March 12th –
Mountain to Fountain 15k in Scottsdale, AZ
http://www.bandidos15k.com/
It was a different approach to any race I‘ve ever been in because it was by far the longest race I have ever been in. I really didn’t know what to expect, besides pain! My mind started to give many
excuses for why I shouldn’t do well. “I’m tired from work, my legs are sore; I’ve been stressed about “xyz”. I have never raced this long of a race before.” One excuse after another. I finally decided that these were all just parts of life and that I would refute any negative thoughts that came my way.
I wrote about Matthew 7:7 in my journal the days leading up to this race. It kept coming up at church, in my daily readings and even on the radio. I really felt God teaching me about asking Him for things in accordance with his will. The verse says “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you .” Sometimes I’m afraid to ask God for things because I
think I don’t deserve it or that I’ve made too many mistakes. And the truth is, don’t deserve it, but because of Jesus, “I can approach the throne of grace with freedom and confidence.” (heb. 4:16) Any Christian can. This doesn’t mean that I use God as a genie or Santa Clause to get what I want. But it does mean that we are to come to Him, like a child going to their daddy for help. So for this race, that’s what I did. I asked that God would give me the strength and confidence to run a 15k to the best of my ability. And He did. I ended up coming in 2nd in a pretty strong field, and won some good money. It was very hilly so it served as a great strength workout for my future shorter track races. I won some $ and it was one step closer to getting me ready for the next few weeks!
Mountain to Fountain 15k in Scottsdale, AZ
http://www.bandidos15k.com/
It was a different approach to any race I‘ve ever been in because it was by far the longest race I have ever been in. I really didn’t know what to expect, besides pain! My mind started to give many
excuses for why I shouldn’t do well. “I’m tired from work, my legs are sore; I’ve been stressed about “xyz”. I have never raced this long of a race before.” One excuse after another. I finally decided that these were all just parts of life and that I would refute any negative thoughts that came my way.
I wrote about Matthew 7:7 in my journal the days leading up to this race. It kept coming up at church, in my daily readings and even on the radio. I really felt God teaching me about asking Him for things in accordance with his will. The verse says “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you .” Sometimes I’m afraid to ask God for things because I
think I don’t deserve it or that I’ve made too many mistakes. And the truth is, don’t deserve it, but because of Jesus, “I can approach the throne of grace with freedom and confidence.” (heb. 4:16) Any Christian can. This doesn’t mean that I use God as a genie or Santa Clause to get what I want. But it does mean that we are to come to Him, like a child going to their daddy for help. So for this race, that’s what I did. I asked that God would give me the strength and confidence to run a 15k to the best of my ability. And He did. I ended up coming in 2nd in a pretty strong field, and won some good money. It was very hilly so it served as a great strength workout for my future shorter track races. I won some $ and it was one step closer to getting me ready for the next few weeks!