Category Archives: Running the Race

When running with a group, it’s important you pick the right group otherwise your entire run could be ruined. You want to pick people who run a similar pace, you have the same approach to running, who are encouraging and supportive, and who create a running environment that helps you not hurts you. It isContinue reading “Choose the Right Running Group”

Running is amazing but like all things you have to be on guard for things that can get in your way or hinder you from being the best runner you can be. Diet, sleep, running mates, shoes, gear, stray animals, weather, training plans, overtraining, undertraining, strangers, or even the running playlist you create. If don’tContinue reading “Who Hindered You?”

Sometimes when you are running, you’ve trained and fueled so well you think you firmly can set an amazing personal record (PR). You are so excited and confident, you think can run through a wall so to speak. It’s quite an amazing feeling. Because God is our fuel, strength, trainer, coach, cheerer, and aid station,Continue reading “Run With Confidence”

There are times when running long runs that every step takes everything from you. Exhaustion and pain become your uninvited running partners. The beating your feet take is enormous – it becomes more and more difficult with every step. Even with the best of shoes, fuel and equipment, your body feels every step of everyContinue reading “God’s Perfect Aid Station”

Running is hard especially if you go at it alone (with no support system). But if you include others in your running -whether that’s running with a friend, talking to other runners, including family or friends in updates on your training, etc. – it becomes less daunting. Suddenly, you realize you aren’t really alone evenContinue reading “Run with Jesus”

When you’re running, your coach will always tell you eyes up or look forward. Not only is it good form to help with your posture and breathing but it’s also an approach tip, safety tip and mental tip. Looking forward helps you know what’s coming next if the course. Is it a hill? A curve?Continue reading “Look and Gaze”

You’ve got to run the marked course if you want to be qualified to win it at the end. The course is marked so you get the proper distance for your run. The aid and water stations as well as bathrooms will be marked so you know where they are. All the safety personal andContinue reading “The Course Map”

When you’re running, you always have to be aware of the ground. You’ve got to watch out for holes, uneven cracks in the pavement or concrete, roots, or anything else that could cause you to trip and fall. Every runner’s dream is the perfect path with nothing that could trip them up or cause themContinue reading “The Level Path”

When running it is important to know the race route or even your training route. You don’t just get to run wherever you like during a race. When training, you need to know the route’s distance to ensure it’s the right distance for that run. Knowing the route is vital to success. But if youContinue reading “Follow the Route”

When you run a road or trail race, it is important to follow the race route. If you don’t you can get lost or you run the wrong course which could disqualify you. So, the path is important. It is no different with God’s race. We’ve got to stay on God’s path. Solomon gives usContinue reading “Study the Map”