Day 275: Running Blues

Day 275:

Two weeks ago I ran my fastest run and felt great!  Since then my runs have gone down hill.  I have had a cold, cramping calves, and tonight an unhappy digestive tract.  Running is hard!  And sometimes down right depressing.

It seems that no matter how much personal growth I make, I am still so far behind my fellow runners their dust has already settled by the time I catch up.  Every setback, no matter how small, seems devastating. 

It's times like these that I am glad I spent so much time memorizing Bible verses as a teen.  2 Corinthians 4:18 comes to mind.  "So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal."  I have to remember that I run not just to meet some arbitrary goal or to keep up with all the "cool" running kids.  I run because I can.  I run because I enjoy the feeling moving fast.  The wind in my face, the sun shinning down, the fresh air of the trails, and even the solitude of running alone.  

It is the unseen pleasures of running that matter the most.  These are things that can't be measured by clocks or distance.  

I think I just needed to remind myself of why I run.  Maybe if I start my next run with these things in mind, it will go better.

Remembering why I run,
Lisa   

Day 255: Running for a Building

Day 255:


I need your help!  I have set a few tough goals for myself to meet before the end of the year in preparation for running a 10k in the spring.  One is to be able to run a 5k in 40 minutes or less and two is running 17 plus km a week.  So, to make this a little more fun, I added a new challenge: run 250km by December 31, 2013.  

Here's where you come in.  I am asking everyone I know to donate 10 cents for every km I run between now and December 31st to the Southfield Church building fund.  Yes, you heard that right!  Southfield is finally ready to build a home base!  I am so excited!

To Donate click on the link below:

http://runningfree.wufoo.com/forms/z7x4m1/

I have spent a lot of time over that last two weeks trying to come up with a fun and creative way to contribute to the building fund. My family and I don't have a lot of money for fluff so, we really don't have anything to give up. 

So, what do I have?  Baby blankets, funny stories, and running. 

My first idea was to sell baby blankets, but I felt guilty asking for money for something I have always given away to celebrate a new life.  And well, my comedy relief is really not ready to be taken on the road.  So, that leaves running. 

Then Pastor Dennis threw down the gauntlet by offering to donate 40 pounds.  What a great idea!  I can't guarantee I will ever lose weight, but I can run 250km!  I will run one kilometer for every $1,000 we need to raise.  If 40 people donate 10 cents a km, that's a total of $1,000 raised.  That's my goal!

Getting ready run for a building,
Lisa

If you want to check out Dennis' challenge, go over to FieldNotesToday.com: http://www.fieldnotestoday.com/2013/08/im-donating-40-pounds-toward-our-new-building.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogs%2Fqjon+%28Field+Notes+Today%29&utm_content=FaceBook