Ok, so I really needed a challenge....

Well, it's Friday night at 7:30 pm and you might think I'm typing this from my apartment in Vienna, getting anxious for the race. WRONG! We missed the flight from the airport today. No Joke. I'm back at our apartment in Bucharest. We (the supposedly seasoned travelers) arrived at the airport 2 hrs before our flight (at one of Europe's smallest international airports) and STILL MISSED IT. It's a long story, and I'll leave it to the lovely helpmeet to tell you about it on the family blog - as soon as she recovers from the shock and horror!

For my first Half-Marathon last October, we took an 8 hr train ride the day before and arrived at dinner time the day before the race. That wasn't the ideal preparation, but I still ran good. Now this is going to top that experience BIGTIME! We had few options, but thanks to the Bucur family and their friend Liliana, we came up with a way to get to Vienna before the race.

And No, I'm not kidding. At approximately 3:45 am tomorrow (Saturday) we are heading off to catch a bus. The bus will leave Bucharest at 6:00 am Saturday) and arrive in Vienna at................5:30 am (Sunday - RACE DAY)!!!!!! Yes, a 24 hour bus ride that will end about 4 1/2 hours before the starting gun sounds at my Half Marathon.

I just may have to adjust my expectations a bit, but I'm still gonna run this thing! If you're not a praying-type person reading this - start, please!