I made it to Valley City today! Today was a short run, which was fine with me. I did go out and do a little bit of a second run. I am a little concerned about the next two days of 25 miles each, so today I knocked off around 6 of the miles for tomorrow. I got to run with a dear friend from church today. It was great to have someone to pass the time with.
I am starting to see that this run is taking its toll on my body. When I first started the journey a few weeks ago, the daily run looked like this: the first 2 hours of each run were easy, hour 3 was a little tough, hour 4 was starting to get uncomfortable, hour 5 was tolerable, but I could start to feel the pain.
Today, it looks like this:
Hour 1- body creaks and makes funny noises that I have never heard from a human body. The body sends messages to the brain stating, “Are you crazy!! We are not doing this again! We’re old! Stop already, baldy!”
Hour 2- Body asks, “Are we there yet? Are we there yet? Are we there yet? Are we there yet???”
Hour 3- blood stops flowing to non-vital areas of the body–basically everything from the waist up. Running looks more like seizure activity.
Hour 4- Basically start seeing all signs of imminent death- irregular breathing, drooling, hearing voices, and a very large bright light straight ahead.
Hour 5- Just pain….wishing I was back at hour 4.
Seriously…I am very blessed, and I will make it! Tomorrow I will be giving a presentation at St. Catherines School. Please keep this and my body in your prayers.
I can’t wait to see everyone at Scheels or when I get back! God’s peace and blessings to all of you reading this.
4 Comments
November 8, 2007 at 6:03 am
Wade,
Take an oil can with you – that will help with the creaking you’re starting to hear. And be careful with the drooling and siezuring – someone might stop and give you CPR. Wow, Valley City. That’s amazing! We’re looking forward to Saturday as well. What a great adventure this has been. I hope all of us take a little inspiration away from your journey and put it into service for the Lord.
Neil
November 8, 2007 at 8:27 am
Hang in there, Wade! You are in our prayers!
November 8, 2007 at 9:11 am
Wade,
Way to go….I talked with the boys on Sunday night and they are so proud of you… what a testimony you have to share. Keep on trekking my brother only 2 more days to the finish line. I’ll be praying for the creaky noises to stop and that bright light you’re seeing is the excitement of everyone in Fargo. Thanks for what you’re doing. I talked with your running partner from yesterday and he told me you look great and your spirits are high…. Have a great run into Fargo….they say it’s downhill from Valley City, so enjoy. God Bless you.
November 8, 2007 at 3:15 pm
Wade,
Your spirit at this point in the journey is incredible and I am amazed how positive you are when things are starting to hurt. You know where our strength comes from, so rely on Him!! I will be praying for your body to stay strong for a few more days and for your spirit to continue to carry you through. I have talked to several people over the past couple days who think what you are doing is AMAZING!!! Be careful and watch out for those UPS trucks!!