Dexter: the Punisher: Peak Training Miles For McNaughton Park 150 Miler

As Christians we are called to spread the Good News of Jesus Christ. If you are anything like me, this is an extremely difficult thing to do. There just never seems to be a good time to broach the subject. To be honest, I am afraid of the awkwardness this discussion might cause.

Running has torn down the awkwardness and created a platform for me to talk freely about my faith. It is my hope that these stories will help draw you closer to our creator – through whom we all have the strength to move mountains.

God has given me a body built for endurance. Over the years, I have run a few races and met many wonderful and interesting people. These posts contain my stories. You do not need to be a runner to relate to these events. We are all running the race of life. We all have our peaks and valleys that we have to climb and descend.

Sunday, March 22, 2009

Peak Training Miles For McNaughton Park 150 Miler

Saturday ended my 5-week hard core training mileage for the upcoming 150 mile race. I had the kids to watch all day, so I ended up running 9 different times on Saturday for a total of 31.01 miles (129.3 total for the week). A few of those 9 runs were completed by running up and down my street - others were done in circles around the backyard while the kids played. The rest was done on the treadmill. All of which is good mental training. Mental toughness is what is necessary to complete this race. God willing we have done enough this year to improve our performance to under 30 hours. That is still the goal. In less than 3 weeks we will know if we prepared enough to make it a reality.

Together We Have Given Over 200 People the Gift of Mobility

In conjunction with my races, we were trying to draw awareness for a charity called the Free Wheelchair Mission and raise enough funds to donate as many wheelchairs as we can.

I am extremely happy to report that through the generosity of over a hundred different people, we have raised nearly $14,000 - enough to donate over 235 wheelchairs - as each wheelchair costs $59.20 to manufacture and deliver to some of the most remote corners of the globe. These chairs are provided at absolutely no cost to the recipient. The magnitude of being a small part of lifting, blessing, and transforming 200 lives touches me deeply and inspires me to want to continue to draw awareness for this cause.

Please prayful consider this need and you can donate securely online at: http://fwm.kintera.org/dexterthepunisher