Yesterday was my annual fall race. This year I did Jeff Polen's Music Fest 5k. I was hoping for a PR but did not realize the difficulty of this course. I knew there would be hills so I had ran the, apparently tiny, easy hills around us. I even did hill sprints, though I do… Continue reading Challenged
I was supposed to have this post published by noon on Monday, but I got so busy and tired that it has taken a few days to complete. Of late, I have really enjoyed listening to a homemaking podcast by Jamie Belmont. Though her talks are for wives and mothers, almost every one of them… Continue reading CrossRoads
Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. But his delight is in the law of the Lord; and in his law doth he meditate day and night. And he shall be like a tree… Continue reading Planted by the Rivers of Water
If a runner wants to be a good runner, of course he runs. But what does he do when he’s not running? Does he sit around and waste his days away in between workouts and races? Of course not! He lives his life, as I’ve said before, making conscience and sub-conscience decisions that will make… Continue reading Cross-Training
“Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.” - 1 Peter 5:7 All last week I was trying to come up with this weeks post. On Thursday I finally found a good topic, but then Friday came and God smashed the old idea with a brand new one. I was having a… Continue reading God Cares about the Little Things
Using the picture above, imagine the words are the trash in your life. How hard is it to focus on the beauty in the background? As humans, we tend to set the blessings in our life on the back burner and easily forget about them. On the front burners, sometimes turned on high, we boil… Continue reading Enjoy the Beauty
For this week’s post I felt the Lord wanted me to write about patience. Patience is not a natural character quality that people own, but rather one we must all learn, me included. And what must we do to obtain such a costly quality? The Bible says that one of the results of going through… Continue reading Do I Need Patience?
I was going about my morning, partly frustrated, partly anxious, and partly annoyed. I had gotten up at four the day before and didn't get to bed till after ten. Work had consumed most of my waking hours and so my todo list had been put off till today. Of course I slept in a… Continue reading Change of Plans
This days run was pretty good! Like normal, I woke up before the sun and spent time in prayer and Bible. I made coffee, washed dishes, stretched and then headed out. Earlier this week, while reading about the mental side of marathon training, one thing that stood out to me was when they said to… Continue reading Imagining the End
As a competitive runner, we only have one thing in mind… to win races! We will do anything and everything to complete the race to the best of our ability. We choose the right food, make sure we get adequate sleep, train, cross-train, study, strength train, stretch, and of course run. No matter what we… Continue reading Training
Be Still and Run 