I RAN A FREAKIN' HALF MARATHON!
Wow...i can't really believe I did it. yesterday morning Beth, Alli, Jessica and I ran in the Traverse City Bayshore Half Marathon. I finished with a time of 2:11:02, just 30 seconds behind Beth and Alli. I am slightly sore today (actually, my legs and back KILL), but it doesn't matter...I finished!
People ask my why I run and why I LIKE to run and usually I don't know how to answer them. I respond with " I don't know...I just do." Yesterday, while we were running along the edge of the grand traverse bay, around mile 9, I realized why I like to run. When I run, I feel connected with God. Even though
I was with people, and even running with Beth and Alli, I felt so connected with God. He created me, and He allows me to run. He created the beautiful creation that I was surrounded and amazed by. He gave me the ability to move, breathe, and feel pain. It was a great time to feel this connection because it was aroun the ninth mile that I started to hurt.
I also like to run because I like the feelings that are associated with the activity. I love being drenched with sweat on a warm summer day, knowing that I just successfully completed another run. I love feeling my muscles work, how my legs propell my body forward. I love feeling totally exhausted and yet feeling like I could run forever; being exhausted past the point of pain or even feeling in my legs and yet continuing on with the race. I enjoy the steady rhythym of my breathing once i find my pace. I love feeling like I am in control...I can stop or go, speed up or slow down, run three miles or ten miles.
This marathon was quite the experience. It was perfect weather and I was running with my friends. The scenery and the spectators were anything but a letdown. We ran at a solid consistant pace and even got medals at the end. It only encouraged me to run more! I ended the race with 6 blisters and a little chafing on my back, but thats okay...I RACED 13.1 MILES!!!
Psalm 119 verse 32 says "I RUN in the path of your commands, for you have set my heart FREE." This is how I felt while I was away this weekend. FREE. Like I didn't have a care in the world. That is why I run.
I also like to run because I like the feelings that are associated with the activity. I love being drenched with sweat on a warm summer day, knowing that I just successfully completed another run. I love feeling my muscles work, how my legs propell my body forward. I love feeling totally exhausted and yet feeling like I could run forever; being exhausted past the point of pain or even feeling in my legs and yet continuing on with the race. I enjoy the steady rhythym of my breathing once i find my pace. I love feeling like I am in control...I can stop or go, speed up or slow down, run three miles or ten miles.
This marathon was quite the experience. It was perfect weather and I was running with my friends. The scenery and the spectators were anything but a letdown. We ran at a solid consistant pace and even got medals at the end. It only encouraged me to run more! I ended the race with 6 blisters and a little chafing on my back, but thats okay...I RACED 13.1 MILES!!!
Psalm 119 verse 32 says "I RUN in the path of your commands, for you have set my heart FREE." This is how I felt while I was away this weekend. FREE. Like I didn't have a care in the world. That is why I run.
Just to let everyone know, I am running in the Detroit 5k race for the cure in June, the 10 mile CRIM in August and the Grand Rapids Half Marathon in September. I am not done running.
posted by katiek. @ 10:33 PM
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I guess this pretty much describes the way I feel when I'm pulling my body through the water as I swim. The scenery is a little different, depending on the stroke, but pretty much the same feeling. I love that you make your life so much fun and take the time to give to others. I enjoyed our time together when you visited us after the race. You are my sunshine.
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