The last 5 months Anthony and I have trained hard! One of us was running before the kids were awake every morning! The alarm went off at 4:45 am, and we were comitted to running a full marathon! Training went awesome, however the three weeks before the marathon it was obvious I was sick. The doctors quickly found that my gallbladder needed to come out. Anthony and I were up to our 22 mile runs on the weekend, at it was a horrible time for me to go to restrictive diets. But with the help of friends and doctors I was able to maintain the training, so many people prayed continusously for our health. I was in constant prayer, and had a peace that I was still going to finish this race. We scheduled my gall bladder surgery for a later date, then headed to Savannah for the weekend big race. When I woke up on race day, I felt good. I was in disbelief, but just trusted God, and my many friends and family praying. During the race close friends and family had "runner tracking." They were able to receive texts, so they would know if I was still running, and where on the course I was. It was awesome, as I passed each point of tracking I knew I had people any many states cheering for me! Each mile I was so happy that God gave me one more mile of a good gall bladder, and ability to run. Twenty-six point two miles I ran praising and praying. I would bet that if you are reading this, I probably prayed for you!! I had a lot of time! Actually, my time was super-natural! Every mile I was able to hit the splits that I was trained for, and finished in a great time of 3:48. My average pace per mile was 8:43, I couldnt be happier!! Not only did Jesus answer prayer, he blessed me! I am beyond thankful for the support and concern of friends and family! Of course, there was pain/bleeding/cramps, but none from my gall bladder, all those others were expected after a marathon!! Now I need to support my husband, he will run another marathon in March! God is good, and I will now give him praise, and get myself to the doctor :) During the marathon I learned so much, not only physically but emotionally and spiritually too. It is an experience that I will not forget.
.......let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. Hebrews 12:1
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