Do yourself a favor and read this beautiful reflection on running and prayer from Joe Simmons--a Jesuit, blogger, and philosopher at Creighton University. A segment...
As I trudged up hills and coursed down slopes, my mind ran to prayer. Running and prayer are, I think, equal parts attractive and repulsive. Attractive because I want to enjoy their fruits; repulsive because to commit to either means giving up some quality sloth time. Attractive because I’ll feel better once I’m in a good rhythm; repulsive because a good rhythm is almost always a delayed return on investment....
A friend new to running once told me, “my body actually feels different now.” Well, I assure you, his body actually was different; he really thinned out. Running makes you breathe differently, sleep better, and start to desire healthier foods. No amount of caffeine can ape the alertness of sustained physical activity. When you fall out of a good rhythm of running, you don’t feel the inertia seduce you – until you are lying (literally) at its feet. For me, this looks like a lot of yawning, fatigue despite sleep, and craving salty crunchy junk food because, well, because it’s salty and crunchy...
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