Little Red Running Hood

I was looking for scissors. Why can I never find the scissors in this house. Or the nail clippers or the tweezers or matching socks... Oh well... I don't really need them.... They were in the last drawer I opened... My Dad's funeral card was in there and it kind of took my breath away.  I picked up the card and touched his face.  I miss him every day. Today was kind of a big deal.  For me.  It was the final round in the CrossFit open.  This really cool international competition my gym is competing. It has been one incredible month. And today was the last round and I was going to make it.... I needed 1 rep.  I could surely figure out a way to do anything 1 time....... 4 weeks ago when these work outs started I was 90% sure i could not do anything the games athletes were doing... not even 1 time.... if a friend had not encouraged me to try the heavy weight once... I would not be looking back at the last four weeks in both shock and amazement.  I ...

Yesterday, I texted these words to my running coach " I am so happy.  I am so very happy with running. I could care less about my pace, I can not remember the last time I looked at my watch.   I am just filled with so much joy when I run... I am thankful .. " "PS can it stay 40 degrees or below forever?" I started this blog thing years ago because I had so many fast and crazy thoughts while running and being a single Mom, that I really wanted to document them. It is nothing special, there are so many amazing mom runners I can hardly believe all of the talent and speed and beauty out there!  But it was for me.... and my journalism major gives me a love for the written word... since I started blogging, It has been a hell of a journey and it seems that it is only beginning. I did make it to the start on that frosty morning... my coach told me that it would  be hard but that I would never get there if I don't start showing up ......in a tank top, fe...