I Am Officially "3498"

As I said, I picked up my bib for Sundays CDC. I am bib #3498. I have never been known as a number before - never run a race, and never been in prison :) I am both terrified and excited at the same time. I am not very concerned about the distance (we have passed 13.1 in training) but am more nervous about what it will be like to run in a race with so many other runners - and spectators! I am also a bit concerned about the weather. Tom Skilling (Chicago weatherman, and personal hero of my spouse) says its going to be 95, and the website quotes:

Potentially summer's hottest! Sunny, breezy, hot and humid. Possible 102-108 heat indexes. Building clouds could erupt into active t-storms at night.

I originally complained about the 6:30 am start time - but now I am seeing its value! A friend of mine who did the CDC last year said it was so hot that they had to spray people with hoses, and open up fire hydrants. If this isnt going to be a true test of will, I dont know what is!

And Onto The More Exciting Stuff...
The Bourne Ultimatum was great! All of the reviews were really positive for this movie, and they were right. It was fast-paced, exciting and interesting. Definitley an evening well spent.

DC Trip Photos
I know its been a while, but my friend Sharmin just sent these the other day so I thought I would post some pics from my DC trip - these are just the second 1/2 of my trip where I was involved in the conference.

This one is me with three of my classmates (Sharmin, Kelly & Tovi)

This is one of the whole conference group













And here is me and Sharmin, with a cool background of the Monument