5K & 50

Yesterday my brother David and I ran the Daytona 5K and then hopped on our bikes for a 50 mile ride.

We both had a great 5K considering the amount of run training we have been doing. David took off faster than I did, I told him I would ease into the race. At 1 1/2 miles I came up on him and we ran together for the next 1/2 mile. I pushed the pace the last mile just to get a feel for where I am in comparison to where I need to be. Good race for both. No knee problems PTL!

After the post race snacks and conversations we went back to my friends house and got ready for the ride. We rode out to Daytona Beach then up to Ormond where David introduced me to a new coffee at Starbucks. While there we met Victor and his wife, very cool cyclists. They clued us in re: "The Loop" so after a bit more conversation we set off to ride "The Loop" before returning to Duane's house. Just as we were leaving Starbucks the rain began. We had jackets so that helped alot. Since David was riding his road bike I was following him all the way. I was on my hybrid. The rain picked up as we rode. When we hit A1A south we got the wind along with the rain.

The Van was parked at Tomoka Christian Church so we rode there, broke our bikes down and loaded them up in the van. While loading up we got to visit with Pastor Joe Putting, it was great to see him and share a bit. When we got back to Duane's we got a nice hot shower! After that we packed everything up in our vehicles and headed to South Daytona Christian Church for their Mission Potluck Dinner. It was great to see our friends at SDCC. They had me share for a moment about UF CCH and about Christianville in Haiti. They are a great group of mission minded folks.

It was an action packed weekend that was a blast. My other brother Donald came over to the track to sell firewood. It was kind of slow on Friday night but business picked up on Saturday. It was great to see him as well.

2010

2010 has gotten off to a great start. Morning quiet time has been fruitful, consistent daily miles on the bike has been good and meeting with students now that classes are back in session has been fun.

What hasn't been fun is the frigid weather we are experiencing. It takes awhile to get enough clothes on so that I stay warm as I ride. It also altered our Welcome Back plans as outside activities have moved inside.

I look forward to an exciting week that will be capped off with Girl's Night Out and ManChurch fellowship activities this Saturday. On Sunday our Guatemala Mission Team will meet then DQ and Beth Roberts from Christian Riders Ministry will share with us as we resume Sunday Night Live. Family Groups (gender based small groups) resume next week. It's going to be an amazing semester of growth making Christ known on our campus.

Pray without ceasing! bob g.