The birds are singing. It's our first spring in this house and the bulbs I planted last winter are finally popping up in surprising places. Zoe's nose is in the air tracking squirrels around the neigborhood as they fluff their tails and pursue their twitterpated mates. It's rainy and overcast but just below 60 degrees. After a cup of green tea the girls and I will go for a short run in forest park. It will be a sloshy mud run like 3/4 of the runs we do up there. But we finally have a goal. It's been two years since any thoughts of competition have entered my mind. But now, with the fitness fumes of yester-year wearing off, and needing an active distraction from studying, the time has come. I signed up for a 30 mile trail run. The run is a fundraiser for the Congo Women. It appealed to me for three reasons. It's an amazing cause, raising awareness and independence for these women. It's in Forest Park. And I've always wanted to run an ultra marathon. The training period will be a bit condensed- I have a little less than three months to train. If the body holds up, I know I can do it. Finished with tea. We're off.
