapped out a couple Kansas runs on MapMyRun.com...a really awesome site! Here's my profile link if anyone is interested:

http://www.mapmyrun.com/user_profile?u=184125235527711276

So training is going pretty well, I'd say. I've dropped down a pants size (woot!) and can actually fit into size 4s (><). I just need to stay warm and motivated!

Financially, things are not quite as hot. I made my $500 deadline on December 15th, but I haven't made anything else since then. All I asked for for Christmas was donations, but no one seemed to like that idea I guess! Toward the end of January I'll start the campaign in full gear--until then it's MCAT studying for the big test on January 30th with a few personal letters to family and friends. I figure the months of February, March, and April can be used for those hard core solicitations of businesses and college acquaintances haha.

Well, Happy New Year!

-Elaina