TRAINING WEEK 3 - April 3 - 9, 2010

Happy Belated Resurrection Sunday!!! He is not here, He is risen! Oh, how I love Easter. It’s a good reminder for me that, as I endure physical challenges such as training for a race or just trying to keep His original workmanship in tact, no physical challenge I will ever face is greater or more brutal than what Jesus endured. And nothing I face do I face alone.

O, Lord, may I be my whole life devoted to You as You are devoted to me! And may Your light pour out of my brokenness and every one of my pores so that I am unrecognizable. May they say of me, she is not here but she is risen in You!

As you enter into this training week, which is a little late (I apologize), I encourage you in your prayer time to thank God for the abilities He has given you, even at the most simple level of being able to run - however slowly or quickly. And let it resonate in your soul that Jesus endured an atrocious injustice to justify us all and set the captive free. "I am free to run!" from the Newsboys can be taken by this group literally! ;)

And please, above all, remember, this is about BEING with God, not DOING for God! Just be with Him this week. If that doesn’t look anything like the training schedule below, so be it. We all have different physical abilities and goals. Just BE with your Redeemer, your Counselor, your Prince of Peace this week.

Week 3 Training Schedule

Saturday, April 3:
We had a great 4 mile run this Saturday. We missed those who were unable to join. This was the long run for the week!
Sunday, April 4 – Recovery run: 2 miles
Monday, April 5 – Rest: 0 miles
Tuesday, April 6 – Pace run*: 3 miles
Wednesday, April 7 – Easy run: 2 miles
Thursday, April 8 – Easy run: 0-2 miles
Friday, April 9 – Rest: 0 miles

*Week 3 Pace Training:
½ mile easy
¼ mile race pace
¼ mile recovery
½ mile race pace
¼ mile recovery pace
½ mile race pace
¾ mile easy

I am praying for each of you, dear sisters. I pray that you don’t get overwhelmed by the task but that you are carried away by your Prince.

“The Lord sets prisoners free, the Lord gives sight to the blind, the Lord lifts up those who are bowed down, the Lord loves the righteous.” – Psalm 146:7b-8