I started running/walking again four days ago as a result of a doctor visit that revealed my high cholesterol count! The desired cholesterol number is 200 or below. Mine is 218.....HOLY CRAPOLA! The doctor told me I need to be exercising AT LEAST 5 times a week for 50 minutes or more and I need to go on a low saturated fat diet. Wow!!! What a wake up call. Not to mentioned I turned 34 this year. Dude...I need to do something different! I have ran on & off over the past 10 years. I get going for a couple of months & am feeling really great having made & stuck with a commitment to myself. Then I lose momentum & one missed opportunity after another passes by & then I'm back at square one...not exercising anymore. I hate that. I hate when I just give up. Well...not anymore!!!! I desire to be a runner. Not for competition...not yet anyway. Not to show how long or how fast I can run. Not even to look better in my jeans. I enjoy the feeling of pushing myself physically. My mind focuses on the movement...the steadiness...the pace...the breathing..the music playing...the wind....
I usually run on our treadmill that is in our garage which faces the street. The treadmill & I both enjoy when the garage door is open so we can feel the breeze on our faces. We gaze at the pretty pine trees across the street, passing cars and cats & dogs that have escaped from their owners and use our yard as their bathroom:) Nevertheless...we are focused on our mission to burn calories & run long stationary distances. This time around...I am making a commitment to myself to keep running so I will be a healthier Meloney.
On a more spiritual note....I also enjoy running because I feel closer to God. As I struggle to keep running the pace I am at on the treadmill...it is all relative to the race I am running in my life. Sometimes I keep a slow steady pace in my walk with God spending a little time with him weekly. I may miss a day or two during the week. Kinda of just getting by. Then other times I keep a fast pace that causes burning deep in my chest and deeper concentration because I am so desperate to hear from God. I desire to finish the race well. That means being obedient to him. Trying to worship him in spirit and in truth. Deciphering his voice and trusting what he is telling me. Believing that he wants to give me good things spiritually. I love how God is connected to everything. Running opens my eyes & my heart to that. Not sure why. I think it's because I am pushing through an invisible resistance physically & spiritually. We have to push forward. Nothing can stop the army of God!!!!!
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