Devotional run

I just came up with a tentative race calendar for this year. Part of the reason for planning ahead is to give myself motivation to train. I was scrubbing with my boss one day (who also happens to be my running buddy) and commenting to him that I struggle to wake up in the morning to run. He said just sign up for one race and you will find yourself getting up when the alarm clock goes off.

For this year I have intentionally chosen to stick with the shorter races. Nothing more than a marathon. With increasing responsibility at work and home, I just don't have the time to train for the longer stuff. So I hope to run more shorter races and participate in cross country series or park run to get my leg speed up. This all accumulates till the end where I am hoping to run a fast marathon in Malaysia (either KL marathon, Putrajaya Marathon or Penang Bridge Marathon).

For the past week or so, I have been able to establish a routine for morning devotion and running - two of the most important activities in my life to keep my spirit nourished. I usually get up at 5am and head up for run, I would also put on my iPod and listen to sermons/short messages at the same time, I just find it really refreshing to listen to God's Word while running. Whereas in the past, my mind would be blank or thinking random thoughts when I was running, now I find my mind more active and alert to take in and meditate on God's Word.

I am not sure how long this will last. I may one day find that family and work get so busy that I don't have time to head out for a devotional run in the morning. I hope this won't happen of course. But i don't know what the future holds.

Already God has spoken so much to me in the past week during my devotional runs. I have been listening to Rick Warren's sermons on building financial fitness and realised that I really have not been very prudent with my money. So this week I have put up my new Salomon sense pro and inov-8 race ultra 290 (which I purchased last year bcoz I really liked them) up for sales in eBay. I don't need them really. I just thought it will be cool to 'have' them.

I am looking to hearing more from God in the coming days and weeks.