I am still in PT and at this point my longest run is 5 miles. I am planning on running a seven miler tonight or in the morning. I have no doubt that I can finish the full. I just want to be able to walk after. I can prepare my body and heart as best I can and work on letting it be. Let's face it it is all up to God. He has blessed me with so much more than I could imagine. I hope this run glorifies him from training to finish line.
Its my own personal form of worship. The competitor in me wants to do really well and finish with a reasonably time but it has a lot more to do with the fact that once I finish this run I will have learned to run 0.25 miles in January and finished by running a full marathon in December. It is going to take time, sweat, lactic acid build up, aches, prayer, guidance and my enormous support group but I hope this run honors everyone that has done some much for me. I am eternally thankful. I pray that I have the opportunity to give back a little of the kindness I have been given so far.
My training can be selfish I admit but I run for more than just me.
These three little beings are some of the most incredible lives God has let me be a part of. Part of my never giving up has to do with them. I don't allow them to say "I can't...". Their options are "may I please have a little help" or they need to work through the tough stuff. I believe in this, I believe in 5 am wake-up calls, running in the rain, icing all the time, putting in the time, energy and passion. I believe in honesty and living by my own words. I believe that God is allowing me to teach my nieces and nephews this and that when i finish this run I will be reinforcing what I teach them. Leading by example.
