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These entries are my witness of the GREAT THINGS GOD HAS DONE in, through, and around me.
To God be the Glory.
Endurance, perseverence...DETERMINATION...are my weaknesses. I believe that is why God inspired me to take up long-distance running. I have been training for the past few months for the Chicago Urbanathlon, a 10-mile obstical course. Running long distances has been an excellent text book, because Physical and Spiritual discipline are very much the same.
While my feet run, my mind does this:
"Yes Christine, I know you have a cramp. It hurts real bad. And yes, you are also experiencing some slight discomfort in your knees and lower legs. The sun is hot, maybe even too hot, which makes breathing difficult. This too is noted. And sometimes your eyes burn with sweat. Ah,and you can probably expect one of your feet to go numb post-4.5miles or so...ha ha that makes for an interesting half hour to follow. And yet, you Christine ultimately can still DECIDE whether or not you will stop running. These factors will stop you only if you let them. So...let's run faster, cramps hate that."
In fact, I have learned that all of these factors and many more, will usually let up if I press on. They call it "mental health." It is the secret to long-distance running AND faith that endures. In the most simplest of statements, I realized that discomfort won't kill me. | | | |
