Freedom's Road

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh... the Lord has been giving me peace and control over myself in the last week. Jesus said, before He left this earth, "I am leaving you a gift, peace of mind and heart...The Holy Spirit." We ought to be on Freedom Road, the one-way street of righteous living. Jesus gave it to us - we are foolish to reject it.

My leg's are coming around. I feel great. Yesterday, I put in a 10 miler at a moderate pace in the morn and then a super easy 8 miler in the afternoon. This morning I ran a really easy 12 miler. By easy, I mean easy. It has to be this way. If I am going to get into better shape there is no way I can do otherwise. It is 8-8:30 pace on my easy runs from here on out, no matter how fast my work outs get. My body needs that recovery pace. What's more, I am at peace with that slower pace, finding joy in the slow, smooth and fluid feel of the easy breezy runs. They are fun now. Lately, I have been focusing a lot more on running form - my stride, turnover, knee height, ankle flexion and fluidity - while training. In doing so, I have become conscious of a few inefficiencies and a certain stiffness in my stride. Good stuff. I have been running looser and more freely, stretching better and eating more. Love it. Peace.