I don't
know how I was convinced, but I spontaneously decided to sign up for a 10K here
in Jerusalem. Never have I ran 6.2 miles straight but apparently being here in
Israel made me invincible and I could totally run a 10K with absolutely no
training at all. At least I wasn't alone, around 60 of the 82 students signed
up for either the 10K or the Half Marathon and only a handful of the
students actually trained for it. Two days before the race I figured
I should probably start my "training" and went for a run with a group
of people who were training for the half. That was a wake up call. For those of
you who haven't been to Jerusalem, let me just tell you that there is not one
piece of this place that is flat land. Which means...you're either running up
or you're running down. I was feeling pretty good about the down part but as
soon as we hit those hills...boy was I in trouble. Later that night I felt a
pretty bad sore throat coming on. I thought it was just from running outside
and panting like a dog in 100 degree weather and figured it'd go away. But when
I woke up the next morning and my throat was on fire I began to get a little
worried. The day of the race came and I now had a full on cold. I was just
praying that I'd still be able to run. A miracle certainly happened that day.
When I began the race with the other 16,000 people there, I felt completely
healthy and was able to finish the entire race with no problem. I was quite
surprised with myself that I was able to run a 10k with no training and being
sick! It was an awesome experience though and taught me that the Lord really is
in every little detail of our lives. It might not be a big deal in the long
run, but if it is important to you and you have faith in the Lord he will bless
you.
