It is Finished!

I did it. I ran the Portland Marathon and survived. I have officially finished my recovery time and am back at the exercise. This time I am taking the necessary precautions to learn about the technical side of running. I want to be more efficient with my energy and know how to increase my mileage safely. Mostly I would like to be able to run with others while being able to breathe or chit chat. Following the marathon I realized that many thoughts go through your head as you are out there plugging away, one foot in front of the other. I used the next few weeks to prioritize my thoughts and to evaluate if they were good ones, or if they were just "marathon" thoughts and needed to be discarded. I feel like it was an epic event that changed my life, giving me a physical analogy of what it means to run with endurance, press on and to not grow weary in well doing. Running has changed my life. For one, my body is adjusting to this form of exercise and it's not as difficult as it once was. Secondly it has given me time to spend with Jesus. I have been able to use that time to meditate, pray and most importantly, as a time for healing in my heart. Despite the difficulty and challenges that it has brought, I wouldn't trade it for the world!