find each others light

1:07:09

In 8 years of running I've experienced a lot on the roads out there but today, for the first time, I was hit by a car. I usually run before the sun but I left later than usual today. So at the end of my run, I was waiting at highland and falcon way (which I haven't run on in months but decided to today) for the light to cross an intersection heading west, and there were two cars waiting to turn left, heading east.  I figured they saw me waiting and there were other runners waiting at 2 other corners. When the light changed I went and failed to make eye contact like I  usually do. I had on my visor and was looking down but she had the sun shining on her windshield. She drove right into me in the middle of the street as I ran through the crosswalk. I slammed both hands onto the hood of her car and jumped back to protect my legs but my knees went up on her bumper and I pushed off with my hands, jumping back and spun around and kind of jumped back to the sidewalk. I was more shook up than anything but my right knee hurt a little. She pulled over and was crying saying she didn't see me. Other cars had stopped and the other runners came over. I just kept saying I was fine. It was a miracle but I was. I was more shaken up than anything. I was able to run home and the first words I heard on my ipod were from the song All This Time by Britt Nicole that my daughter downloaded. "You're the God who sees, The God who rescued me, This is my story...All this time You were there, You were always there. It was You and I. You've been walking (running) with me all this time!" And I started crying and cried the rest of the way home till I saw my husband and starting bawling. He really was with me, or an angel cause it could have been so much worse. Be careful out there! Always assume the drivers don't see you. Always make eye contact!

Hitt Mama WOD in 8:55.70

21-18-15-12-9-6-3 rep rounds of:
Sumo deadlift high-pull, 20 lbs
Push press, 20 lbs