Thoughts on the road:
Wow, for three runs in a row we have had a taste of Winter. Guys, you’re going to have to layer up for Saturday morning runs from now till late March. Both the Roswell Greenway (11/8) and Columns Drive (11/15) runs started off cold (low 30’s) but turned out to be great runs weather wise. We had roughly 10 runners at each of the gatherings. Two new runners joined us on the eighth for the Greenway run.
I did close to nine (painful) miles on the Greenway. My knees were acting up some and John was patient with me stopping every mile to stretch. Thank you John. God’s grace and the beauty of His creation kept me going and boy the deer were out in force. In addition to the crisp air and beautiful color leaves in the morning sun light, we saw 16+ deer on our run. What at treat.
Can a Fall morning be any better?
Last Saturday (11/15), Columns Drive, I ran some with everyone and everyone ran great. My knees felt much better this time and boy Olga and Tom were flying. I guess the cooler weather appeals to them. It was the hardest run I’ve done in two and a half months. Thank you guys for pushing me.
Are we warm yet?
Seeing the deer reminds me of Psalm 42: 1 and 2. “As the deer pants for the water, so my soul pants for Thee, O God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God; When shall I come and appear before God?” David is telling us that his soul has a thirst than can only be quenched by drinking God. Jesus tells the woman at the well, “Everyone who drinks of this water shall thirst again; but whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall become in him a well of water springing up to eternal life.”
What do we thirst after? The temporary satisfaction of the world or the unchangeable love of our Creator? As we run do we taste God and want more of Him? When we run do we feel God’s pleasure (“Chariots of Fire”)? This is the best place to be, wanting God and God alone. As the deer pants, we pant for the living water, Christ. He is the only one who can quench our thirst eternally and save our lives.
Have a great run!!!
Atlanta Club Announcements:
Saturdays’ run:
Saturday (11/22) we will be running the Silver Comet Trail in Smyrna GA. The run will start at 7:30 am. See website for directions. The following Saturday (11/29) the run will be at Riverside Park at 7:30 am.
Cool Training Opportunities:
Wednesday mornings at 6:00 Big Peach Marietta hosts a track practice at the Walton High School track. See Big Peach’s website for more details.
Thursday nights at 7:00 Big Peach Marietta has a great core workout for runners and best of all it is free. You will have fun while Paul and Kate whip you into shape. I’ll start back as soon as my knee heals.
Prayer Requests:
I will post any prayer requests you want to make known to our family. Please forward them to me at timb@christianrunners.org.
- Pray for God to heal Cleve’s sight.Pray for missionaries who our serving our Lord in Iran and Iraq.
- Be in pray for Eric Hoyme as he prepares for Sultan Marathon Des Sables. Here’s his fund-raising website, Desert Rescue Run.
- Pray for protection for Erin’s boyfriend (Leo) while he serves our nation in Iraq.
- Pray for Pam’s mom as she recovers from a stroke.
- Pray for healing for Stephen’s knees.
- Pray that Nancy and Julie have a great marathon.
- Pray that our busyness does not get in the way of witnessing God’s awesomeness.
Races to consider:
- The Polar Bear 5k on January 31 in Marietta, http://www.polarbear-run.com.
- Amazing Grace 5k on February 14 in Marietta. See Mt. Bethel UMC Amazing Grace 5k for details.
-Tim
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