Running Until the End
Recently I had the opportunity to run in an inaugural 5K for WCIC (our local Contemporary Christian Radio station). To be honest, I don't even know why the race was being held. Maybe it was for a ministry the station is getting ready to do or it could have been a fundraiser for the station. I really have no idea, but when my friend, Naomi, sent me a text asking if I would run with her during her first 5K I jumped on the opportunity. I have been getting ready to go hike with my husband, Curt, at the end of his Appalachian Trail thru hike and I needed motivation. I signed up and then did zero running in preparation for the upcoming race. Well, that's only partially true. I went and ran a couple miles here and there, but they were halfhearted attempts at best and I really didn't give it my all. My thought process went something like this, "I've been running all summer. I've done strength training. I've been hiking. Whatever I'm able to do, I'll do.&quo