Normally you'd see a post race report, but for the Prairie Spirit 100, I think we need a pre-race report of sorts.
All of you know The Beautiful Wifey, the BW. Aka Bobbie. Mrs Ruhs.
I know, I know. How did I get so lucky? The BW & I have been doing races together for somewhere around 7 years. You know that one person you can't live your life without? Yea, that's her. Absolutely the love of my life. All the standard clichés apply - soul mate, best friend, lover, nickname honey. We laugh at stupid things and do what people would call stupid things.
The BW is also running the 100 at Prairie Spirit after having a rough year last year. Broken wrist and torn knee, and long stretches of not running. In the middle of this she's been my biggest supporter for the massive undertaking I have called Western States. Well, she wasn't all the excited at first, right honey?
More than anything, I want to see her have a successful 100. Make no mistake, she's tougher and a better runner and has the desire to see this through since she thinks 100 miles during the MS challenge on a treadmill in 24:18 somehow doesn't qualify as running 100 miles.
I'm supposed to write her a song sometime. I can come up with 2 line stupid things almost at will, but any love lyrics seem to start as roses are red, violets are blue and stop at that. So what does everybody in the movies do? Steal a song and station themselves under the bedroom window after throwing rocks at it to wake their love up.
So maybe I didn't write this. So maybe it's not what you'd think of as a love song. It does however kind of sum up how I feel about the BW. No matter what it is, I want to do it with her. If you know me or my style of music, you'll simply nod your head and think yeah, that's Ron.
Honey, I love you! You will do great at Prairie Spirit!
Roll With Me - Call To Glory (Click that link to listen to the song)
First time I saw your face,
My whole world changed for sure,My bleeding aching heart won't hurt me anymore.
Nice to meet you,
I'll never leave your side.
You're my everything,
The apple of my eye.
Roll with me today,
We'll conquer everything that get's in our way.Roll with me today,
We'll start together and that's where we'll stay.
So many places to go,
So many things I want to teach so you can know.I can't believe a guy like me finally won,
At the game of life and I hit 21!
I'd give anything if you'd make some time for me.
Roll with me today.
We rock together,
so roll with me today!
One thing I can guarantee is that I'll be there through it all.
When the demons of life surround you,
Just turn around and see,
The One protecting you is me!
