So I've been totally overwhelmed this month with the new school year for my daughter and myself and training for my first ever half marathon. The recovery after that race was more than I imagined but that is for later. So on top of apologizing for my chaotic life, I am new to this whole blogger thing and I truly want to inspire people by sharing my story. So there is my apology and my pledge to try my best to share more of my life as a mom and runner! I'm going to start in reverse actually. I'm going to start with The Henry Vilas Zoo Run Run which I ran on Sunday, September 29, 2013. This was a very emotional day for me on so many levels. To begin, this was the 1 year anniversary of my very first 5K race. I ran this course as my very first 5K 1 year ago. I cannot believe that it has been a year since I first decided to race! I've grown so much as a runner in that time period. This was a gorgeous day for a run! Not only was I running in the 5K race, but my