To My Training Partner

Dear Partner,

You mean so much to me and today is the perfect day to say thank you for everything you have helped me to accomplish.  So, thank you for pushing me to put my running shoes on during the days I just can't be bothered.  Thank you for having the perfect name to pace my stride, especially when I'm feeling alone.  Thank you for always being the one I race toward when I feel like giving up.  Thank you for your joyous and approving smiles when you see me run through the finish line (even if I'm last).  And thank you, dear daughter, for calling me Mommy.

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You give me the motivation to begin, the strength to keep going and more joy I at the finish than I ever could have imagined. I love you. ~Mom