I'm overdue. My absence from the world of running has gone on for far too long. I've reached a point where a "now-or-never" decision must be made: do I give it up for good, or do I make one last defiant stand? Well I've made my choice, and whatever comes of it, I've decided to thrust myself back into the purest sport known to mankind.
I aim to "run and not be weary" (though I'll be taking this quote from Isaiah 40:31 a bit more literally than it was intended.) I never planned on relinquishing my status as a runner, but it sort of "came in the night," as they say. It always seems like "busy-ness" is the culprit for so much that brings us disappointment. A year ago I set out to once-and-for-all read the entire Bible. I had had this goal for years, though "busy-ness" had prevented me from doing it. I'm glad to say that one year later I'm still going at it, and though the pace has been quite slow I can gratefully say I have not had one urge to stop. So now I will be applying the same attitude, mindset, and "strategies" to my running. Hopefully with the same results.
I have a few goals, which I'll get to later, but I have no tightly structured plan. I simply want to be a runner again. And there's only one way to do that. I'll be documenting my progress, as slow and tortured as it may be. I'm not concerned if no people read this, or if one hundred people read this. My documentation has more to do with personal motivation (just as with the Bible blog). My only hope is that one year from now I'll be able to say what I can say about my Bible reading: that I'm still going at it with no signs of stopping.
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