Running Archives - Shelly Busby

God Takes You Back

Mar 20, 2014 | Faith, Running

Today was my long run day. I run with my iPod off the first half of the run so I can listen to what the Lord may be speaking to me. About half way, I turn music on to break up the run. I didn’t hear anything so I ran in silence. I rounded a...

Don’t Stop!

Oct 28, 2013 | Running

Sat. 10/26/13 To do a marathon, you need to spend time putting in mileage BEFORE your actual race. Each week includes regular runs plus a progressively further long run. Yesterday was my long run day. I hadn’t even gotten to my...

Who are you running with?

Oct 17, 2013 | Friends & family, Running

If life is a marathon and you consider yourself IN the race, then who are you running with? The first time I entered a race with someone as a team, it was with my son Jake when he was only two. He cried the whole 50 yards of the Diaper Dash. Years later we...

Smile

Aug 17, 2013 | Running

“Look people in the eyes, smile and say something nice.” We used to tell our kids that all the time when they were little, teaching them to see PEOPLE, not just strangers as we went about daily business. I was thinking about that on my run this morning....

Never too late!

Jul 26, 2013 | Dreams, Running

Ever feel like you missed your big opportunities or lost dreams somewhere along the way? Does it seem like everyone ELSE is in the race, on course, and you haven’t even made it to START? I know how you feel!! I ran a race several years back...

Why I Love to Run

Jul 9, 2013 | Running

I love to run. I fell in love with running in the 4th grade, at a time when my self esteem had shattered. I was “slow” in school. I was slow to read and comprehension was a challenge. New math concepts perplexed me. I had...