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GOOD MORNING!!!!! It's 6:25am and I'm up and ready to run. This should come as no surprise to those in my daily life but friends from high school and family might have a more difficult time conceptualizing this.

The road is calling me...

for 20 miles.

With 18 under my shoes from last weekend, I'm not scared about the mileage. The body achieves what the mind believes. I'm more concerned about the cold. Some [uninvited] cold front slammed St. Louis in the face on Friday with low 40-degree temps and pouring rain. Kelsey and I were supposed to do our 20 that afternoon but when we realized that the rain was enjoying being released from the clouds and had no desire to stop, we quite literally called for a raincheck. So now it's Sunday morning and I'm meeting Kelsey in 30 minutes and it's still cold. Say goodbye to the tanktops and booty shorts I've trained in up to this point. I'm trading them in for 1/4 zips and leggings. 

Last night, Kelsey and I did THE GLOW RUN with our friends Eric, Claire, and Beth. Again, it was very very cold--hello under armour turtleneck. It was an excuse to wear neon and glitter and a time for others to appreciate my glow-in-the-dark shoes. Check that off the bucket list. 

Today, I've got friends racing while I'm training. Kelly Trom is kicking 26.2 in Chicago and Caroline Usher and Anna Borys are pulling out 13.1 in St. Charles, MO. Oh, and my financial aid rep is running the half in St. Charles too--we're buddies, we talk about these sorts of things. 

RUN strong.