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Chastain Park/Roswell Park: The Season is changing.

Posted on by christianrunners

Thoughts on the road:

Wow what a change in weather a week brings.  The runs at Chastain Park and the Big Pumpkin 5k had awesome weather in contrast to the Roswell Park run last week which was cold and windy.  There was even a little snow in the air last week.  Brrrrrrrrr.  But cooler weather means faster runs.  Did you see Dawn’s time for the New York Marathon?  Where others struggled, she put in a PR run of 3:29.  Wow Dawn!!!  We also had a crowd in West Virginia running the Marshall Half Marathon.  Based on the pictures and Facebook posts it looked like people had a good time.  This week we have several people running the Soldier Marathon in Columbus GA.  Pray that the Lord will bless them with a great run and great weather.

Did I see snow flakes?

Did I see snow flakes?

It’s funny we are so prone to wanting consistency in our lives that we get to the point that we miss the blessings in change.  Changing seasons forces this on us as runners.  It forces us to adapt.  That is good.  Did you know that if you did the same run at the same pace month in and month out the benefit that we gain decreases over time.  That is not good.  We need to change things up to improve not only in running but in life.  Paul talks about baby Christians that don’t grow up and only long for milk instead of the meat.  Growth means change and we are meant to grow even if it hurts.  God wants your best.  So get out of your rut and get out of your comfort zone and grow.  You will be blessed by it.

Have a great run!!!

Atlanta Club Announcements:

Saturdays’ run:

Saturday (11/085) we will be at the Old Alabama Road side of the Greenway in Roswell.  The run will start at 7:30 am.  See website for directions.  The following Saturday (11/15) the run will be at Columns Drive 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.

  • Praise!!!  My father-in-law’s (David) hip surgery on 10/29 went very well.
  • 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 that our busyness does not get in the way of witnessing God’s awesomeness.

Races to consider:

-Tim