Last Sunday I was full of giddy energy. I started back to school this week. I've made it through the first week. Man! It feels so good to use my brain. And use it I have... I've hit the ground running. This semester has the potential to kick my ass. It's a fantastic challenge. I can do it. Lots of "feel good, women rock, and I'm a strong and powerful one" feelings coursing through my veins.

Another thing that feels good, cheering runners of the Pocatello Marathon on today. The determination in their faces, the pain, the joy. I cheered on with a group of women and we all dressed as cows. It was a pretty awesome thing. We cheered them on with signs reading "Just Keep Mooooving". There were also races for half marathoners, 10K, and 5K. Every single one of them rocks. My throat is sore from yelling and whooping it up. Some of those people looked pretty damn fresh as they crossed the finish line. Others looked like they were hanging on by the skin of their teeth. I admire that determination, passion, and grit. I hope our cheers gave them a boost in their step. I know they have certainly done something for me. I'm running my own marathon right now. I'm fresh and perky right now. And as I continue in school and life (yeah, maybe a bit melodramatic) I want to remember those marathoners. I want to harness their passion and take it with me these next few years as I go through school.