The hills of Parkwood

"when I run I feel God's pleasure"- Chariots of Fire

This is my mantra. This has been my running mantra and I was so grateful for the dear lady that reminded me of it this morning. I did not want to run today. DID NOT!! I got dressed but had to call Mary to encourage me to actually get on the road. So, my goal this week was SLOW but DISTANT. So, I set my goal high and went for the 3 mile loop around Parkwood. The first mile was really good. The second mile was surprisingly pretty good. The mile marker 2 and 3 were walls but as I press through I found another "stride" that I could just run and not think or commiserate. When the hills got tough and I wanted to quit at the wall, I reminded myself that when I run, God finds pleasure in me. It doesn't matter how fast or how far. God is simply delighted in watching me do it-run. He created me to be active, fit and healthy and it gives Him pleasure to watch me. I surpassed even my lofty goals today!! I even ran an additional .3 miles past my road to the stop sign and back. WOW, what a rush!

My stats:
3.6 miles
42 minutes
5.14 mi./hr.
11.67 min./mi.
ALL Running!!!