I decided to go for a long (er) run today - adding on 2 miles to the usual. I went up to the BU bridge and back today which is about 4.25 miles each way - totalling 8.5. Very little pain today which was great - especially given that I did a 6.5 yesterday afternoon. My splits were 12:00 to the footbridge on Storrow 24:43 to Mass Ave, 33:29 to BU, back to Mass Ave 41:22, then the footbridge 51 something, and getting back to the start at 1:05:29. The average pace comes out to 7:42 pace. I can't imagine doing this virtually 3 times which would be close to a marathon. I was spent after this last run!
One thing that really helped was using a 'Flexibility Roller'. This is a styrofoam roller - about 6 x 18 inches. This is fabulous for working the calves and really helped with the shin splints too.
Before the run, this morning after a good breakfast at Theo's and seeing some local folks again, a highlight was seeing everyone at church that I hadn't seen for about a month. There was something really special reconnecting with everyone after not having seen them over the break. Larry and Monica were telling me about this intense workout system they've been using for them and their family - the P90X Abs workout system. At church Dave Wenrich gave a good message about spiritual disciplines and equated the discipline needed to that in preparing for running a marathon. You can't suddenly get up one day and decide 'Oh, I think I'll run the Boston Marathon today' - rather it takes months and months of hard prep work. So too if we want to grow spiritually - we must be willing to put in the time and effort to grow - to develop disciplines that help us grow - such as spending time in reflection, in reading God's word, in prayer for others, in silence, in worship, in fasting. All these take some measure of focus and work.
One thing that really helped was using a 'Flexibility Roller'. This is a styrofoam roller - about 6 x 18 inches. This is fabulous for working the calves and really helped with the shin splints too.
Before the run, this morning after a good breakfast at Theo's and seeing some local folks again, a highlight was seeing everyone at church that I hadn't seen for about a month. There was something really special reconnecting with everyone after not having seen them over the break. Larry and Monica were telling me about this intense workout system they've been using for them and their family - the P90X Abs workout system. At church Dave Wenrich gave a good message about spiritual disciplines and equated the discipline needed to that in preparing for running a marathon. You can't suddenly get up one day and decide 'Oh, I think I'll run the Boston Marathon today' - rather it takes months and months of hard prep work. So too if we want to grow spiritually - we must be willing to put in the time and effort to grow - to develop disciplines that help us grow - such as spending time in reflection, in reading God's word, in prayer for others, in silence, in worship, in fasting. All these take some measure of focus and work.
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