emergency update!

i, alisa, have succeeded in conquering my previously seemingly impossible goal.

last fall, i set a goal for myself, run 13km from my house to the ski resort. the route is mostly uphill and is almost as breathtaking as the view of snow-caped andes mountains separating us from chile.

i'm not a runner. to train for such a magnificent feat, i have been running a mere 7km to virgen de las nieves, with rest stops. that was the most i had ever run in my life. my goal seemed impossible.

today, a beautiful sunny spring day without a cloud in the sky, i set off to run my usual 7km. but something prompted me to take a turn at the catedral road. i kept running and soon thereafter, i decided that i was going all the way. upupup the winding path. my pace slowed, but my breathing held constant. pains in my knees and ankles tempted me to stop, but my mind was strong and my goal was clear. nothing would stop me.

i arrived. what a marvelous feeling.