In Your Blood

It all started with a Zombie Run. Yes, you heard me correctly, a zombie run. There are a few of us at church that decided a 5k would be fun. And not just any 5k, but a 5k where people dress up like zombies and chase you through a park with large obstacles to overcome as you are running from them. Sounds like fun right?
So for the last 3 months I have been training for a 5k.
During my training I have discovered a few things about myself.

1. I am a pretty good morning person, I like being up before the rest of the world.

2. I can do ANYTHING I put my mind to. I thought 3.2 miles would be insurmountable! But I just finished 4 miles this morning, and I feel pretty good. And I rarely run less than three at a stretch. I can do things that my mind tells me are too hard.

I also discovered that there are A LOT of thoughts about running that correlate to life, running the race of life, and running the race for Christ. It seems like each day that I run, I find myself thinking about some profound thought.  This mornings “profound thought” is this:

Running is something that gets in your blood.  You either like to run, or you DON’T.  I have a friend that told me once “If you see me running, you better run too because someone must be chasing me, or there’s a fire somewhere.” I used to relate to that.  But after training for a while, I’ve discovered that I wake up looking forward to my next run.  Like trying to get my next fix. There is something totally freeing about getting out there and feeling the cool air in your lungs and the breeze on your face.  Watching the sunrise is a daily reminder of the constancy of Gods mercy and love for us.  It a great “high” feeling.  And when I don’t get to go for a few days I feel it.  It’s a major let down.  I feel disappointed when I go to bed at night.  Running just gets into your blood.

The quote in the picture above has been a mantra, of sorts, since the beginning of my running journey. Today I want to encourage all my runner friends out there get up and go in the morning.  Yes, the alarm is not your friend at 5 am. HOWEVER, when your feet hit the floor, the one thought that should drive you to the door and around the block is “Today is not that day.”