Lots of new changes this year for Tara and I (sounds a little bit like every year:). Back at the holidays, the calendar was getting ready to turn over to 2011, and Tara and I were talking through our goals for this year. One of the goals I put down was to train for some kind of running/challenge event. Fitness has been a regular part of our lives since we've been married, but I have never been a runner. This was going to be something new and out of my comfort zone.
Back a few months, our staff at Grace decided to do the Tough Mudder event together. It's a 12 mile race that includes like 20 extreme obstacles--such as, running through a field of fire, jumping off a cliff into 37 degree water, climbing over hills, crawling face down in mud under barbwire and lots of other neat ideas some sick people have come up with. The scariest part for me was the running, because I had never run more than 3.5 miles at one time. We've been training for a few months already and it's been fun to be able to add distance each week. Most of my teammates have run half-marathons or full marathons before, so I've had a lot of good coaching and challenging from them. Each time I get done, I feel like I could keep running more. It's cool how God made our bodies to work when we discipline them.
This morning we ran a 7 mile run together, using headlamps and flashlights because it was still dark when we started. It included running upstream on a creek that ranged from ankle to waist high deep water. What a blast! It wasn't quite 37 degrees, but still good training for what we'll do come November 20.
Pick up the OT and read Joshua--it's all about this man and people who did things they hadn't done before. It's inspiring and it's powerful. God may be calling you to trust Him to walk into new territory right now. Go for it! "Be strong and courageous!"--Joshua 1:7
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