The 4 Day Challenge Is On!

So this may not seem like a big deal but it it really is...
On Memorial Day Weekend I had organized a "Family Adventure Weekend," A white water rafting trip on the Kennebec River in Jackman, Maine. We brought along 34 people from our church, most of whom had never been white water rafting before - It was awesome! As soon as I get some of the pics I will post them here. The camping was great, the rafting was incredible, but the 4 day challenge is by far the best thing to come out of the trip. My dear friend and running buddy Shawn issued the 4 day challenge to everybody on the trip, some just smiled and said "that's a good idea" others gladly accepted. Here is the 4 day challenge: Exercise your body and spirit 4 days out of 7 every week. That means run, work out, do Pilates, whatever 4 days in a week - Sunday to Saturday AND have a quiet time with the Lord and His Word 4 days out of 7 - church services don't count.

I had planned on doing a little expository sermonette the next morning which the Lord, I think, prevented me from doing, but I had no reason to do so. We had no need to GO TO church we were BEING the Church. Mutual accountability among friends and brothers now that's Church!

A Question for the Blogosphere...

Why are running distances marked out in meters? Or kilometers? We have a 1600 meter track, not a quarter mile track. We run the 100 meter dash, the 200 meter dash, the 300 meter hurdles, the 400 meter dash, the 800 meter run, the 1600 meter run, the 3200 meter run, 5k's, 10k's... What's the deal?! is it because it sounds like we are running more than if we measured in feet, yards or miles? After all I feel a lot better after a 5k run than after a 3.2 mile run! The psychology of running... something I never thought I would be thinking about...

Can I tell you how much I love my boys?!
I am so blessed.