first things first. the reasoning behind my blogging beginnings: it stems from having some incredibly inspiring people in my life. While i could type forever about those who have inspired me, this is a running inspiration so i'll focus on them... my former co-worker josh and my long time friend crystal have both ran in marathons recently and upon hearing about their experiences, i've been doing some thinking. Running a marathon has been a goal of mine since as long as i can remember. This crazy desire started when my mom would let me tag along with her on her 5K races and i would run in the fun runs, desperately wanting to be allowed to run in the 'big people' race alongside her. It continued through jr. high and high school cross country and track, lost its luster when i went to college and resurfaced two years ago, only to be extinguished by severe shin splints and the need for physical therapy.

A recent trip to Chicago with girlfriends reignited my goal. I made a vow with jessi to run the marathon within the next 10 years. But this plan was put into action when kristin expressed her desire to run in the 2006 chicago marathon and i told her "what a great idea, let's do it!" Oh, and a shout out to erin, who was the inspiration behind the name of my blog (kitkat). I'm aiming to run the Rock n Roll San Diego Marathon in June and the Chicago marathon in October. I'm just praying that my shins stay strong and i remain relatively injury free. So here we go, there's no looking back, only running forward......