Category Archives: Running the Race

There is so much joy in finishing a marathon. Everything you’ve endured fades away into the awesomeness of your accomplishment. While you are tired, hurting, and hungry, you are also blissful and proud. Incandescently happy. When I crossed the finish line, I couldn’t stop laughing and smiling for a long time. All of it wasContinue reading “Finish With Joy”

Runners endure all challenges, struggles, and pain of running a marathon so they can cross the finish line. You endure a lot mentally and physically but in the end there’s nothing quite like crossing the finishing line after 26.2 miles – all the struggles and challenges are finally worth it. James tells us we canContinue reading “Endure Temptations”

Challenges and struggles are a part of the running. If you run long enough, you will face struggles. Injury. Motivation loss. Plateauing. Slowing Down. Lack of progress. Boredom of location. These types of struggles are hard and can zap your desire or even ability to run. And while you push through you are just waitingContinue reading “Perseverance. Character. Hope.”

Running long distances requires endurance. There is absolutely no way around it. You get tired. You get hungry. You get thirsty. You get dirty. You get sweaty. You hurt. It rains. It snows. It is windy. The miles are long. The only way to push through those challenges is endurance. Endurance is defined as theContinue reading “Build Your Endurance”

Running is hard work. It takes commitment. It takes discipline. It takes courage to keep going. But the rewards in running are amazing. The physical benefits are only out done by the mental/emotional benefits. You become stronger both physically and mentally. Every run has its challenges. But it takes courage to take in each runContinue reading “Take Courage, Keep Running!”

When you’re running sometimes you just need help. In organized races, the help comes from aid stations. These stations have water, Gatorade, first aid, fuel, and sometimes even muscle cramp and pain relief. Marathons are a long way and a lot can happen to you during those 26.2 miles. So, it is important to knowContinue reading “Use God’s Aid Stations”

When you’re running especially if you’re running alone, you’ve got to be watchful. As a female runner who only ever runs alone, I am constantly watching out for dangers in my run. Just last weekend I was chased by a small pack of dogs – even after I tried to avoid them. I watch outContinue reading “Be watchful.”

Running is all about self discipline. If you slack off, you lose your training momentum. You’ll lose all your gains if don’t take your running seriously. It’s not easy. Some days you’re tired. Other days the weather stinks. Or maybe you start a run and it isn’t a good run. Your mind or body isContinue reading “Running Requires Self-Discipline”

Running is both a group and an individual sport. No one can run for you (we will come back to this idea a little later) yet you can never race alone. It is what makes the sport so fun. The right group can help you nail your race; the wrong group could destroy your goals.Continue reading “The Pacer Group”

The right running partner can make all the difference in the world. I’m traditionally a solo runner when I found when running my first marathon that about 15K in I was running with the same group. So, I stayed with them as much as possible. I even finished with a gentleman who I ran “with”Continue reading “Running Groups 101”