A Little Apprehensive

Next week I will go to Eureka Springs and run a 5K. I would love to try the 10K, but I'm not sure that I could handle that on the hills. Actually, I am sure that just a 5K will kick my butt pretty good! I don't want to be too sore after because it'll only be a month until the Chicago half marathon. So there ya have it. The two biggest things that I am apprehensive about! (as far as running goes!)

The Chicago half has a strict time limit. I can do a half marathon - did one in May. But I need to shave about 12 minutes off my time. That's quite a lot in the running world! And so I am forced to embrace the treadmill once again! lol! Actually, it's not too bad. It's right here and I can hop on it any time I want to! I enjoyed being able to run on Sunday this week!

So here is where the pep talking begins. I must tell myself things like you can do this. It sure feels like an uphill battle. But I am determined to make it. I'm going to beat this thing! I have signed up for all sorts of tweets from different kinds of runners all over the place. So all day long I get these little inspirational quotes on my phone. They come in all the time. It helps to keep me motivated and encouraged.

Isn't that what Christianity is supposed to be like? Each one of us can be encouraged to endure and continue our own journey by other people's stories. I think that's why we have some portions of the Bible isn't it? The scriptures are written so we have examples of faith. It's all about sharing it with each other so we can each run our own race!!! Happy running!!!

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