For Boston

Today I had the kids dress in their Race T-shirts and we ran a mile together. I told them that we're training for their race in two weeks which is the Honolulu 5K for kids (they're doing the 1 mile run and I am doing the 5K).  We had a blast on our training run.  I put on my Katy Perry Pandora channel and we ran, danced, skipped, hopped and had a grand ole time. I know anyone that saw us thought we were nuts and that's exactly the way I like it.

My kids don't have to know why we're running although they did see some of the news about the Boston tragedy and have a lot of questions.  But I want them to always be free to run. I always want them to enjoy the pleasure of watching mommy and daddy run a race.  I always want to have my selfish needs of wanting my family at my races granted.  And some day I want them to be able to run a marathon with no fear for their safety.

Today I ran free with my kids and that's the way it should always be.