At camp all last week, my running was okay, but my sleep and eating left much to be desired. When the alarm went off at 4:15 am Saturday morning, I did not think I had the energy to run 14 miles with my running group. I went back to bed.
Woke up at 8 am, and planned to run my 14 miles early Sunday. Then I stepped outside. Ft Worth, Texas, July 27 - IT WAS 72 DEGREES. UNBELIEVABLE!!! Blessing #1. I knew I could not pass up this great weather. I got ready to run my 14 miles by myself.
I parked my car at a QT, told the attendant not to let it get towed, and headed down a hilly parkway. For 9 miles I ran - out 4.5 and back 4.5. Every 2 miles, there was a water fountain. Blessing #2. Back at the QT, I had water and gatorade and headed in another direction for my last 5 miles.
At mile 11, I ran by a park, with no water fountain. I was out of water, when a woman with her two daughters walked toward me. I asked about water, and they told me there was no water fountain at the park. But there was water in the building where they were headed, right next to the park . They let me in with their access card, and it was cold water from a water cooler. Blessing #3.
I finished my run, and looked at the temperature in my car 82 degrees at noon in Texas in July. Blessing #4.
Praise God from whom all blessings flow,
TVW
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