
7 F’s Run
I recently heard Bill Johnson talking about how both Jesus and Holy Spirit are praying for us (Romans 8). He said, “And they’re not trying to talk God the Father out of doing bad things to you!” As soon as he said that, I got a picture of a Trinity committee meeting...
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Grandma’s Marathon – Race Recap
The Plan Dedicate Grandma's Marathon in Duluth, MN to my Granny Jessalyn, making it a generationally-focused prayer run. Honor her life of 56 years with intervals of .56 miles running (.1 mile recovery) x 40. (Forty is a generational number.) Everything was going...
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Divine Delay
Woke up early and planned to hit it first thing. But one thing led to another and by the time I actually got out the door, 3 hours had gone by and temperatures had climbed. Oh, well. I just chugged along, oblivious to the foreshadowing when I passed someone wearing a...
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Circular Logic Marathon – Race Recap
I hadn’t planned to do another marathon so soon, but this one just came together, seemingly overnight. The idea popped in my head from something I’d seen years ago. A couple hours later, I was registered and booked my flight. The next morning, I made arrangements...
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Little Rock Marathon
For my 1st marathon in nearly two years, I chose Little Rock. This year's theme was medieval. The question: What's your quest? Anticipation of the hilly course served as inspiration: Pray the Seven Mountains. With 14 aid stations, my plan was to devote the miles...
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New Year’s Double 5K & Half Marathon – Race Recap
Started the year by finishing a 40-day run streak at the New Year’s Double, finishing both the 5K and the half marathon. Both temps and winds were in the teens, so it was kind of like the NYD marathon I did a few years back: Cold!!! Yet, just like last time, there’s...
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Must Dash 5K
As races go, the Must Dash 5K wasn't much to write home about. But this one was less about time and more about sharing the experience with a special kid in my life. He did the 1-mile fun run--his first race! To commemorate the experience, I gave him my 5K medal, and...
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Oz Run – Race Recap
This was my 7th marathon, and I turned in my 2nd best time on the LEAST amount of training for any I've done! Apparently, the Fitzgerald plan and all those "power under control" long runs at a snail's pace actually worked! The Oz theme was fun, and some folks went all...
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Power Under Control
Keep Connected to the Body
I usually like to include pictures for the "seen on my run" posts, but this time you'll probably be glad I didn't. On my last long run, I saw something rather than disturbing: four animal feet....and no animal. I couldn't tell exactly what kind of animal it had been,...
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