I just love to run

I love running. I don't really like stretching or eating right or speed training. I just LOVE to run! Today was just one of those runs for me. One of those runs where everything in my life is just perfect. I'm out running and it's me and God and Nature. Even though I don't really like to stretch and I don't like to pay such close attention to what I'm eating. I know that it's important and I'm trying to get better at those things. I want to be perfect at training this time. I want to do all the right things...eat right, speed train, cross-train etc. But I'm reminded of when I set out to run my first marathon....

When I started training for my first marathon, I asked around to see if anyone knew anything about training for a marathon. I asked my "Frisbee" friends and others to see and I couldn't find anyone. So being the determined person that I am, I found a training schedule on-line and began training. I knew nothing really about long distance running, but I wanted to know everything. I wanted to know what type of shoes I should have, what I should be eating, when and how hard to run. Soon into my training I realized that I definitely could not learn everything and I actually ended up just doing a half-marathon cause the full was just too much at that time. I guess I'm a more "hands on" learner cause I have learned alot about running just from doing it. I now actually have "runner's shoes" rather than Nike.

As I set out to pre-train for the upcoming Marathon I have such high hopes of doing thing right, knowing that I will be better than last time, but probably not necessarily where I'd like to be. Aren't we like this in our Christian walk. We want to do ALL The right things. We want to be the best marathon runners EVER. but we have to take it one training run at a time. Some days we have the best 3 mile runs where it's just us and God and the troubles of life just melt away and others are like the hard 2 mile speed training runs or that horrid stretching that I just don't do. Each plays it's part though in the scheme of life. None is more valuable, they just have different roles.

Running is where I meet God...I wish everyone had this gift