{"id":3082,"date":"2017-09-29T10:01:58","date_gmt":"2017-09-29T14:01:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/etheriedge.wordpress.com\/?p=3082"},"modified":"2020-12-23T17:31:51","modified_gmt":"2020-12-23T22:31:51","slug":"a-running-anniversary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forglorysake.com\/index.php\/2017\/09\/29\/a-running-anniversary\/","title":{"rendered":"A Running Anniversary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Most of my life I knew only ballet. Stopping and birthing children for 10 years took a toll, so at 35,<i style=\"font-weight: bold;\">\u00a0<\/i>I decided to try running. Alternating a run\/walk combo from one mailbox to the next was all I could physically manage. The goal being to rid my body of baby-weight. It took me 2 years before I could comfortably jog our neighborhood&#8217;s hilly 2 miles.<\/p>\n<p>Since then I&#8217;ve averaged 3-4 miles at least 3x a week, with an occasional 6 or 8 thrown in. There&#8217;s nothing like the feeling of free and alone, reaching that <em>runner&#8217;s high<\/em>. Like a toddler with a nap,<span id=\"selectionBoundary_1506613918445_19700032771563658\" class=\"rangySelectionBoundary\" style=\"line-height: 0; display: none;\"><\/span> I can tell if I&#8217;ve gotten my <em>run out<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m not very completive any more so I don&#8217;t do races. Porta-potty phobia keeps me close to home.\u00a0I just love any mornings outside under the sky. This is where I talk to God, and wait to hear from Him. Blogs form and many times tears blur my vision. With my red face&#8230; I&#8217;m quite the sight!<\/p>\n<p>After <strong>15 years,<\/strong> running has become addicting, comforting, peace-bringing. A real stress reliever in stressful times! Not for everyone I realize, but a good source of endorphins none the less.<\/p>\n<p><b><i>\u201cFor by You I can run against a troop, and by my God I can leap over a wall.\u201d <\/i><\/b>\u202d\u202dPsalms\u202c \u202d18:29. \u00a0It wasn&#8217;t as impossible as I had imagined. With God&#8217;s help I have advanced and defeated my opposition! Happy Anniversary&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><b>ForGlorySake! &#8211;<\/b><i>Anna<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forglorysake.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/img_6329.jpg?resize=640%2C480&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3081\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forglorysake.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/img_6329.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forglorysake.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/img_6329.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forglorysake.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/img_6329.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forglorysake.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/img_6329.jpg?resize=1568%2C1176&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forglorysake.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/img_6329.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forglorysake.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/img_6329.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption>a run with a view<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Most of my life I knew only ballet. Stopping and birthing children for 10 years took a toll, so at 35,\u00a0I decided to try running. 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