If There's a Will, There's a Way

"Knowing the why can get you through any how."

The only thing I have learned from my 3 and 1/4 years of religion class in high school.

Today, I ran the Chicago Half Marathon, all 13.1 miles of that sucker.  I finished with a time of 2:25:53 and placed 10,206 out of the roughly 21,000 people who signed up to run. I feel incredibly accomplished for finishing the race without walking a single step along the way.  I saw a lot of inspiring supporters, enthusiastic volunteers, and zealous runners.  Both of my parents were there to cheer me on, and my friend Danny met me at the finish line. I could not possibly thank them enough for being there for me today. I came home and took an ice bath, then slept until 5 pm.  I'm relieved that its over, but also glad that I stuck to the goal that I set for myself.  For the last two miles or so, I kept telling myself  "If you finish this race, you'll get into Syracuse." lolz.
(I'll post the official race pictures as soon as they go up on the website.)


Friday night I actually went to an Ignatius football game.  And we actually won.  It was (actually) unreal. Okay, maybe thats an over exaggeration.  My friend, Alex, who transfered to a different school last year, came to the game to see some of his old friends and cheer on our mediocre football team. It was so great to see him again.  He's one of the most genuine people I have ever been lucky enough to know and I hope I start to see more of him again. 


Saturday night I went to a Mount Carmel hockey game with two of my oldest comrades, Becky and Katie. It was weird to look out on the ice and only recognize a handful of players.  I wanted to yell at the infant sporting number 19 to take off my brother's jersey, but I refrained.  And he wasn't actually an infant.  He's probably like 15 but in comparison to being the little sister all these years that I've been going to John's hockey games, its your turn now kids.  Oh, btw, my family is featured on Carmel's website,  Woooo we're famouuus.