Wow...
Last Friday I had the honor of reading with some very inspiring and talented women & the evening was quite a success. There were some breathtaking performances by a variety of women from all over the world, lots of laughs and in the end, lots of camaraderie. I loved it. This past Tuesday I took part in a 5km run. It was my first effort at running a race and I have to say, it was quite a lot of fun. Since I only had 3 weeks to train, I didn't focus too much on speed--I figure I could take a few elements at a time and the first variable to tend to was ensuring my body even knew what running 5km felt like. I didn't run the whole way though, I broke it up with some walking, but it felt really good to have gone through the motions of what 5 km feels like. It was an all-women run, and I participated with some women from work. We all went at our own pace and it was really inspiring for me to set out to do something I had always wanted to do. I'm slowly but surely preparing for...