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By bethany (dreadlock girl), February 8, 2010 23:00

I just registered to run the  2010 Eugene Half Marathon. Uh-Huh! Oh Yeah! The weird thing is that it doesn’t seem that crazy to me. And it probably should. When you consider putting yourself through what you have always dreaded, always feared, and aren’t shivering…then beware, right!?! I guess so.

You see my friends, I was a runner in high school and I kicked and fought my coaches the whole way through, really I don’t know why they put up with me. We did well, we won state in Cross Country, and in track my relay team broke records- still I was such a lazy runner. Our claim to fame was running up to get ice cream instead of going for the miles we were supposed to. Goodness, when you are young that statement of “Youth is wasted on the young” just doesn’t make sense, now I wonder what we could have done if we cared enough to train. So yes  I have feared actual real training, dreaded the thought of it all, but now I have peace.

My running time has lately been time I get to spend alone with God, it is a sweet thing and I catch myself tearing up or smiling at Him while I run. Yesterday He spoke to me several times and he just loved on me. I tried to explain to Brad what He told me while I was running, but it was more a hug from God than anything I have ever experienced before. God is so sweet to love us with that gentle loving. I came away from the hug with a sense of purpose and drive. Maybe that is why this whole thing doesn’t scare me, I know it is just running, just exercise, but I know that He has my back in this. Sort of like those trust tests where you have to let yourself fall into the other persons arms, just like that.

Don’t get too weirded out when I tell you later on, that I could be working up to a full Marathon, that is just a warning as I want to see how the half marathon goes first.  I will TRY to run with my friend Becky (who is my latest inspiration). She is running a full marathon, but the half and the full run the first 11 miles together.

I guess what I would like to say is that ‘God willing, I will run the Eugene Half Marathon in May’!! Right!? Yep. Wish me luck!

PS. I do need a local running buddy, anyone interested in running 6 miles tomorrow??

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By bethany (dreadlock girl), October 8, 2009 11:28

Thinking about running again and about sore muscles. It has been a long time.

Life has calmed down a little, the boys are older, they sleep through most nights and I need to take time to do something I haven’t done for 10 years: exercise. Yeah, that does sound bad, and it is bad to not be active at least for 30 minutes every day. In high school I ran like lions were chasing me, sometimes three times a day and it did pay off at state, but since then I was so burnt out on running that I swore (not literally) that I would rather do anything than go running.

The other day though, I was looking into the nike + ipod deal, where you can track your runs, your miles, your mph, time spent running, your highs and lows throughout your run and even the calories you burn! I am on my way today to pick up the nike+ ipod sports kit, which since we already have the ipod, will only be $29. I won’t splurge for the nike + equipped shoes, especially since I have never really been a nike believer, but there are options as to how to attach the little sensor to regular shoes, via pouch, incisions, or duck tape.

I have decided to do this running thing, not race, not compete, just run. Just for me. Skinny people can be completely out of shape too, I think that is a huge misconception in our culture, and yes I am skinny and I know that I am horridly out of shape. This whole running thing is going to hurt, and because I have known that for 10 years, that is why I haven’t done it.

Do you exercise? What is your favourite thing about exercising? what do you hate about it?