Running Update

I have three more weeks until the Redbud and can currently run 2 miles but not yet three. Three more weeks does not seem long but I am going to keep at it because who would've thought at the start of this thing that I could run 25 minutes straight. The first day I ran 60 seconds and was looking for oxygen. I made it 30 seconds and then had to willpower out the rest, hoping no one was paying attention to the chubby girl dying on the treadmill. I spent most of the time running contemplating just how embarrassing falling and shooting off the machine would truly be. Was it like "you can live it down" embarrassing or labeled "face plant girl" in the yearbook embarrassing? The first time I ran 5 minutes and then the first time I ran 10. Each milestone was a nothing to the chick in spandex running 10 miles at 7.6 but to me, a big deal. The best part is when you start to see muscles that you haven't seen in years and to run through a parking lot with a kid on your back and not feeling at all near death. I remember when I had about a five minute limit when laden with kid on shoulders. Now I am the pack mule John always wanted. As far as the race, I will let you know how it goes. Think of me on April 5th and wish me...well, just wish me the luck to not embarrass myself completely with a "tripping on the one stone in the road" situation or a "you tucked your shorts in your underwear and I can see your butt". Those would be a good start.