Cross Country: Winning in Second Place
In a cross-country race, everyone strives to finish in first place. But in Cross country, the best place to take is second–right behind the leader.
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The Hollowness of Victory and the Agony of Da Feet
A couple of weeks back, I wrote about coming in second in my age group in a 5K. The guy who beat me by enough time to eat a banana…
Take Up Your Cross
Running with the cross in 2014 for a 5K. We passed the load from runner to runner. Jesus didn’t have a wheel.
Get Your Motor Running
You’ve probably had the experience: You set out on a longish run. Let’s say you’re going five miles. You know you can do five miles. Five miles is a piece…
Second Place Is Fine
Recently, I ran a 5K. Once again, I was aiming to complete the course in 23:30, but once again I ran out of gas along the way. When I realized…
Taking the Church on the Road
A growing number of people, it seems, are discovering that running and Christianity are not all that incompatible. Granted, I’ve had a couple of Sunday morning routines interrupted by road…
13.1 Miles and Goal Achieved
At a little after 7:30 am this morning, I started running the Rock the Parkway Half Marathon. Somewhere around mile 9, I thought my body was going to cease to function.…
Let Mercy Lead
Tomorrow morning, just under twenty-four hours from right now, I’ll be crossing the starting line of the Rock the Parkway Half Marathon, my second race at that distance. A year…
