Today made me wonder if I wanted to run again. I attempted a long run of between 15 and 18 miles.
I made it 13.5, that included running and walking. With emphasis on walking.
Jina and I joined others from my company to work on a Habitat for Humanity House. If you get a chance, volunteer, you'll be amazed. That meant no long run on Saturday morning, fatique scratched a Sunday morning attempt, so Sunday afternoon it was. Let's keep this simple.
Started out good, then GI issues from eating before running, dehydration, leg cramps, shoulder cramps, irritated sinus, and a bruised psychy. I think lack of rest finally caught up with me.
So I'm going to call it a day and save my thoughts for another day.
Yesterday was a diamond, today....a big fat boulder..., but hey, I woke up this morning, both legs worked, the ticker was ticking and the lungs drew a breath. That puts me ahead of the curve.
To my dedicated fans, sorry I didn't match the past two months. I only got up 11 posts this month.
30 September 2007
24 September 2007
"Poser"
Do you regcognize the term used for my title. It is slang for someone who is pretending to be something, someone who is not the genuine article, someone who "talks the talk", but doesn't "walk the walk".
I felt like a poser this morning. My Bible had collected dust for at least three weeks. While packing Sunday night, I grabbed it and tossed it in my bag. On the flight to Chicago, I slept, really slept. The flight attendant had to wake me up after everyone else had deplaned, I never felt the landing. For the flight to Fayetteville, AR, I pulled the Bible from my carry on and searched for something to read. My NIV study Bible's intro for the book of Judges aroused my curiosity, so I started reading. I read for the entire flight.
As the flight attendant made her last round prior to landing, she paused and said, "I wish I was that dedicated.", referring to me reading the Bible. I wanted to crawl under my seat, "POSER" should have flashed in Times Square Neon across my forehead. She told me her personal Bible was large, cumbersom and hard to carry along with all her other gear, so I recommended she check out Border's for something smaller and easier to carry. We talked briefly and when she confessed to being behind in her reading, I confessed mine as well, but I'm not sure she believed me.
Once while visiting the Lifeway store in Nashville, another patron struck up a conversation with me and then asked if I was a pastor. When I answered, "No", he proceeded to tell me that I looked like one and sounded like one. I took it as a compliment, at least I think it was, but felt embarrased and assured him nothing could be further from the truth.
Both circumstances made me feel uneasy, as though I was pretending. While I projected one image to both of these individuals, I wasn't fooling God, he is aware of my shortcomings. Don't get me wrong, as a Christian it is important to project ourselves in a positve manner to the world, but more importantly it is our life long relationship with God that matters most. The Pharisees knew the letter of the law, but as Jesus pointed out, they missed the intent. So rather than just go through the motions once in a while, I know that I've got to sustain my relationship with God and with Christ. Going through the motions makes me a "POSER".
I felt like a poser this morning. My Bible had collected dust for at least three weeks. While packing Sunday night, I grabbed it and tossed it in my bag. On the flight to Chicago, I slept, really slept. The flight attendant had to wake me up after everyone else had deplaned, I never felt the landing. For the flight to Fayetteville, AR, I pulled the Bible from my carry on and searched for something to read. My NIV study Bible's intro for the book of Judges aroused my curiosity, so I started reading. I read for the entire flight.
As the flight attendant made her last round prior to landing, she paused and said, "I wish I was that dedicated.", referring to me reading the Bible. I wanted to crawl under my seat, "POSER" should have flashed in Times Square Neon across my forehead. She told me her personal Bible was large, cumbersom and hard to carry along with all her other gear, so I recommended she check out Border's for something smaller and easier to carry. We talked briefly and when she confessed to being behind in her reading, I confessed mine as well, but I'm not sure she believed me.
Once while visiting the Lifeway store in Nashville, another patron struck up a conversation with me and then asked if I was a pastor. When I answered, "No", he proceeded to tell me that I looked like one and sounded like one. I took it as a compliment, at least I think it was, but felt embarrased and assured him nothing could be further from the truth.
Both circumstances made me feel uneasy, as though I was pretending. While I projected one image to both of these individuals, I wasn't fooling God, he is aware of my shortcomings. Don't get me wrong, as a Christian it is important to project ourselves in a positve manner to the world, but more importantly it is our life long relationship with God that matters most. The Pharisees knew the letter of the law, but as Jesus pointed out, they missed the intent. So rather than just go through the motions once in a while, I know that I've got to sustain my relationship with God and with Christ. Going through the motions makes me a "POSER".
1 John 2:3-5 (New International Version)
3We know that we
have come to know him if we obey his commands. 4The man who says, "I know him,"
but does not do what he commands is a liar, and the truth is not in him. 5But if
anyone obeys his word, God's love[a]
is truly made complete in him. This is how we know we are in him:Matthew 7:20-23 (New International Version)
21"Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. 22Many will say to me on that day, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and in your name drive out demons and perform many miracles?' 23Then I will tell them plainly, 'I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!'
23 September 2007
Small Blessing, Lessons Learned, and I'm Gonna Run
Small Blessings...
1)Weekend car repair projects that go faster than expected.
2)Car repairs that are not as bad as you thought.
3)Free time spent hanging out with the family, instead of making car repairs.
4)A 32 year old motor home that is finally road and camping worthy.
5)Seeing your kid do well in a game.
Lessons Learned...
1)Neighbors with experience working on cars need simply to walk over look at the offending vehicle to make a vehicle, that had refused to start for 2 weeks, start right up.
2)You feel kind of lost when a project is completed (1975 motor home) and you have to wait 2 weeks to use it (Camping Somewhere).
3)Runners are like motorcyclist. There are those who have gone down and those who will. (I'm now in the first category.)
4)Board games with your wife and 6 year old can top any college football games on TV.
5)Building endurance by doing Squats immediately after a 4 mile treadmill run sounds good, makes you feel invincible at the gym, and hurts like heck for days after. What was I thinking?
I'm Gonna Run...
NOTE TO ALL: Deciding to run a new route in the dark at 6:30 am on a Sunday morning is not the brightest idea. You are likely to discover that the busy road you thought had an emergency lane, doesn't. Also, you may discover that running along the edge of the asphalt in the dark works well, until the edge of the asphalt has given way. If you're lucky you'll walk away with only a bruised ego and a few seconds of lost time searching for the water bottle that was catapulted from it's strapping.
The above message was a public service announcement, brought to you by the National Association of Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time.
I have found a fall marathon that will correspond with my schedule. I'll be running in the inaugural "Run for NO Reason Marathon". As of this posting, the route has yet to be determined, but the race organizer has assured me he will let me know as soon as he has figured it out. The race will be run on either October 27 or the following weekend. The field of runners is an impressive list, consisting of Me, Myself, and I.
Yep, I decided my goal was to run a marathon, so that is what I'm going to do. Once I determine my route, which may be from my home to roughly New Washington, IN, I'll post it. If anyone wants join me for 1, 3, 5, 7, 10, 15, 20, 26.2 miles or anything in between, I'd be glad to have the company anywhere along the chosen route. I'll post more details as I figure them out. You may like the entry fee? My wife did. It is free.
1)Weekend car repair projects that go faster than expected.
2)Car repairs that are not as bad as you thought.
3)Free time spent hanging out with the family, instead of making car repairs.
4)A 32 year old motor home that is finally road and camping worthy.
5)Seeing your kid do well in a game.
Lessons Learned...
1)Neighbors with experience working on cars need simply to walk over look at the offending vehicle to make a vehicle, that had refused to start for 2 weeks, start right up.
2)You feel kind of lost when a project is completed (1975 motor home) and you have to wait 2 weeks to use it (Camping Somewhere).
3)Runners are like motorcyclist. There are those who have gone down and those who will. (I'm now in the first category.)
4)Board games with your wife and 6 year old can top any college football games on TV.
5)Building endurance by doing Squats immediately after a 4 mile treadmill run sounds good, makes you feel invincible at the gym, and hurts like heck for days after. What was I thinking?
I'm Gonna Run...
NOTE TO ALL: Deciding to run a new route in the dark at 6:30 am on a Sunday morning is not the brightest idea. You are likely to discover that the busy road you thought had an emergency lane, doesn't. Also, you may discover that running along the edge of the asphalt in the dark works well, until the edge of the asphalt has given way. If you're lucky you'll walk away with only a bruised ego and a few seconds of lost time searching for the water bottle that was catapulted from it's strapping.
The above message was a public service announcement, brought to you by the National Association of Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time.
I have found a fall marathon that will correspond with my schedule. I'll be running in the inaugural "Run for NO Reason Marathon". As of this posting, the route has yet to be determined, but the race organizer has assured me he will let me know as soon as he has figured it out. The race will be run on either October 27 or the following weekend. The field of runners is an impressive list, consisting of Me, Myself, and I.
Yep, I decided my goal was to run a marathon, so that is what I'm going to do. Once I determine my route, which may be from my home to roughly New Washington, IN, I'll post it. If anyone wants join me for 1, 3, 5, 7, 10, 15, 20, 26.2 miles or anything in between, I'd be glad to have the company anywhere along the chosen route. I'll post more details as I figure them out. You may like the entry fee? My wife did. It is free.
19 September 2007
Good News/Bad News
Good News, my son gets a fall break, and we're going to head to Roanoke, VA to visit friends and hear a good sermon...there you go Scotty, the pressure is on.
Bad News, we thought fall break was the last week of October, wrong it is the 3rd weekend. This is also the weekend of the Louisville Marathon. Scratch the Marathon.
I have been told that travel to run a race is out of the question, so I'm left with the trail Marathon in December. Not what I planned, but it'll have to do.
Bad News, we thought fall break was the last week of October, wrong it is the 3rd weekend. This is also the weekend of the Louisville Marathon. Scratch the Marathon.
I have been told that travel to run a race is out of the question, so I'm left with the trail Marathon in December. Not what I planned, but it'll have to do.
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