BIG NEWS

... or actually, LONG NEWS! 26.2-miles-long news!

You guessed it. I've put aside my better judgement and decided to just jump in the deep end and run the whole stinkin' thing!

But what about the whole never running more than like, 7 or 8 miles thing? Yeah, I know. Like I said, I've purposefully set aside my better judgement on this one and decided not to really pay attention to that little detail. Kinda like moving to China and not knowing a single word of the language. Details have never been my thing.

I was going to wait until after the half marathon in May to finalize and announce my decision, but... well, who am I kidding? I hate waiting. I'm the girl who married the love of her life after less than year of meeting the guy! AND it was the best decision I've ever made! I'm hoping running a marathon at least makes the top 100 list. Really hoping.

Speaking of Mr. Wonderful, here's an excerpt (I edited the mushy parts) I wrote to him in an e-mail earlier today, which should help summarize my thoughts:
I honestly can't stop thinking about the Chicago marathon and how much I really want to run it. I probably knew this already, but was afraid to come out and say it... but, I definitley intend to run the 2010 Chicago Marathon! I want to do it, I think I can do it, and I get so excited (even a little teary-eyed sometimes) just thinking about it!

So, I've read the entire Chicago Marathon website and the entire Team World Vision webiste, and I've taken the first step, which is just to register for Team World Vision. The next step is to register for the actual marathon!



AHHH!