What started out as a normal day turned into new day, a new set of rules a new state of mind. The day started as any other, I decided to go for a walk, to survey the land. I wanted to see what it would be like to do a run near my house that I see lots of runners doing. So I began walking and listening to a podcast along the way. It was a steady walk that took about 45mins to an hour. I noticed the flowers and the trees while I was walking. This rare clear spring day it Oregon was nice. As I walked I started to feel more and more confident to run. I happened to be listen to a podcast by heidi baker and at the end she spoke of a vision about God handing out shoes to each person based on their need. Some slippers for resting, some boots for hiking, some, flip flops for sunny places and finally to some RUNNING shoes. My heart leap, I realized those were for me. I knew that I am in a season of running hard both physically and figuratively. I felt motivated to run. So I decided go give this 5k a go.
I started to run...and I ran and ran, a few times I wanted to walk but I would say to myself just make it to that sign or just make it to that tree. About half way through the run. I got the most amazing second wind and I felt like I could run forever. I kept running until finally I got about 10 blocks from my house and at that point I wanted to quit but I was so close that it didnt seem like an option. The only problem was everything was starting to hurt. But I kept going, and by the time I made it to the last block I was so excited that I was almost in a full on sprint.
MY FIRST 5 K EVER! go me its your birthday!
