{"id":927,"date":"2014-05-11T21:07:23","date_gmt":"2014-05-12T01:07:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/raz-family.ca\/RunKristi\/?p=927"},"modified":"2014-05-11T23:00:43","modified_gmt":"2014-05-12T03:00:43","slug":"a-happy-mothers-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/raz-family.ca\/RunKristi\/?p=927","title":{"rendered":"A Happy Mother’s Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

With 65 km of running completed last week, I decided to take this weekend off. \u00a0I am just at the beginning of the taper, the part where it feels like a bit of a relief to back off from training, though I suspect by next week I will have those taper jitters.<\/p>\n

Instead of running today, I took the boys to a local conservation area to hike some trails. \u00a0When they were little I took them often to this network of trails by the Ottawa River. \u00a0It has always been important to me that they appreciate nature and her beauty. \u00a0Somehow, however, a couple of years have gone by since we last visited Morris Island. \u00a0I didn’t realize how long it had been until today. \u00a0The clue was the fact that in my head, the trails were much, much longer. \u00a0I remember getting on trails and it feeling like forever until we made our way\u00a0back to the car. \u00a0It ends up the trails aren’t overly long, they just felt that way when walking with small\u00a0boys who stopped and looked at everything and who needed regular breaks. \u00a0Now though, it is me trying to keep up with them.<\/p>\n

I introduced the term “fartlek” to the boys today. \u00a0You can imagine the giggles at that one. \u00a0When one of us called fartlek we would do a dash or a jog on the rocky paths. \u00a0Eleven and eight year old boys are fearless; a 45 year old 2 weeks before a marathon – not so much. \u00a0I was way behind as I tried to carefully manoeuvre over and around the rocks and ruts. \u00a0Needless to say,\u00a0I\u00a0was the only one to fall.\u00a0 Thankfully just a bit of a bruised knee was the end result. \u00a0The boys of course were far enough ahead that they didn’t even know I had hit the ground!<\/p>\n

It was fun to just be outside and not be training. \u00a0Sometimes the running takes over your life a little (my husband might argue more than a little!). \u00a0How wonderful to be out on gorgeous trails with no goal other than to have fun.<\/p>\n

In one area on the shore of the river\u00a0we found inspiration in the rocks. \u00a0Someone, using stone on stone, had written brief messages, such as “Hope”, “Don’t Judge” and “Smile”. \u00a0My boys decided to add their own words of wisdom. \u00a0What a window into the minds of my children when I read their messages:<\/p>\n

“Love and Be Loved”. \u00a0“Be Inspired”. \u00a0“Believe in Yourself”. \u00a0“Listen to Your Heart”. \u00a0“Don’t Lose Faith”.<\/em><\/p>\n

Today our priest read Robert Munsch’s “Love You Forever” as part of his Mother’s Day homily. \u00a0You might know it – “I’ll love you forever, I’ll like you for always, as long as I’m living my baby you’ll be.” \u00a0\u00a0<\/em>It seems my babies are growing up, a few steps ahead of me on the trails and carving wise words into stone.<\/p>\n

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