Well, the 5k almost happened. The forecast was for constant rain and temps in the mid-30's. They were right on. Our son (Ethan), who is 4 months olds has been a great baby at sleep time. For some reason, the past two night, he has waken several times crying for no reason. He doesn't have to be fed, but must be comforted - we tried! Long story short, my wife was up with him at 5 different times and I couldn't justify leaving her early in the morning, since she had not slept well. It's not like it was a major goal race and, to be honest, I wasn't too thrilled about the idea of running in the pelting, cold rain.
The day gets better. After some shopping with the family, we receive a call from a bystander at a Target dept. store (called from my mother's cell phone). I immediately knew that something was wrong. It turns out that my mother had a seizure while in the store. She has had a seziure once a year for the past three years and they have all been around the holidays. Perhaps the stress has something to do with it. The holidays should not be a stressful time, but a happy time. I won't rant now. She is fine and was given the choice of staying or going. She chose to stay at the hospital because of a nasty headache. Fortunately, when she had the seizure, she was not injured when she fell to the ground. No run today, but tomorrow another "LONG" run with some company (two guys I introduced to running). | 