Runnin on empty

Ive been training for long distance running for the last month or so, its an interesting challenge.  My hope is to run the Philadelphia half marathon in November so I figured Id give myself enough time to train.  St. Paul tells us to run to win the race, Im going to run so I dont die in the race.  I dont know how marathon runners do it.  The most recent Boston Marathon winner ran it in just over 2 hours, I don think I can even drive 26.2 miles in Boston in 2 hours.

Follow the link (The Running Habit) for an interesting article about a nun who has been running in her habit, or religious clothing, for many years and for many miles.

Ive never been a runner, as a matter of fact, Ive always hated running.  However, Ive found running, like blogging, to be a great stress reliever and I look forward to doing both.  It amazes me the ages and sizes of people I see running at far faster paces than what I am doing.  I would think as father time creeps up that running would be difficult for most but it seems the exact opposite.  A number of folks have told me that many ailments that they had have disappeared and they have felt the best they have in years when they run regularly.  It rather interesting, I encourage anyone reading this blog to walk or run, its hard at first but there are great benefits.

I say a prayer first, and while Im doing it just so my heart doesnt explode.  If it does hopefully the Lord will take me ;)