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National Married-to-a-Runner Appreciation Day
Saturday morning, I left my wife.
She took it pretty well. She just lay there in bed, still half-asleep, watching me walk out the door. Our daughter slept in her bassinet, sweetly oblivious.
"Bye," I said, over my shoulder.
"Bye," she said. "Have a good run." Then she rolled over and went back to sleep.
This stoic reaction wasn't surprising. I've left my wife lots of times. Saturday I left her for nearly four hours. I drove (too fast; I was late) to meet Warren at the Hatchery parking lot at 7 a.m.; ran 23 miles (the first 9 with Warren); changed; then drove home, popping by McDonald's en route for Egg McMuffins. (I wasn't in the mood for Smeggs.)
While I was away, my wife was alone with the dog and the cats and the baby. On a Saturday morning, when — by all rights — I really should have been around to lend a hand. Because her husband "had" to do a long run.
Did she complain?
She did not. Not once. She never has.
Readers, I love my wife.
And so I hereby devote today's post to her, and — by extension — to all spouses and partners out there who endure our weekly long runs and other running-related nonsense with grace and patience and empathy. Without your help, we simply could not do it.
In fact, I'll go one step further and declare this National Married-to-a-Runner Appreciation Day. Feel free to celebrate it however you see fit: Bring some flowers home. Make dinner tonight (and clean up!), and follow it with a neck rub. Or just give your better half a bear hug and an extra "I love you," and then explain why.
Even better, flip the script and assume the role of spectator. Make your spouse a sign that declares how awesome he or she is, and wave it around while you hoot and holler. They've earned it.
If you're really ambitious, you might consider writing a blog post all about how great your wife is and how much you appreciate her, so the whole world can see it.
Thanks, honey. I love you!
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Off to see some firework now........................bye!
Lol... I know that will likely be true of me. I have a hard enough time getting all I want now, I can only imagine how hard up I will want it to be when I'm older...lol... Best wishes
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