Learning to Persevere!

This week's training has been pretty awesome I must say!  I am seeing great results in the new workouts I am doing.  Seeing the difference in speed, in my endurance, and my stamina!  I think I am seeing most of my results in my running so far just because that is what I know so well.  I have past runs, times, and distances to better compare it to!  God is soooo good!  He has truly blessed me in this training season!  I have so far been free from any serious injury, and when I do have any pain I just go see my personal chiropractor!  It is awesome that our new base director is a chiropractor so I get weekly adjustments for free!  So I am able to do my training pain free!  It is an extremely different feeling.  I have always had some lasting pain in my training seasons so  I am truly grateful to not feel any now!  I am training longer, harder, and more often then I ever have in the past and it is really difficult but the apparent results that I am seeing in only 1 1/2 months of training have been incredible!  Race season is just about ready to start up again, I have my first triathlon of the season in a little over a week.  I am excited but also know that I have areas that still need to be improved upon.  My swimming is my weakest, I have had a difficult time doing my training swims with the pool being closed, and the water getting rough or not having a swim buddy!  However I know in time it will be better and by May 5th for the half ironman I will be fully prepared and capable of doing the distance quickly!!  

 Training has really become a part of who I am.  I am amazed at the things I have learned about myself, throughout this journey.  How my body is so deceptive, it wants to give up so soon.  My mind if I do not control it will begin to tell my body to shut down.  This life has taught me so much about self discipline, overcoming myself, and how to persevere even when it hurts.  I have never finished a workout disappointed that I did it.  Never once have I regretted giving my all in my time on the road.  I have however experienced those moments when I knew I could have given more and I simply just didn't.  Those days are few and far between but I have them and I must just learn from those days and decide to not let my fear of giving my all freak me out!  I am learning patience this week also, as I know I can push harder, go faster, I have specific workouts that require me to not go all out.  So I am learning how to control my body and save the energy for a particular time and not waste myself everyday!

Let the training begin

Welcome to FSP Endurance Ministry's Blog!!!

I am excited to announce that this will be a blog that you can come to (hopefully) on a weekly basis and check in with me and see what I'm doing in my training and ministry to the endurance sports community!!

This is turning out to be quite the exciting training season.  As of July 9th I have been working with a triathlete coach.  It is so incredible to already in only a month see the differences in my strength, speed, and endurance.  I felt led by God to work with Coach Ryan Borger http://borgerendurance.com/.  It is so cool to get specific workouts for each day for me!  The main reason why I wanted to get a coach was because of the race season I felt God calling me to.  This year is going to be the biggest race year so far.  I have multiple running races from 5k's to marathons, and I am planning on running my first Ultra-marathon.  Multiple triathlons, and finally a 70.3 mile Half Ironman triathlon.  It is really exciting to see the path God is taking me down in the endurance sports community and I can't wait to see what happens!  I am blown away at the ambitious and rather large race schedule that I have created for myself but I know that it is a step of obedience and faith! 

I have had some setbacks and what I truly believe are some spiritual attacks that are designed to keep me from pursuing this passion placed in my heart but I will not stand down.  My focus is on God and what He is calling me to do!  Training my body, racing and shining His light in the endurance sports culture is my ministry and what I love to do!