This Sunday I had a plan for my last long 20 mile run before Boston. I had rested a few days for it and was actually looking forward to seeing how fast I could run it! Then the weather changed and the temp dropped to 40 and it started to rain....But I'm no WIMP, I said to myself and decided to go out anyway...then I got a call from a patient who might be in labor....well maybe I should wait a while and see what happens....wouldn't want to be out on a really long run and have an emergency at the hospital. So a couple hours later I hadn't heard anything, so I dressed up and was heading out the door when I got paged. She had made significant progress and I needed to head in within the hour. As i drove to the hospital, the rain got harder and harder, then the temp dropped some more. Now it was 36 degrees.....BRRRRR! Could this get any worse? Yes ! It started snowing!!!!! I was REALLY glad I was in my nice warm car :)
So, no long run. Instead I got to run a few errands, head to the (NICE WARM) hospital, check in with my patient, and then watched MSU dominate an excellent Louisville team, while Tim was there in the stands! How cool! Then, I got to watch Tiger come from 5 back to tie and then take the lead in a tournament just a few miles from where Mike and Jessica live in Orlando! Two holes to go......"Dr Fleming, we need you in Labor Room 1 - your patient is getting ready to birth!" Drat! But God had a plan for that, too. My patient was a former golf team member in college and was VERY interested in seeing who won, too!
SO, it was "PUUUSSHHH" then "Did you see that shot?" then "PUUUSSHHH!" then "He sank that putt! Can you believe it?" "Take a look at all that hair! PUUSSHH!" "Here he comes!"
And so, a new baby boy was born just a few minutes after Tiger roared back into the headlines. And they named him Jackson! Simply awesome!
So, sometimes the best run is the one NOT run at all! Thanks be to God!
PS - The weather changed dramatically again today - after all, this is Michigan we are talking about - so I got to run late this afternoon in the nice warm sunshine :)
PPS - Boston is only 21 days away!
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Haha! You were watching golf while she was having her baby?!
This is one of the funniest stories I've heard in a while!
Actually, SHE and her husband were watching in between pushes! They were both college golf team members..in fact, that's how they met!
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