Day 4

Tonight was supposed to be a fairly easy running night. I ran 2.5 miles but about a half a mile into my run, I got a cramp in my side right under my ribcage, in the place that makes it painful to take in a full breath. For a few moments I was pretty irritated since 2.5 miles should be an easy "short" run by now. Then I realized something.....

I will be running much longer distances than this in the near future. I will most likely cramp up again and there is nothing I can do about it except breathe deep and keep running. I prayed that God would find strength for me, re-focused my energy, ran through the pain and finished my run tonight. I'm tired and my time was not good but I didn't quit.

As I mentioned before, I will need to keep my faith front and center through this training process. I'm going to add to this by also committing to praying while I run. I run alone most of the time and the only things I have to occupy my mind are the same sights I see every day and the rhythmic sound of my feet hitting the ground. I can't think of a better way to spend my alone time than to pray.