by divine awakening | Apr 3, 2015 | Parallels
Sometimes I have a hard time with the idea of “Good” Friday because it was probably the worst day of Jesus’ life. Sleep deprived. Betrayed and abandoned by friends. Falsely accused. Whipped. Beaten. Crucified. How is this a good day for...
by divine awakening | Mar 31, 2015 | Training
My word for running this year is perseverance. At the outset, I believed it meant persevering through the hard training it would take to qualify for Boston. It may still mean that, but there’s definitely been a twist. The flare-up of my tendon toward the...
by divine awakening | Mar 8, 2015 | Race Reports
Today’s race was relatively uneventful and is best summarized by the random thoughts that went through my head:Wet. Hamstring. This feels too easy. Good girl. I get to come down this hill later. HR too high. Ride this train as long...
by divine awakening | Feb 7, 2015 | Race Reports
Quite unintentionally, I sat down the night before the race to devise my race plan over a warm beverage…In light of recent struggles, I decided to forego a time goal. My goal was simply:Run smart. Run fast. Run happy.My plan was to run by feel. I...
by divine awakening | Jan 31, 2015 | Training
Sometime last summer, I was on a long run, praying about Boston, and as I ran through a series of sprinklers where the sunlight was at just the right angle, I found myself running through rainbows. The phrase “rainbows and unicorns” popped into my...
