6 a.m. tomorrow...2 locations.
Jess Hansen and Kris Hoskinson invite anyone to join them at Pfeifer. They're running anywhere from 6-7 miles tomorrow a.m.
6 a.m. Chestnut's. This group is planning on doing 8 miles from the Nut House. :)
Left foot, right foot, everybody, and hearts to God!
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Monday, September 7, 2009
18 miles down, 8.2 to go!
Wow, I'm so proud of this team! 18 miles! Good work, runners! I wouldn't have ever done this without you all.
T-5 weeks!
(any good quick healing blister advice out there?)
T-5 weeks!
(any good quick healing blister advice out there?)
This week's Scripture/Commentary
Biblical Training: Don't drop out.
Hebrews 12:7-13 God is educating you; that's why you must never drop out. He's treating you as dear children. This trouble you're in isn't punishment; it's training, the normal experience of children. We respect our own parents for training and not spoiling us, so why not embrace God's training so we can truly live? While we were children, our parents did what seemeed best to them. But God is doing what is best for us, training us to live God's holy best. At the time, discipline isn't much fun. It always feels like it's going against the grain. Later, of course, it pays off handsomely, for it's the well-trained who find themselves mature in their relationship with God. So, don't sit around on your hands! No more dragging your feet! Clear the path for long-distance runners so no one will trip and fall, so no one will step in a hole and sprain an ankle. Help each other out. And run for it!
Hebrews 12:7-13 God is educating you; that's why you must never drop out. He's treating you as dear children. This trouble you're in isn't punishment; it's training, the normal experience of children. We respect our own parents for training and not spoiling us, so why not embrace God's training so we can truly live? While we were children, our parents did what seemeed best to them. But God is doing what is best for us, training us to live God's holy best. At the time, discipline isn't much fun. It always feels like it's going against the grain. Later, of course, it pays off handsomely, for it's the well-trained who find themselves mature in their relationship with God. So, don't sit around on your hands! No more dragging your feet! Clear the path for long-distance runners so no one will trip and fall, so no one will step in a hole and sprain an ankle. Help each other out. And run for it!
Friday, September 4, 2009
18 miles tomorrow
I'm going to have an 18 mile route at opening tomorrow if anyone wants to pick one up and go for it. It's basically one loop of Pfeifer (6.25 miles w/ 2 beverage stations) and then a run on the trail to church (4 miles w/ water at Paw Park and then OHC). Then, it'll be 3 miles of residential streets to the west of OHC (that lead back to OHC for drink), then 3 miles on residential streets to east of OHC (leading back to OHC for beverage), and then 2 miles from OHC to McClain Dr. to Waterloo Rd. which brings you back to Pfeifer.
I'll type it out/maybe draw it out, and I'll also try to put some Gatorade bottles and cups in a cooler at OHC beside the water fountain in the hallway on the west end near the bathrooms and the construction.
Get some rest and carbs today!
I'll type it out/maybe draw it out, and I'll also try to put some Gatorade bottles and cups in a cooler at OHC beside the water fountain in the hallway on the west end near the bathrooms and the construction.
Get some rest and carbs today!
dare to care
I woke up abruptly this morning from a dream in which I was facing God and He was asking me, "You knew of all of the suffering...why didn't you do more in my love?"
I'm quite certain this dream comes from a summer of pondering a statement that was in Stearn's book, A Hole in our Gospel. He writes about how we in this present age, because of technology, money, and transportation, have the awareness of suffering, the ability to alleviate much suffering, and the access to get to places where there is need. He poses the question, "Why then don't we?" That's a question I've been living in since I read the book....identifying the obstacles that keep me from more fully seeking God's heart and God's justice.
That kind of question prompts me to pray "God, help me to care, help me to die to the obstacles, and help me to order my days as if justice and reconciliation really matter."
I'm grateful for this marathon as an expression of care and compassion for those who suffer. I'm grateful for a team that encourages me to live out my days in God's love.
I'm quite certain this dream comes from a summer of pondering a statement that was in Stearn's book, A Hole in our Gospel. He writes about how we in this present age, because of technology, money, and transportation, have the awareness of suffering, the ability to alleviate much suffering, and the access to get to places where there is need. He poses the question, "Why then don't we?" That's a question I've been living in since I read the book....identifying the obstacles that keep me from more fully seeking God's heart and God's justice.
That kind of question prompts me to pray "God, help me to care, help me to die to the obstacles, and help me to order my days as if justice and reconciliation really matter."
I'm grateful for this marathon as an expression of care and compassion for those who suffer. I'm grateful for a team that encourages me to live out my days in God's love.
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
6 a.m. Wednesday run
Tomorrow, Chestnut's, 6 a.m., 9 miles. Chestnut's home is at 114 E. 14th St. (1 blk south of rec center).
Also, I'm working up another route for 18 miles that starts off with one 6.25 loop at Pfeifer but then takes you to the streets and brings you back to Pfeifer. I'll post it if anyone is interested in a little street time Saturday.
Also, I'm working up another route for 18 miles that starts off with one 6.25 loop at Pfeifer but then takes you to the streets and brings you back to Pfeifer. I'll post it if anyone is interested in a little street time Saturday.
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