MapMyRun.com - Trail Run: Ran the 4 Mile route got lost a couple of times on 12/01/2010

MapMyRun.com - Trail Run: Ran the 4 Mile route got lost a couple of times on 12/01/2010

Good night & sleep tight

Well today was intense. I stated out by filling in my new training data. Then trained I loved running in the dark. There something adventurous about it. Work was frantic at the lSt minute. Resulting in a change of plans for tonight. We did not get a cache in today or at least attempt it. All I can say now is I so tired and want this day to be over.

Of goals & work

This month I have three goals. 1. To run a hundred mile with 1000 push ups done in 30 days. 2. To get a cache everyday this month even if we DNF. 3. To blog about it. I am looking to see how Jesus will use me during this month & throughout this experience. I love the month of November. Can't wait to see how it goes.

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I Am too

I am stealing this idea from Tall Mom on the Run. She blogged today about who she is so I decided to write a little bit about who I am. I stole this from Fitness Diva.

I follow a homeless man who was virgin who claimed to be God and was murdered for my sin in the most painful method the world has ever known. BTW I talk to him and he talks back to me.


I am husband who is blessed with an amazing wife



I am a father of the most amazing son a father could have

I am apart of community of the way here at FT Lewis

I am a servant to my soldiers

I am a runner loves starbucks

I am a fitness junkie..

I am free to love and serve

Of Worth and Reflection

“Ran this morning along with my mapmyrun app, still figuring that one out, 7:54,8:03,7:58,9:49 last .83 in 6:11. Then I did str trng did chest, tri, bi, and ab ripper. Pre run flow 12 minutes.”

The above is a post I made this morning on dailymile. Funny how I can define myself by what how I perform. I will admit I feel better about myself. I feel like I have made progress on my road to running. I know to from reading and practicing proper perspective I know my worth as person is more than that. I find my worth in Jesus my God and King. Its because of him I have purpose and peace. He is good, kind and gives good gifts. Running is one of them. Last year I was unable run at all because of my injury from deployment. Yesterday during my Army Physical Fitness test I ran a 15:43 two mile that is so amazing. It is truly a testament to Jesus faithfulness to me. It is also a testament to hard work. As I get ready for ALC that is in 5 days. I find myself excited to get ready for competition with other 56M. I truly want to be best I can and the only way I can do that is to test myself against my peers. After all why not, my failure will only serve to be my Teacher. For now today it’s enough to know that I ran fast.

Restarts

Restarting my blog has been on my mind a lot. So here I am restarting it. What got me to do it was my looking around at Barnes & Nobles seeing a book about blogging and seeing a friend’s blog. My big idea for today is all about hobbies. I started thinking about all things I liked doing and keeping up with. I like Anime, I have lots of favorites right now I am watching the Naruto series on the vizanime site. I also read lot recently I have been doing a lot reading from the young adult lit area. I have read the Twilight series( I also love the movies) , I have the read the Percy Jackson series ( hated the movie), I have the read the Harry Potter series( love the movies), those are just to name a few. I also like Scifi and drama tv shows. I am a big fan of SGU, Lost, Grey’s Anatomy, Private Practice, Make it or Break it, Secret Life of the American Teenager and believe or not I also watch Pretty Little Liars. I also Geocache with my wife and recently got it into that. If you like treasure hunting and being outside then check it out. I also game with my wife we play World of Warcraft. I find myself looking at my hobbies and I feel so vain. I also love to run, do yoga and all round like working out. I guess that is not so vain. As you can read from previous post I am a devoted follower of Jesus. Well this enough for now, in the upcoming days I will blog about my experience at preparing for Advance Leader Course and actually attending it.

Falling off the Mountain Duathalon

The other day I wanted to test myself. I wanted to do what my heroes have done and push themselves. To do what Dean, Lance,Dick and Rick Hoyt these are great persons who push the impossible. Yet they find themselves in these places doing the great things. Now I get that not everyone gets the extreme running/cycling thing. I can respect, I mean I don't get golf. Any I digress. So yesterday I chose to do a indoor dualathon. It is a 3 mile run, 10 mile, then a another 3 mile run. During the process of it I found myself. Now what I mean by finding myself is this, I found passion. I am normally a pretty excited guy and not really prone to being excessive in the emotions but I was here. Its funny when I battle in my head it plays out visually like an anime. Bleach and Naruto normally are it. Its also during these times I can get closer to God as well. I express myself more and rely on him for coaching me. Think I am mental yet? Now this post is not all about running, its also about me getting ready to move and letting go. People I care about I will have to leave behind for now. Yet the promise of adventure from the new place is wonderful as well. Its in this place I can say I feel like I am falling off the Mountain again. I know this Jesus will get me guide me in this as well not just on the road or the bike.

Your Eyes

Your Eyes..
Your eyes see my life, my dreams & my hopes
Your eyes have seen my twisted words and how those words hurt others.
Your eyes have seen my cry and wail as I worship you
Your eyes have seen me be kind to those that needed your kindness
Your eyes have seen be cold and indifferent to those that you see
Your eyes have seen my failure, my faults, my ugliness, my darkest desires
Yet in your eyes I can still find the love you have for me
Yet in your eyes I am more than name
Yet in your eyes you see what I am, who can I can be, and all that I will be
In your eyes I want shine, I want to see joy
When I see your eyes in those around me may I be better than I am
As others see my eyes may they see yours.

Why I am blind?

Why am I blind?
What is this darkness that I know..
Is it from a birth defect? A bad gene? or the results of a accident?
I see no light I could not tell you what your face really looks like.

I am blind by the events of the past. Because someone chose
their own desires rather over the love they knew..
I am blind because she was deceived..

I am blind when I see the homeless man
I am blind when I see nothing but the promise of the flesh
I am blind when I look in the mirror and see nothing..

Only the dirt being washed from my eyes by your hands…
Will I ever see…
I long to see grace and love
I long to see you….

Your Hand

Your Hand

When I think of your hand I stop and pause

I pause at your work of your hand

I see the colors with my eyes and the colors of the things not seen

I hear the work of your hand I hear the bird sing

I hear the cries of newborn babes

I hear the whispers of the married lovers..

When I think of your hand I see it in the mix of my life

From the cool air that blows in my face to sadness that I feel

When I let you down.

I want your hand in my life because it hold so much more than blessings

It is connected to you. You my king.