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I'm not sure how I feel about blogging. I don't know if publicly sharing my life via the internet is for me. We shall see.

I'm currently training to run a half marathon. Not only has this been a goal of mine, I found myself wishing it would somehow happen in the year of 2011. I've set this goal for myself, but until recently, I never truly thought I would attain it. Each day I run, the race grows closer. I can only hope that my body will be a servant and do exactly as I instruct. If it "behaves" per-say, this half marathon will be only a stepping stone to marathons in the future. However, if my knee (which seems to have a mind of its own) decides to give me trouble, this will be the first and possibly last time I will choose to tackle a race such as this. I pray that God gives me the strength to overcome any physical pain and the drive to push harder, run faster, train better, and work to my utmost potential. Am I testing God? No. I'm testing my body. We'll see how it goes.

I finished mile six yesterday with what seemed like a smile too big for someone just having run six miles. But let me say, after completing the sixth mile, not only did I feel more energized than when I began, but my knee felt great, my heart felt light, and my mind felt free. The feeling of being in nature with God and some would say "punishing" my body, never felt so good. This is the beginning of something great. I can feel it.

"Don’t you realize that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, who lives in you and was given to you by God? You do not belong to yourself," 1 Corinthians 6:19.

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