Well, 2012 has not been off to a good start for my blogging career but other than my lack of posting, there are plenty of events that have kept me busy. Son shipping out to Navy Boot Camp and then graduating last month, another son shipping out to Boot Camp in mid-May, daughter finishing her freshman year in HS, bank being acquired and merged, started a Run for God Class at our church... so just a few things to keep busy with!
With all that going on I've still been running and getting decent miles down. My next race is 2-weeks away, running the Snoqualmie, WA Half on 5/5, training has been a bit light but got a decent 11-mile run in last weekend with a good time of 8:03mpm - that would be great to hit at the race. The course is flat so if I do things right in the next couple of weeks I could have a shot at a new PR for 13.1 - we'll see.
On the running front I'm having the most fun with starting a Run for God class in our church. The program is a 5-K challenge and is geared to move runners from the couch to the finish line in 12-weeks. We have about 30 runners in the class, none of whom are runners and an age range of 6 to 65! The program is designed for both the physical training but also has a book and class time so we can study and see the correlation between our physical conditioning and our spiritual condition. This element is the piece that most inspired me to start this - I've posted in the past that my running has been a great venue to meet and talk with God - my prayers are less distracted and for some reason I can hear Him speak more clearly on the road - I know it's not Him, it's me but in the solitude of a run, my mind is less cluttered and I can praise, worship and pray.
Posting will get better - praying for my family, my church, the people I work with, ... just got a call re: a friend who I've learned tried to end his life this afternoon, please pray for Mark and his family, no details so just please join me in praying.
