A Runless Week

Unfortunately, the title of this post is absolutely true! I haven't gone that long without running since I can remember. I think the last time I was sick I didn't run for 5 days, but this time it has been 7 days and I wasn't even sick!

So, what was my excuse? Well, here's my list - my youngest came down with strept throat again for the third time since the beginning of January, my husband had a birthday, then there was Valentine's Day - both of which demanded celebration, I had another child who needed to have some medical tests done because her asthma's been acting up, then there was preparation for areas of ministry - the women's bible study I'm leading (I had gotten behind in my prep)and a weekend conference on contemporary courtship where I was asked to give a talk on the importance of modesty as it applies to courtship. And that's not to mention all the regular duties of homemaking and motherhood, homeschooling and helping my husband! Something had to give and though I do not like to lay my running down, it just had to be temporarily set aside.

Finally, I was able to get in a 3 mile run on my treadmill yesterday. I was so happy to be running on that detestable piece of exercise equipment that I usually loathe! But yesterday, it had become my very best friend!

Well, I hope I don't have to have too many more of those runless weeks before my half marathon in April. It would make me very sad to have to reconsider the half when I've already had to lay down running the full marathon.

What a coincidence to have posted in my last entry my desire to always press forward and then I had an entire week of not even running. I went absolutely nowhere when it came to moving forward in my training. But at least when it came to things of eternal significance, I did move forward - in the most important relationships I have and in Kingdom building. A Runless week? Only partly. And only in something that really profits little, according to Scripture - 1Timothy 4:8.