Saturday, April 12, 2008

Saturday morning Ramblings

What motivates you to run?

1) I love a challenge and we all know running challenges us to improve ourselves in many ways

2) Running is God's given gift, and without His grace I would not be able to run

3) I think about all the people in the world that cannot run because of a physical disability or serious illness. People who want to run/walk more than anything but physically cannot. I run with them in mind. Although I do not know them personally, their spirits lift me as I run

4) It is something that makes the people in my life proud of me. It is hopefully something I will pass on to my kids.

5) Running hard keeps me in better shape (hopefully) than the bad guys. I always want to be in better shape than the bad guys.

6) Other runners motivate and inspire me to run. I love hearing other runners' successes. It pumps me up!

7) I am a little kinder when I feel good - the world feels like a better place. This may sound silly, but it is so true in my heart.

Today's miles was my favorite distance - 13 gloriously easy miles @ 4.46 am. This was followed by a nice warm 30 laps in the pool.

Have a healthy weekend and God bless. I am off for my Saturday morning ritual of staring at the Sagachiku counter and buying all sorts of strange looking Japanese snacks.

1 comment:

Unknown said...

Hia,
I was reading your blog. I was out of breath by the time I finished a few days. :)
All I can say is Wow! That takes some doing.
So, dropping you a line.
pip pip,
Ajay