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One Fine Day

Sun, 6 Oct 2013, 07:59 PM (-06:00) Creative Commons License

In the deep dark of early morning, thunder woke us. Rather, the dogs barking at distant thunder woke us, and then storm’s approach and the eventual rain kept us up. Rain, glorious rain!

The storm passed just before dawn. The race was at 7:30, so we left an hour before, watching the front pass to the east, watching the stars come out, watching daylight break. Clear, blue skies!

Trudy ran the 10K. I ran the 5. She started with her training group somewhere in the middle of the crowd. I quietly moved far to the back and started from there. Runners to your mark, and then the air horn blew. Racing again!

Five kilometers is just three miles. I ran slow. I felt good. And as I crossed the finish line, I confess I was happy I wasn’t with all those 10K runners who were only half done. Happy to be done!

“It’s Trudy!” I shouted. That must have been around mile 4. I walked to the other side of the street and cheered the 10K runners coming around the turn just before mile six. I cheered and cheered and cheered and clapped and jumped up and down and smiled when they looked at me and high-fived them when they held out their hands. And then again, “It’s Trudy!” Go Trudy!

The sun was in their eyes for that last downhill stretch before the six mile marker. Go runners! Sun in your eyes! What more could you ask for!?

Eggs and hashbrowns and hot coffee and pancakes and biscuits for breakfast at Waterloo Ice House. Oh my god, I’d forgotten what carbs taste like!

We napped in the afternoon. She in the back in the hammock with a pillow under her head. Me in the front in the sun with my feet up with Our Little One napping in the shade under my chair. Sitting in the noon day sun!

We had reservations for pizza and a burger and drinks at The Alamo Drafthouse. Gravity in 3D. Now that is what 3D is good for!

In the evening, the air cooled down again. The dogs jumped and wagged their tails to see us at the door. And we still had some time to wind down at the end of … one fine day.

What a gift.

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