No further.....Amber

Saturday, April 15, 2006: 5km: time unknown.... Picture: Mantario Trail 2004

This was an unexpected run...I had just gotten home from Brandon when a friend called me up and asked if I wanted to go for a run! I had already spent a good chunk of the day walking in the sun/sitting in a car while drinking WAY too much coffee and not enough water. Let me tell you, this was not a pretty run! I had cramps after the first km and I was out of breath and tired! But the company was wonderful and the sunset over the grain fields never disappoint, so it was all good!

Just surprised me how much I need to prepare my body for any kind of run that is longer than 5km. Make sure that you drink a lot of water and eat the proper food at the proper times...And just how I couldn't "make the distance" (hah how cheezy) when I hadn't prepared myself. I think that's direct link to my personal, spiritual life! It's like...if I know that I"m preaching or preparing for a big event, I'll spend lots of time in the Word and speak and listen constantly to God; and then I'm prepared. But why is it that I only do the bare minimum to get me through the day/situation?