Let’s talk about endurance running. Let’s talk about Kim Allan. She set the world record for women’s endurance running in 2013 when she completed 310 miles in just over 86 hours – with no sleep.
Before you give up on such feats yourself, consider the benefits of running 310 miles, a distance greater than New York City to Washington, D.C. Endurance exercise training exerts many positive effects on health, including improved metabolism, reduction of cardiovascular risk, and reduced cardiovascular mortality.
If you aren’t up to a 310-mile run today, try this. Run the distance with your recovery. Follow the words of Scripture: “Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us” (Hebrews 12:1).
Recovery Step: Run the race for distance, not speed.
