Run this race...

Today was an interesting day in my life...

I started off the day by finishing my blog from last night...

And then I had school.

BUT THEN, I got out of school at 2:45 to go to our first track meet(:

I didn't do as well as I wanted to in the shotput and discus events... but after sitting down for a while and watching so many other people run, I felt left out, I had an urge to run. So me, Summerlin and Maddi all went back to the cement and ran. I beat both of them, and Summerlin assured me that she was actually trying. I was feeling pretty good about myself, and there was a 4 by 4 relay race coming up and they needed one more person... So I said I would do it.

I only had to run one lap, and I was first to run. It was one of the hardest physical things I have ever had to/wanted to do. I am really not that in shape, so it was killer on my body, especially my lungs. I was going okay for the first half, i was behind, but I was going pretty strong.

But once I got to the second curve, my breathing was pretty heavy and I was starting to get dizzy and my vision was blurring. I had to actually slow down and walk, or I probably would have passed out right there. I promised myself before the race started that I would not stop or pass out. Once I got back to the straightaway I pushed myself the rest of the way.I passed the baton to the next runner, and that was it.

I wobbled my way of the track, and I just wanted to lay down and go to sleep. However, Coach Cole told me that if I sat or laid down, I would pass out. SO I had to stand up against the wall while my vision was blurring and crossing and my legs felt like rubber and I could hardly breathe.

I can't explain why I decided to run today, but in some ways I'm glad I did. It was physically demanding and I probably looked like an idiot, but I did it. I proved to myself and everyone else watching that I could do it, I can run a lap without completely stopping or passing out. I am proud of myself.

Now, if I had a better lung capacity and more energy, and a little less concussion, I probably would have done a whole lot better. I am glad I did it.

Me running that lap was something hard for me. And it's a good example of doing hard things. There's a book I have read called "Do Hard Things" all about how we need to do the things that are hard for us. The book was actually inspired by the authors' blog... Maybe mine will inspire something great?

But my point is that even though something is hard for us, we should try to do them because we may surprise ourselves and others. That hard thing doesn't have to be running, It can be talking to someone new or even talking to someone about God. Whether the hard thing is big or small, it is important to try. It was hard for Jesus to die for us, but He did it anyways because he loves us.

That's all I have for tonight because it's my bedtime.

Thanks for reading(:

--Love,

LaneyLou