I finished my pre-training on a high note. I had a very good run this evening. My time is still slow, but I'm okay with that because I find myself enjoying my runs more and wanting to go longer. The trick may be to become an evening runner. Tonight's run was awesome! It felt cool, had a nice breeze, but in reality was still 90 some degrees and deep in the heart of Texas. My light went out through my run (good thing I changed my course to a more lit course at the last minute), so I ended up walking more at the end in fear of tripping, but all in all, it felt great.
More importantly, as I ran tonight, people from all over my life continued to donate, and got me to my June benchmark! So far I have raised $2,000 out of my $10,000. July is our $3,000 benchmark, and when I meet that I will officially get the link to register for the NYC marathon. No turning back!
As much as this is a dream of mine, I'm also reminded daily of why I am doing this. I'm running for the children. I'm running for those who can't protect themselves. And in the process, I'm listening to books and podcasts that are teaching me more than I could ever imagine. My heart is being broken for children all over this world, both across the world and here in my community. I'm being called to minister to these children in a variety of ways. Running is just a part of my story. I'll be sharing the rest of what God is teaching me soon, I just have to wrap up a few loose ends. All I can say is, it's really exciting! When God puts something on my heart, God REALLY puts something on my heart! And right now, that is protecting children near and far.
Thank you for joining me on this journey! Thank you for supporting me! Thank you for donating to this great cause! And most importantly, thank you for praying for me!
(Also, thank you for keeping me accountable and asking how my training's going. It's because of you that I keep going, because I don't want to look lazy!)
I couldn't do this without you, and for you I am grateful!
Awesome Carly Powne!!!
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