“You need running, friends, and me to make yourself whole.”, said the Lord…
Posted by: Anne on: February 1, 2009
I’m going to go run tomorrow morning. you cannot stop me. the doc said i can and the coach said not until the end of this quarter, which is still another month away, but im so addicted to to running that being not allowed to run really hurts me deep on the inside of my heart. I have / had some weird running injury for which i was never given intelligent diagnosis, because they said i had stress fracture but then the sports doc couldnt see that on my MRI i got done in Dec. so its all pretty much crap! and ya know what my friend said … “screw track and what the coach said. do runs on ur own”. well, that sounds like a good idea! i’m going to be careful, but my leg doesnt hurt anymore, so i think it will be fine. running has become a part of who i am, and having not run for more than like 5 miles total since thanksgiving 2008, is reallly a pain in the ass! so, if im about to do another stupid thing, screw it. im also planning on running spring track and a half marathon in early may with the NF Endurance Team!
i believe that God has given me the gift to run, and when i’m out there in his nature, i feel more connection with Him, because its just my mind, my body, God and the natural beauty of this world. I will run in the freezing cold, so that way i can feel no pain, if by chance i am still injured. my “friend” told me that i need the lord badly and that i do not know god! I do not understand why she feels that she has the right to speak so harshly to me. it really hurts me and left me crying. she doesnt understand why i am how i am and why i love to run so much, or that i find connection with that and my faith, which is strong but she does not truely know me.
I have the Lord and I know God, but what i NEED is real friends!
4 Responses to "“You need running, friends, and me to make yourself whole.”, said the Lord…"
February 1, 2009 at 10:30 pm
i need to. im so upset about her bc we were friends but she has changed.
as for running surface, al i got here is wet roads, snow, indoor track, and treadmills, oh and some maybe mud patch somewhere but a lot of snow.
February 2, 2009 at 4:55 am
I believe God made me for a purpose, but he also made me fast. And when I run I feel His pleasure. Eric Lidell (CoF)
Sometimes people can get so caught up in how they feel about their faith, they let their emotions rule their minds. They don’t realize everyone’s relationship with God is unique. She just doesn’t seem to understand that.
Still do be careful. Start easy to be sure you give yourself the chance to re-adjust to the stress of distance running. Every mile of running puts over 110 tons of force on your bones and joints.
February 2, 2009 at 7:40 am
well, she wants it to all work out again. the whole situation is so frustrating. i wrote a letter as addressed to God… it was long (full page typed single space).. and then wrote on it that i wanted to share it w/ you, and slipped it under door, before leaving for run…. i had both sweat and tears on my face…
i havnt found that movie. lol, i have forrest gump and some other run movies, also have pre and bannister movies.
i did. i ran full loop around campus. its about 3 miles, finished off at store to get hot coco and banana. so that topped it off and i felt fine.
the surfaces:
indoor track – softest, warmest, tight turns, most risk of getting cut. he didnt say id get cut if i ran. he said he’d cut me if i asked him that again before he said so. (currently i am on the team as injured athlete. there are like 5 others in the same boat.)
treadmills – same as above minus the tight turns.
roads- harder, colder, solo for now.
snow – well its wet, and probably not very safe for running on top of!
trails, grass, and outdoor track… are not currently options. (and the “sidewalk” is ashalt, to same deal as saying road.)
i need to do homework!
February 1, 2009 at 1:41 pm
Tell her to watch Chariots of Fire. Maybe she’ll get it then!
Are you going to start out doing a lot of grass and trail running? That’s the only advice I have to offer…