#5kMay2019 Day 10 (BLOG)

What a day! This morning I woke up and celebrated 16 years of marriage to the love of my life by running 18 miles in tiny, 2 mile increments…

Awesome!

In preparation for my upcoming marathon, my brother and I ran the same 2 mile loop 9 times in a row. Next Friday, during my Connecticut marathon, I will have to run 3 more 2 mile loops (and a little over a half mile out and back).

Running in circles is fun.

Running in circles is fun.

Running in circles is fun.

Running in circles is fun.

Running in circles is fun.

Running in circles is fun.

Running in circles is fun.

Running in circles is fun.

Running in circles is fun.

There… that should give you a small taste of what it was like this morning.

We finished the 18 mile run in 2 hours and 23 minutes, at an average pace of 7:59 per mile.

You can accomplish an awful lot of conversing over the course of 18 miles. We pretty much held a 2 hour and 23 minute conversation. We ran several miles in the rain (and I definitely ran the rest of the miles covered in my own sweat).

Overall, it was just a really great run.

The Bible reading today felt a little bit like my morning run. As we finished the gospel of Matthew and move into the gospel of Mark, it feels a little bit like we are just hearing the same thing again. It’s like we are in a gospel loop.

In many ways, the gospel of Mark is strikingly similar to the gospel of Matthew, but it is definitely told from a different, unique perspective.

Before we are finished with the challenge, we will hear Luke and John’s unique perspectives, as well… So buckle up, ya’ll… it’s going to be a wild (and awesome) ride!