Marathon for Mexico 2

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The city of Mérida, Yucatán, where we are currently based, is a beautiful city, but just beyond its facade lies the tragic reality of addiction, violence, and hopelessness. Of Mexico’s 31 states, Yucatán has the country’s third most severe domestic violence problem, the second largest number of people suffering from HIV infections, and the highest suicide rate. “Why” one asks, “that in a state noted for its laid back, tranquil life is such despair commonplace?” The answer is tied to the fact that here in the Yucatán less than one in ten have a relationship with Jesus.

Now is not a time to wait and hope for change to come. Now is the time to “Run with the Solution!” For that reason, we’ve planned our second Marathon for Mexico to help us return to the field for our second term without delay. This page is dedicated to that fund raising effort.

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Training Updates as Dave Prepares for the Marathon for Mexico 2

• Then and Now by the Numbers - Today I mark my one year anniversary on Spark People. Here are the results:
  
  Weight
  
  2008-168/2009-145
  
  Waist
  
  2008-36/2009-30.5
  
  BMI
  
  2008-23.4/2009-20.2
  
  Body Fat
  
  2008-19.8/2009-12.8
  
  Cholesterol
  
  2008-212/2009-126
  
  Marathons since 2004
  
  2008-0/2009-1
  
  
• Marathon Recovery: It only hurts when I run... - So, I can use the elliptical trainer and give a full effort without pain. I can strength train, I can walk, and I can ride a bike without pain, but once I try to get going on a treadmill or start to jog, the ol' IT band starts to complain. Patience is my new mantra.
• Grounded! - Finishing the marathon, I had the mind to continue my training and pick off a few races before the snow flies. I had one race, the Turkey Trot 10K, in my sights. I was hoping that the marathon training, coupled with a few tweaks via speed work, would have me running a PR (personal record) in that race.
  
  Nevertheless, after my Thursday run and my mid-morning walk with the kids this morning, I've come to the conclusion that I've got something akin to my IT band injuries after previo...
• Marathon Report (Cross Posted from disciplemexico.org) - It was 3:00 AM and I couldn’t sleep. I had gone to bed the night before, skipping the Yankees’ game, with the hope that the early evening drowsiness would translate into some solid rest. I managed a to get a few hours in, but, by the time that the clocks rolled back at 2:00, I knew my tossing and turning had become annoyingly obvious. Now, having held myself down for as long as I possibly could, I decided to get my day started.
  
  I made my way into the kitchen. Coffee, toast and pean...
• Thoughts Before the Marathon - In my devotions in Oswald Chambers I came across these lines:
  
  "Most of us collapse at the first grip of pain. We sit down at the door of God’s purpose and enter a slow death through self-pity. And all the so-called Christian sympathy of others helps us to our deathbed. But God will not. He comes with the grip of the pierced hand of His Son, as if to say, 'Enter into fellowship with Me; arise and shine.'"
  
  As I sit here in the quiet of my house just a few hours before my f...
• Rainy Day Training - It's been raining here in Missouri. Last week we had about three straight days of rain, and, with just a couple of days of relief, the rain has set in again this week. That means my running has head indoors.
  
  Take today for instance. I was just about to head out for my 5 miler. Actually, I had just finished my stroll around the block that I take for a warm up, when the drops started falling. A quick change had me in the minivan and off the the gym. What we had signed up for as...
• It's all downhill from here. - I just finished my last 20 miler in preparation for the Bass Pro Marathon. I ran it on the actual marathon course. You can take a look at the workout on MapMyRun.com here: www.mapmyrun.com/view_workout?w=3361
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  It was a bit soggy after all of the rain that we've had here in Springfield, and my shoes we're thoroughly soaked by the time I was finished, but thoughts of warm slippers and a hot breakfast pushed me through to the finish line.
  
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• It's what you do next that counts. - Twenty miles is a long way to run. Finishing that distance last Saturday was a moment to celebrate, an opportunity to be satisfied with my efforts. Still, training for a marathon is a day in and day out affair. The clock goes off the next morning and that last workout is a thing of the past. It's what you do next that makes the difference.
  
  Resting on success is a sure recipe for disaster. Certainly we need time to rest; we need days off, but as we reach one goal, it's importa...
• Pass it on. - I finished a 16 mile training run just in time to see my kids off at the starting line of the Erie Zoo Fun Run. It was great to see them enjoying the exercise that has come to be the cornerstone of my personal fitness.
  
  A notable exchange happened toward the end of the event. As the kids rounded the bend toward the finish, one mom, having accompanied her child on the run said, "they don't know it's supposed to hurt." Another lady replied, "Perhaps they'll never learn."
  
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• No Turning Back - It's official! I've registered for the Bass Pro Shops Conservation Marathon to be held Sunday, November 1st in Springfield MO! The fee has been paid. The training plan is in place. I'm committed!

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