Got a Minute?

Take a moment to be thankful
For every accident that never happened
For every grave illness that wasn't caught
For every tornado, dust bowl,war that never formed
For every mean word withheld when we fought
We can only see what's right in front of us
And can be thankful for all we've got
But to really, truly embrace gratitude
We have also to remember to be thankful
For every"never"."didn't". and "not".

Training Is Over Rated

 That's  him crossing the finish line in 11hrs and change( that sounds better to us Mamas) and I know he was wishing he had trained harder, better, with more discipline and persistence. But does it matter? Maybe it does, but a birdie said he could have ended the race early with a foot problem, but there's always a reason I have no trouble finding in a big fat DNF. Not yesterday, we both crossed the line, and were brave enough to start. So goes the cliches! Things were nice when our separate runs crossed trail, if for no other reason to feel the pain of running an ultra. You know how sharing carries the load easier? That's where training could help, yet as Riggs would say"If it didn't kill you, you'd be stronger for it". Rick ran back to back ultras, never really had to train,well maybe he did, but he sure ran a lot of races. I don't know if it's a good idea to wear his socks though, they might also be overrated.

Run for the Rovers!

Once again Boodini moves into the winner's circle and scores the bling, placing third in  7:44 min pace,
which proved at least good enough for the place ahead of many rovers. Boodini never usually competes in "Run Like the Wind" but that might just change this year, after all that would give her the trifecta, the
future "Doggie Slam", having run the first two. Certainly not getting much younger!