I’m running the Country Music Marathon tomorrow, so your prayers are appreciated. You could pray specifically for the following:
- That no major body parts stop functioning or fall off (heart, arms, legs, etc.).
- That I will finish before they start letting traffic back onto the roads.
- That I will finish faster than anyone over [...]
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on a side note…
26.2
In the Spring of 2003 I ran 13.1 miles in the Country Music Half Marathon. I vividly remember the moment when the group running the full marathon split off and kept running forward, as I continued down the quarter-mile home stretch. “Those people are nuts,” I thought to myself. “Why would anyone [...]
50in50in50.com
The link below is to a site describing Sam Thompson’s quest to run 50 marathon treks in 50 states in 50 consecutive days. My first thought was that his purpose was to cripple himself, but actually it is to raise money and awareness for the needs in the Mississippi Gulf Coast as they continue [...]
why i run – part iii
Were there, below, a spot of holy ground
Where from distress a refuge might be found,
And solitude prepare the soul for heaven;
Sure, nature’s God that spot to man had given
Where falls the purple morning far and wide
In flakes of light upon the mountain side;
Where with loud voice the power of water shakes
The leafy wood, or sleeps [...]
why i run – part ii
“It hurts up to a point and then it doesn’t get any worse.” – Ann Trason
Some people dread their birthdays, but every year it happens no matter how fervently we deny the thoughts of our mortality. That fateful day comes when a person suddenly has a “4” in the first digit of [...]
why i run – part i
I am starting a series of entries titled “Why I Run”, which will go into the joy of running, and why I continue to pound the pavement 3 times a week or more. It will be sporadic or consistent, depending on what other topics I want to cover in between.
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My love for running began [...]
Jason Barmer
