runners unite!

The day begins at 6am as I crawl out of bed, lace up my tennis shoes and head for the car. The whole gang of early morning risers unite for an hour of running through the Garden of the Gods as the sunrise paints the rocks in beautiful shades of red and orange. The crisp morning air refreshes my skin as the fellowship does to my heart. Just another incredible piece of my life in Colorado.

Last night (sitting over enormous ice cream waffle cones), a small group of us made a pact. A running pact. In the 6 weeks left before outreach, we are going to train and run a complete half-marathon in Garden of the Gods. We started with 3 miles today (half of the group had never run that far before) - and before we head out to Thailand we're going to set up our own course, complete with water stations and cheering fans at each mile marker. This weekend marks the 1 year anniversary of my first completed half marathon, which I was sad to pass up. But God cooked up something even better, and I'm so excited! This is the first running "team" I've been apart of, and I must say, we're a pretty fearless bunch.

This is the gang sweaty and out of breath after our first run together (Isaiah, Becca, me, Nick & Andrew). We're tackling Pike's Peak in a couple weeks for cross-training :)

Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. - Hebrews 12:1