5 Weeks until the Half Marathon
Distance: 13.03 miles
Time: 2 hours 5 minutes
Avg Pace Per Mile: 9:36
Running on Christmas Eve... in the country... My two biggest fears about running in the country are the big dogs (that I can't outrun) and the big fast trucks (that I can't see coming around the bend). I zigzagged my way through the country roads.
As I ran I was tempted and my logical senses were tested. I am the kind of person who likes to get from Point A to Point B as quickly as possible. As you know, that is almost always a straight line. My run was mostly North/South (up one long country road and down another), so when I passed streets running East/West that would quickly take me back to my parents' house and a hot shower, I had to fight the urge to take a shortcut. Of course, not running 13 miles wasn't an option so the shortcuts were really empty temptations but your head doesn't always make sense after running for an hour.
The easy and efficient option was the shortcut, but it was cheating. My path was longer and harder... and in the end surprisingly more fulfilling. A person like me who speeds through life needs this lesson. God's path for us isn't always the easy path but the journey is what makes the destination worthwhile. We put aside comfort and efficiency for the greater gift, completing the journey, surviving, and succeeding.
My journey over the last year has very much been like the longer run. Putting work on the back burner has made a lot of things crystal clear. I can see the shortcuts but most of the time I can't afford them. So I will happily journey on with three little kids and a husband with a heavy career. Grateful for the long run that I can't cheat.
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