by divine awakening | Aug 2, 2015 | Scripture, Training
Trying something radically new, I’ve held off on signing up for my next marathon, hoping to be 100% healthy before I commit. Sounds like a no-brainer, but surprisingly, it’s not. My chiropractor thinks I’m still months away from complete...
by divine awakening | May 16, 2015 | Training
While in Chicago, I had the opportunity to do a Long Slow Distance run along Lake Shore Drive–LSD on LSD.Thanks I’m sure to the carb-load at Giordano’s Stuffed Pizza (2 pieces and I was stuffed!), I felt strong throughout the run, and I was...
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 | 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...
by divine awakening | Dec 31, 2014 | Scripture, Training
The plan for 2015 is simple, summarized by answering just a handful of questions:What ideas or principles will guide your running for the next year? My guiding scripture for running in 2015 is Romans 5:3-5:…we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we...
by divine awakening | Dec 1, 2014 | Scripture, Training
Ever since I learned that there were people who ran beyond 26.2, I have been intrigued by ultramarathoning. I was signed up for a 50K a year ago but had to take a DNS due to injury, and I’ve had to wait for my chance to join the club. Today was my...