| Location: Alpine,UT,USA Member Since: Jan 01, 2008 Gender: Male Goal Type: Olympic Trials Qualifier Running Accomplishments: 3K: 8:58 Pocatello, ID 2003 (indoors at Idaho State)
5K: 14:55 Salt Lake City, UT 2010 (Law Day 5k)
10K: 29:33 Salt Lake City, UT 2010 (Des News 10k)
1/2 marathon: 1:06:59 Provo, UT 2010 (Utah Valley Half)
marathon: 2:21:59 St. George, UT 2009 (St. George Marathon) Short-Term Running Goals: To get running higher mileage more consistently without getting injured
Sub 2:19:00 marathon Personal: I used to run competitively, and maybe I will do so again someday. Right now I am primarily running to try and get in better shape, and to maintain both physical and emotional health, but also for the simple joy that comes when I run.
I am also the proud daddy of five little ones. I love the opportunity that I have to be a daddy, and my challenge is to balance my family responsibilities with work and running. |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 6.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.00 |
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This will probably be the last time that I have a chance to get on a computer to blog before the marathon on Saturday. Hopefully the weather will be good. I ran 6 easy miles this morning in 48:26. It was dark the entire time I was running. It is the first time in a while that I have done a morning run where it did not get light before I finished. Anyhow, I have been thinking these last few days, and I want to share a few scriptures that I have read recently.
Mark 1:40-42
And there came a aleper to him, beseeching him, and kneeling down to him, and saying unto him, If thou wilt, thou canst make me bclean. And Jesus, moved with acompassion, put forth his hand, and touched him, and saith unto him, I will; be thou clean. And as soon as he had spoken, immediately the leprosy departed from him, and he was cleansed.
Moroni 10:19-23 And I would exhort you, my beloved brethren, that ye remember that he is the asame yesterday, today, and forever, and that all these gifts of which I have spoken, which are spiritual, never will be done away, even as long as the world shall stand, only according to the bunbelief of the children of men. Wherefore, there must be afaith; and if there must be faith there must also be hope; and if there must be hope there must also be charity. And except ye have acharity ye can in nowise be saved in the kingdom of God; neither can ye be saved in the kingdom of God if ye have not faith; neither can ye if ye have no hope. And if ye have no hope ye must needs be in adespair; and despair cometh because of iniquity. And Christ truly said unto our fathers: aIf ye have faith ye can do all things which are expedient unto me. I like how the leper in Mark says "If thou wilt" when asking to be cleansed. He makes no demands, but instead shows great faith and respect by stating his request in such a way that tells me he had no doubts that he knew Christ could heal him, while still acknowledging that our Savior could choose whether or not to heal him. I believe it is that way with all requests that we make of the Lord. We need to understand that our requests will only be fulfilled if it is his will, however even if what we ask for is something the Lord is willing to give us he can not fulfill our requests unless we first demonstrate the requisite faith to bring to pass what we ask. I think this ties in well with the above quoted scripture from the book of Moroni where, speaking on the gifts of the spirit, Moroni quotes Christ saying "If ye have faith ye can do all things which are expedient unto me." I write all of this in part because of the marathon I am running on Saturday, and the internal reflection that I have indulged in as I think about what my chances are at qualifying for the Olympic Trials. Part of the reason I am also sharing these insights is because I feel that I need to share my own testimony in one way or another, and I feel that I have done a poor job of this in the past. Whether or not I will qualify for the Olympic Trials, I do not know, the weather will determine that just as much as my own fitness. What I do know is that if I do qualify it will not be because of my own strength, or my speed, but because the Lord has seen fit to give me a gift, and by my actions I have shown the faith necessary to recognize this gift and to reap the reward. If I do not qualify for the Olympic Trials I do not believe that it will mean my faith was lacking, as this statement from Daniel (3:17-18) holds true: If it be so, our God whom we serve is able to adeliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver us out of thine hand, O king. But if not, be it known unto thee, O king, that we will not aserve thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up. I know that if it is the will of God, that I can and will qualify for the Olympic Trials. But if not, it simply means that the Lord has something else in store for me right now. Perhaps there is a lesson for me to learn, perhaps a lesson that humility, or charity still needs to be built upon and strengthened. Or perhaps the timing is simply not right. Whatever the outcome, my trust is in the Lord, that his will might be done. I simply hope that I may be ready to accept his will, whatever it may be.
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