Lebron James famously had a Nike campaign built around witnessing greatness, namely his, but Nike related it to the city of Cleveland and the entire Cavs franchise.

This Mother’s Day we took a memorable road trip to Indianapolis to cheer for the Cavs and try to cheer them to an away game win this playoff season. Instead we encountered the great post season massacre of 2025. The Cavs were just not showing up and showing out in the way we know and love. This loss was one for the ages.

There are so many lessons to glean from this experience, but the most memories are forged at the intersection of fun and fire. We are all witnesses that things are rarely linear so we might as well try to find bright spots.

If the Cavs come back to win the series, it will be an adrenaline rush to be witness to the greatest fall before the rise. If the Cavs lose the series, we can say we were there when 2025 fell completely off the rails for Cleveland.

No matter what the Cavs did, I won. The ROI was a 20 year old and a 17 year old son loving every second of 10 hours round trip in a car with 48 hours of spontaneous adventure with their mom and dad.

Mind: Filled with joy, family love, and laughter.

Spirit: Encouraged and thankful.

Body: Irritated that my current tendon issue is still rearing its head. After 1 mileage step back week and 2 weeks of almost no running, I was not very successful at starting my build back this AM. 4 slow and painful miles when a month ago I was fine…….Such is life. My cardiovascular health is sustained by cross training and I’m healthy overall, so I must continue to go slow to go fast again. This is the plight of all runners everywhere at various junctures, so I have lots of people to commiserate with.

This post is truly a random musing, but the applications are there. Sometimes you win. Sometimes you lose.