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#MondayTrainingUpdate

2013-01-21T21:04:00.002-08:00

#MondayTrainingUpdate

Today mark day 19! Today was a three miles day but I also went for a hike with one of my friends. I finished today with a total of 6 miles! My favorite run of the week was Saturday. My fellow running partner/brother Joseph and I went out for a 7-mile run around the lake… However we found a horse trail and ran that instead of the lake. This run took us on a small trail that was on the side of a cliff. I felt like I was truly trail running! My hardest day of the week was on Friday in which I was set to complete six miles. I got a late start and I am not much of a night runner especially on streets. I basically ran the same streets back and forth and at one point decided I should just go home. I guess I had more will power than that and finished the last mile in 8 minute pace.

Looking forward. This week I will hit my third week of consecutive running everyday. My longest run will be eight miles and my easiest run was today and it was three miles. I will also continue to do my dumbbell workout. This week is a huge milestone in my journey. I will be a quarter of the way to the 100 DAY CHALLENGE!!!

Running for Him,

K.E. Bridgeforth

Hebrews12:1-3

#Mondaytrainingupdate

2013-01-14T20:38:00.001-08:00

#MondayTrainingUpdate

During the summer my brother Joseph and I started a training plan, which included tons and tons of miles. I figured sense I did get a lot faster I would start the plan out again… WAS WRONG. The plan was too much for me; I finished the first week, then trashed it! This left me planless and still trying to run a 5k in 18 minutes. The odds stacked against me I started to run. I created a plan, and what I create is perfect! Always… I decided to run 1 mile on Monday, and then increase a mile each day till the end of the week. Then the next week I would start at two miles and increase from there. When I reach forty miles a week, then I will switch to the other plan to focus on speed. I guess I’m what you call “base building”. I also have added a dumbbell circuit three times a week. There were these dumbbells that have set in our living room for six months untouched. So I cleaned them up, brought them to my room and now put them to good use. They were dusty little suckers.

Running for Him,

K.E.Bridgeforth

Hebrews12:1-3

#Goalsfor2013

2013-01-02T00:08:00.000-08:00

Goals for 2013

1. Spiritual goal

a. Read through the Bible this year

2. Mental goals

a. Read six books this year

b. Complete bachelors degree

c. Begin working on master degree

3. Physical goals

a. Complete a marathon

b. Run a 5k in 18:00

c. Finish a 50 mile race

d. (Dream goal complete 100 mile race)

4. Social goals

a. Double my tweets from last year

b. Stay in contact with friends/ brothers/ girlfriend

c. Start a running group

I feel that the spiritual goal is most important. I have been born and raised in church but have never read through the whole bible. How can I expect others to read in the bible if I have never completed the whole Thing. I have developed a love for reading books. While in high school I detested reading and well into my college expeditions. However I had the opportunity to read Don’t waste yourlife By John piper and from there I can not stop reading. I do not read fast by any means, I eat the elephant one bite at a time. It has been a dream of five year to complete my bachelor’s degree and this dream is now becoming a reality. I have attempted to run one marathon but I DNF’d , my ego was stronger than my legs, however this is a race that I wish to complete. I have never been “fast”. It has been a dream of mine to reach the running community in San Diego. I will explain more in a later blog.

Running for Him,

Keith Bridgeforth

Hebrews 12:1-3

#MondayTrainingUpdate

2012-08-13T23:59:00.003-07:00

Last week… I purchased my plane ticket to
phoenix for the day before my race. Ill be spending most my time and running the race with my girl friend Cassie… She is a huge support in all my running adventures! I hit every single run for the week except the long run I made only 4 out of the 13 but at least I made it 6 days of running!

Thursday, Friday, and Saturday was a cross-country camp put on by the school, I coach with. We had a great turn out. The head coach and I had the opportunity to teach how to run good form. This upcoming season is starting today! The whole coaching staff is expecting great things. I am looking forward to running with the runners of the team and my hope is to teach them what it means to run and run well, but also to use them as motivation for my goal race.

Injured! The bottom of my left foot has had some pain. I have been trying to work through it but today I might have set it back while playing badminton. I really am going to keep pushing through it, I feel like my body can fix itself while I’m training. Whether that means taking it easier on hard days, shortening miles, maybe even a extra rest day. Right now I have been trigger pointing and icing here and there to keep the pain at a minimum.

Always running for Him,

K.E. Bridgeforth

Hebrews 12:1-3

Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. Consider him who endured such opposition from sinners, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.

#poemwednesday

2012-08-08T17:54:00.001-07:00

Something

Rise up look around

See the beauty it surrounds

Days are numbered

Wasted life

Something, Something, something

What are we searching for

Spending time here, there

Restless, Restless, life

One chance

Make it, Break it!

Smiles on people’s faces

Jumping up and down

Shouting loud and proud

Laughter, watery faces

Dream a reflection

The reflection on Something

Reflecting Him

The one the only

Looking up

Here, the cheers

Days are numbered

Purpose life

Always running for Him,

K.E. Bridgeforth

Hebrews 12:1-3

#mondaytrainingupdate

2012-08-06T23:43:00.002-07:00

I have picked a race date… Now the training begins! The race is on September 15 over in Phoenix. My last P.R. was a 23:50 so my plan is to be in the 20s or 21s. On top of running I will also be doing training to increase my max push-ups, sit-ups, pull-ups, and squats. Last week I hit 4 out of the five training runs, but this week I want to be back up to 6 days a week. I am going to try and hit a minimum of 35 miles a week; I would really like to be around 40+ miles a week though. This cycle through I will be focusing more on times and splits, however in recent training cycles I have found running much more enjoyable with less equipment.

This race seems to be pretty small, which could in turn help me. I have wanted to place first in my age group but my dream is to cross the finish line first. I'm hoping and praying that this would be the race! The race website is http://www.tjsruntofightcf.com/index.html. The cost is only $25, which is considerably cheep, plus it goes to a great cause!

Max push-ups: 21

Max Sit-ups: 31

Max Pull-ups: 4

Max Squats: 32

Always running for Him,

K.E. Bridgeforth

Isaiah 40:29-31

He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak. Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.

It Takes Someone: MindFX Energy Giveaway & Product Review

2012-08-05T14:15:00.001-07:00

MindFX Energy Giveaway & Product Review

This will be my first Giveaway and first Product review. I hope to be able to do a product review every other week.

This is a product review on the energy drink that I received in the mail today. I have been trying to find a good solid drink for endurance athletes, like myself. I have been greatly impressed with MindFX Energy thus far. Hope you like my review.
ALSO don't forget to take part in the giveaway. I will be giving away a 3pack of MindFX Energy.

***Comment: What is your favorite pre-workout drink?***

Why MindFX Energy?
MindFX Energy is great for athletes or runners that need an extra push during a workout run. It can help runners and athletes break through the so called "wall."

What is MindFX Energy?
MindFX Energy is a healthy energy drink for endurance athletes. "It is an exceptionally innovative herbal formula designed to assist the body’s blood flow delivering essential nutrients to the brain for sustained peak alertness and body performance*" (MindFX Website). MindFX Energy gives Essential Nutrients for a well balanced mind and it increases blood and oxygen flow to the brain. It also gives energy for increased alertness and better focus and concentration during activities (MindFX Website).

What do I like about MindFX Energy?

I like the fact that it was specifically designed for athletes and active people. MindFX Energy is also low in calories, only 35cal per serving. It tastes great. I can't wait for other flavors to come out. I also like that it gives you energy, focus, and essential vitamins.

Why would I recommend MindFX Energy?
MindFX Energy is a great product. It is very worth buying. The price is near the same price as most of your other energy drinks, however, MindFX Energy is much better for you. This is a product that I would consistently buy and use because it's great for endurance athletes and the pricing is very reasonable.

***Comment: What is your favorite pre-workout drink?***

Check out MindFX at http://www.mind-fx.com/
Connect with me on Twitter and Dailymile
Hope you enjoyed my first product review and first giveaway
Thanks,
Joseph Bridgeforth

2012-08-03T13:09:00.004-07:00

Chariots of Fire - Eric's Speech

Our Deepest Fear

The Fray - Say When

Lifehouse - Halfway Gone

One Republic - Good life

Explosion in the Sky - A Poor Mans Memory

#MondayTrainingupdate 7/3/2012

2012-07-03T21:17:00.000-07:00

Monday/ Tuesday training update

Last week I botched the training plan! At the church(Foothills Christian Church) I attended a yearly youth conference called Future Quest. I have been going to this conference for 13 years! The last five years I have been a volunteer. This conference is from noon to ten from Wednesday thru Friday, as a volunteer I helped Tuesday thru Saturday as part of the set up and tear down crew. Needless to say I felt that future quest was more important than running last week. Working future quest was well worth it, not only were teenagers lives change by the power of God, but God also used me to play a role in this MOVEMENT!

Total mileage for the week was 9 miles… I was able to squeeze in a one-mile run on Wednesday, I had a race on Friday, and then a team group run on Saturday. The race one Friday was the MCRD Freedom Run. I ran with race with a few friends and another member of the team. I ran with Juan, Andrew, and Joseph(@jabridgeforth). The most exciting part of the whole race was that I set a PR of 23:52 which means I shaved three minutes of my 5k PR in just two months! However, my brother @jabridgeforth also set a PR, he was in the upper 18 minutes. This I can credit to my increased millage, speed work, and the joy that was set before me. The MCRD Freedom run was free for both my brother and I because my dad is retired military. But it cost civilians only $10… That’s So cheap for a well put together race! You get a t-shirt, free food (this year it was Jersey mikes), a beer, Red Bull, Five hour energy, Monster, Water, Tons of booths, plus a Free raffle! One of the things Juan and I did was the watermelon-eating contest! Sadly we were untrained and inexperienced so we fell to the champion.

This weeks training

Monday was supposed to be an 11mi long run but I was sick and sore from all the lifting for set up and tear down, I decided it would be in my best interest to take a extra rest day. Tuesday is a 6mi easy run with 6 x 150m repeats. Wednesday is a 2mi warm up + 5mi tempo run then a 1mi cool down, Thursday is a easy 6mi run with 6 X 150m repeats, Friday is 7 miles, Saturday is a 2mi warm up + 4mi tempo run with a 1mi cool down. Sunday is my day of rest! I have also included push-ups and sit ups and pull ups with squats.

I will be posting more this week because I am trying to keep my blogs on the shorter side! So stay tuned to see what else I have been up too!

Always running for Him,

K.E. Bridgeforth

Isaiah 60:1-3

“Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord rises upon you. See, darkness covers the earth and thick darkness is over the peoples, but the Lord rises upon you and his glory appears over you. Nations will come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your dawn.”

Monday Training Update 6/25/2012

2012-06-25T22:56:00.001-07:00

Monday Training Update

Last week I finished with a total of 46 miles. This is the most miles I have done in a week since my marathon training in late November. I finished the week with the Low Tide Ride and stride. This race is an 8.2-mile run from Imperial Beach to Coronado. I did not meet my goal of 1:10:00 but I did PR with a time of 1:12:24. I ran in my Vivobarefoot Evo II, these shoes are one of my favorite racers/training shoes. Three out of the five #teamIAM crew was there. Last year all five of us ran it! Joseph(@jabridgeforth) broke his PR along with Quentin. Both of them were running in the NB minimus road. Overall the race was really fun, I personally had a blast, and this is one race I will be looking forward to next year!

Train for this week will have a max mileage of 30. Monday I am taking off because of the race the day before. Tuesday is a 3mi run, Wednesday is 5mi at a easy pace, Thursday is the speed day with a 2mi warm up 3mi tempo run 1mi cool down. For the weekend Friday will be another 3mi run, Saturday will be a 6mi day at easy pace, on Sunday I will finish with a 7mi long run. The day I am looking forward to most is Friday. This is because a few of the runner from the cross-country team along with the coaches will be participating in a 5k race for the military. The race is called the MCRD Freedom run; I ran in it last year and am looking for a 5k PR this year! I am trying to run at an 8 min pace… so my goal for the race is a 22 min finish!

After this race I’m going to try and focus strictly on training with no races in the month of July, unless someone springs something upon me. I really need to bear down and get ready to coach this fall.

K.E. Bridgeforth(@newnation)

Psalm 23

The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing. He makes me lie down in green pastures; he leads me beside quiet waters, he refreshes my soul. He guides me along the right paths for his name’s sake. Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil, for you are with me;  your rod and your staff, they comfort me. You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. Surely your goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.

Monday Training Update

2012-06-18T14:55:00.000-07:00

Monday Training Update

This week I will be hitting 40 miles of running. Monday is my distance day of 10 miles, trying to run that at a 11min mile. Tuesday will be a easy run of 4.5 mi with 150m strides. Wednesday will be a 7mi run at a 10mi pace. Thursday will be on the trails and it will be a 2mi warm up with a 4mi tempo run, and then a 1mi cool down. Friday will then be a 5mi run with 150m strides. Saturday I will have off because I am doing a race on Sunday which is 8.2 miles. This week I’m focusing on completing every run. One of my goals for race day is to beat my PR from last year, which was just under 1:20:00. This year I would like to finish under 1:10:00. I have been debating adding push-ups, sit-ups, squats, and pull-ups into my daily exercises.

New this week I am going to become a vegetarian/vegan. I don’t know how long this I going to last. My brother recommended it, he said it is great for endurance runners.

I have also been reading a few books. I am currently reading, How to Read a Book, 365 Day Challenge, Love Your Enemies, Touch point for leaders, and the Bible. I have been using Touch point for leader in close relation with the Bible to help me understand it more.

Contest winning! I recently won a Free tech Tee from Altra, I am excited to be getting it in the mail very soon. They posted a picture of two shoe outsoles and if you were the first to name both you got a free tech tee, needless to say I was the quickest on the trigger! I am looking forward to buying a pair of their Samson’s.

All for You,

K.E. Bridgeforth

Psalm 32

Role Models

2012-05-17T23:12:00.000-07:00

Role Models

Today this post is not going to be a poem. I was thinking about writing one but this topic seems to be more dear to my heart than what a poem could express.

Anyways, while unpacking a box which I came across a frame w/ a picture(baseball card) of a role model I looked up to, while I was younger. I have had this frame since 1999, about 13 years.

This person is Barry Bonds! He was one of the best! I had multiple cards on his and still have them, so I think. This helps explain why I had his card in the first place. It seems though his name has began to have a bad representation. This is why I have kept his card. Typically when a person has views I disagree with, I choose to erase them. But "barry", well he was different. See I kept his card on my wall for over thirteen years. This reason being because it is a constant reminder of choices. I am reminded of a person who pretty much had it all, but lost it because of his choices. I kept his card so every time I look at it I am reminded that my choices effect the path my life goes. I know that it is a struggle. However, I cannot let my life end up like his. Is he successful? Yes, merely in terms the world says he is. I must continually remind myself taking the next best thing, cutting the next corner, or weaseling my way out of a situation is.. and cannot be the choice I make!

In the next few days to come will not only have Barry up on my wall, but I will have another man next to him as a constant reminder of the man I want to be, and the choices I want to make.

K.E. Bridgeforth

Matthew 25:14-30 For it is just like a man about to go on a journey, who called his own slaves and entrusted his possessions to them.To one he gave five talents, to another, two, and to another, one, each according to his own ability; and he went on his journey. Immediately the one who had received the five talents went and traded with them, and gained five more talents. In the same manner the one who had received the two talents gained two more. But he who received the one talent went away, and dug a hole in the ground and hid his master’s money. “Now after a long time the master of those slaves came and settled accounts with them. The one who had received the five talents came up and brought five more talents, saying, ‘Master, you entrusted five talents to me. See, I have gained five more talents.’ His master said to him, ‘Well done, good andfaithful slave. You were faithful with a few things, I will put you in charge of many things; enter into the joy of your master.’

“Also the one who had received the two talents came up and said, ‘Master, you entrusted two talents to me. See, I have gained two more talents.’ His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful slave. You were faithful with a few things, I will put you in charge of many things; enter into the joy of your master.’ “And the one also who had received the one talent came up and said, ‘Master, I knew you to be a hard man, reaping where you did not sow and gathering where you scattered no seed. And I was afraid, and went away and hid your talent in the ground. See, you have what is yours.’
“But his master answered and said to him, ‘You wicked, lazy slave, you knew that I reap where I did not sow and gather where I scattered no seed.Then you ought to have put my money in the bank, and on my arrival I would have received my money back with interest. Therefore take away the talent from him, and give it to the one who has the ten talents.’
“ For to everyone who has, more shall be given, and he will have an abundance; but from the one who does not have, even what he does have shall be taken away. Throw out the worthless slave into the outer darkness; in that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

The Lark Ascending

2012-05-15T22:06:00.001-07:00

The Lark Ascending

He rises and begins to round,
He drops the silver chain of sound,
Of many links without a break,
In chirrup, whistle, slur and shake,
All intervolved and spreading wide,
Like water-dimples down a tide
Where ripple ripple overcurls
And eddy into eddy whirls;
A press of hurried notes that run
So fleet they scarce are more than one,
Yet changeingly the trills repeat
And linger ringing while they fleet,
Sweet to the quick o' the ear, and dear
To her beyond the handmaid ear,
Who sits beside our inner springs,
Too often dry for this he brings,
Which seems the very jet of earth
At sight of sun, her music's mirth,
As up he wings the spiral stair,
A song of light, and pierces air
With fountain ardour, fountain play,
To reach the shining tops of day,
And drink in everything discerned
An ecstasy to music turned,
Impelled by what his happy bill
Disperses; drinking, showering still,
Unthinking save that he may give
His voice the outlet, there to live
Renewed in endless notes of glee,
So thirsty of his voice is he,
For all to hear and all to know
That he is joy, awake, aglow;
The tumult of the heart to hear
Through pureness filtered crystal-clear,
And know the pleasure sprinkled bright
By simple singing of delight;
Shrill, irreflective, unrestrained,
Rapt, ringing, on the jet sustained
Without a break, without a fall,
Sweet-silvery, sheer lyrical,
Perennial, quavering up the chord
Like myriad dews of sunny sward
That trembling into fulness shine,
And sparkle dropping argentine;
Such wooing as the ear receives
From zephyr caught in choric leaves
Of aspens when their chattering net
Is flushed to white with shivers wet;
And such the water-spirit's chime
On mountain heights in morning's prime,
Too freshly sweet to seem excess,
Too animate to need a stress;
But wider over many heads
The starry voice ascending spreads,
Awakening, as it waxes thin,
The best in us to him akin;
And every face to watch him raised,
Puts on the light of children praised;
So rich our human pleasure ripes
When sweetness on sincereness pipes,
Though nought be promised from the seas,
But only a soft-ruffling breeze
Sweep glittering on a still content,
Serenity in ravishment
For singing till his heaven fills,
'Tis love of earth that he instils,
And ever winging up and up,
Our valley is his golden cup,
And he the wine which overflows
To lift us with him as he goes:
The woods and brooks, the sheep and kine,
He is, the hills, the human line,
The meadows green, the fallows brown,
The dreams of labour in the town;
He sings the sap, the quickened veins;
The wedding song of sun and rains
He is, the dance of children, thanks
Of sowers, shout of primrose-banks,
And eye of violets while they breathe;
All these the circling song will wreathe,
And you shall hear the herb and tree,
The better heart of men shall see,
Shall feel celestially, as long
As you crave nothing save the song.

Was never voice of ours could say
Our inmost in the sweetest way,
Like yonder voice aloft, and link
All hearers in the song they drink.
Our wisdom speaks from failing blood,
Our passion is too full in flood,
We want the key of his wild note
Of truthful in a tuneful throat;
The song seraphically free
Of taint of personality,
So pure that it salutes the suns
The voice of one for millions,
In whom the millions rejoice
For giving their one spirit voice.
Yet men have we, whom we revere,
Now names, and men still housing here,
Whose lives, by many a battle-dint
Defaced, and grinding wheels on flint,
Yield substance, though they sing not, sweet
For song our highest heaven to greet:
Whom heavenly singing gives us new,
Enspheres them brilliant in our blue,
From firmest base to farthest leap,
Because their love of Earth is deep,
And they are warriors in accord
With life to serve, and, pass reward,
So touching purest and so heard
In the brain's reflex of yon bird:
Wherefore their soul in me, or mine,
Through self-forgetfulness divine,
In them, that song aloft maintains,
To fill the sky and thrill the plains
With showerings drawn from human stores,
As he to silence nearer soars,
Extends the world at wings and dome,
More spacious making more our home,
Till lost on his aerial rings
In light, and then the fancy sings.

George Meredith.

One of the people I have just recently found out about. Looking forward to reading more of his works.

My Mind is Running

2012-05-14T19:13:00.003-07:00

My Mind is Running

Up late at night

How could it be like this

When was the life so simple

Where did it go

Bondage holding me

Society pulling me

Where will I end up

Where can I be

Looking back on the life

Funny, funny funny,

Is that what they say

Time to wake up

Time to change

Not looking back

Today no never

Moving forward

Up and forever

Can’t hold me back

Can’t make me stay

Up late at night

Reflecting on today

Life is good

Today is a good day

K.E. Bridgeforth

Matthew 11:28-30

“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”

Moving On

2012-04-28T17:04:00.001-07:00

Moving On

Life has reached a cornerstone

From which another rock will be thrown

Casting into the wind here and there

Hoping to land some place somewhere

Happiness abounds

Without hurts and frowns

A place of peace and strength

A place to move foreword

Onward, upward without holding back

Keep pressing not to look back

To see yourself at the top

Is not the end?

But a place in which to say

To say it well with pride so gay

Life has reached a cornerstone

And I will not stay

Matthew 11:28-30

28 Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.

K.E. Bridgeforth

If You Know Me

2012-04-25T16:20:00.000-07:00

Today I writ this poem it was mostly meant for me but I have to believe it was meant for more then just me. I hope that you guys all enjoy it.

If You Know Me

If you know me,

You would know me

You would know me for me

You would know the person I want to be

You would know my family

To say you know someone

But some how know nothing

Is to know something

which is nothing

It is not one but two

In some cases it may be three or more

But to know someone takes two

If you knew who I am

Only if you knew

I will be a traveler of many miles

I will go places most people would never go

I would be a challenger to dream big

And accomplish them

I would stand up in my in my beliefs

If you only knew

Only if you could see my dreams

Only if you see the future through my eyes

All my fears and my cry’s

Only if…

Only if you knew

If you know me

You would know me

Joel 2:28

It will come about after this

That I will pour out My Spirit on all mankind;

And your sons and daughters will prophesy,

Your old men will dream dreams,

Your young men will see visions.

K.E. Bridgeforth

Is money really the answer?

2012-03-02T16:52:00.000-08:00

Is money really the answer?

On my twitter (@newnation) everyday I post a question of the day. Today’s question is “Is money really the answer?” This blog post will be in regards to that question.

The question seems open ended. While it is still a question regarding a yes or no answer, it still requires some thinking. A few questions in the question of the day can be raised. The first question that I thought of was is the question talking about money in a physical aspect with such things as the dollar, or is does it focus more on money as things that are meaningful to the person? The second question I thought about was is money the answer to what? Is money the answer to everything every where as the QOTD(question of the day) would suggest? One thing I see in this QOTD is that money is either the answer or is not the answer.

FACE VAULE

To answer this question at face value, by this I mean money is the dollar and the “answer” is to everything. My answer is NO! Money cannot be the answer. Money cannot put itself in motion. To say money pays for something is wrong, the person pays, the money is the trade in which that something is paid for. What about money answering questions? Try to figure out how many light-years away the sun is by looking or asking the dollar. Could you imagine a world like this… it would be wish-wash, upside-down, and crazy! It is insane to imagine money being the answer in this sense. Yet, How many people treat money in this sense like it is the answer to everything? I admit I have done it. I’m sure many other people have to.

PERSONAL NOTE

Money in my own life has had very littler meaning and still has very little meaning. My parents installed this idea since I was very young. From what I’ve seen, my parents they have never really been overly concerned with money in the sense of the dollar. Of course, they stressed out about the occasional bill here or there but never more than that. They have seemed to always be content in what they had. Would they like a bigger T.V., a more expensive car, a new patio, or a new kitchen? I’m sure they would say yes. If you were to ask my parents how they have been content, and how the can still be happy even when money is tight. The answer would leave you dumb-founded! Their answer would be to live on only ninety percent of their income. Actually they probably live on less than that. What do you do with that other ten percent you might ask? They give that ten percent to the church. With that ten percent they make an investment! An investment that will last more than a lifetime!

Next Friday, I will continue my regards to this question.

Your runner,

Keith Bridgeforth

5k Sunday, Sara Hall Monday

2012-02-29T14:31:00.002-08:00

5k Sunday, Sara Hall Monday

For the last few weeks I was training for a 5k. By this I mean I wanted to reduce my 5k time. I have ran many 5ks, 10ks, and attempted a marathon. So the distance of the 5k is no struggle for me. In high school I ran cross-country my senior year. My 5k times then floated around a 32 min race. My goal when I started running again was to complete a 5k without walking. So on my journey of running post high school began with this goal in mind. I started out just running here and there. I started to get serious when I started a run/walk program for a 5k. I hit this program head on for about 4-6 weeks. About two weeks after I stopped training I ran a 5k and completed my goal. I set a 5k pr of 30 min, without walking. At this point I took a long break because I was playing collegiate lacrosse. However that same semester I quit lacrosse not because my love for the game, but the coaches and me weren’t seeing eye-to-eye on a lot of issues. Leaving the game of lacrosse felt like a divorce, I loved the game but things were certainly hard. I also felt life was calling me to move onto my other dreams. For the next few months I was in rebellion toward anything requiring physical activity. When I quit I was weighing about 215 and my goal weight is still 200. However, during this four-month rebellion my weight increased to 230 lbs. Reality hit after looking in the mirror. That summer began running and running a lot. I have four brothers all of us runners, two of them the high school cross-country team, another that graduated that semester from college and the other graduated from high school. My first run was a 6mi run with Alex. This was the third hardest run I have ever done. This 6mi run took about 1hr and 30min, which is about a 13-14 min mile. Now I run a 10k in 58min, this is not even a year after my first 10k. I will go into more detail on my three hardest runs in another blog.

That summer all of us brothers completed a lot of running. Then the school year came around and my running circle had diminished and so did my drive to run. In order to get back into the flow of things again, my school had a 10k and I signed up for that and started training. I was training for about 2 weeks, after my second week I got a call from Alex asking if I wanted to do a marathon. Of course my response was yes but you’re an idiot for making me do this. The marathon was the day after Christmas, the Operation Jack Marathon. At this point he contacted my three other brothers and I assume they all had the same response. My parents told us to only do a half, but us Bridgeforth’s are hard headed and our mind was set on the marathon. My training changed from 6.2mi race to a 26.2mi race. My goal was to complete the MARATHON. The training started our excellent, however four weeks before the marathon I thought it would be a great idea to take a break, for the next four weeks I rand very very little. A week before the marathon my school went on Christmas break, I was at home and my brothers and me ran about 10mi that week. The marathon came and I ran 22 out of the 26.2 mi. I missed it. I missed it by only 4miles, I was disappointed in myself, more disappointed in my lack of training. After about a week of recovery and a week of light running I ran another 5k race. My time was 28:30. I decided that from now on that I am going train and complete my training for everything I set my mind to.

Upon returning to school I found a 5k that would help me secede in decreasing my 5k time. I was doing that plan for about 3 weeks but then I hit a bump, my running stopped due to lack of motivation and I was getting burnt out. Over this break I did a lot of thinking. I wanted to continue on this plan, and also continue to lift weights. My daily workout with running and lifting was about 2hrs, which was getting too much for me. So for the next two weeks I found and decided I would do CFE and the running plan as well as pushups on my off days of CFE. To begin this new start I decided to run a 5k race, which was this last Sunday. I was getting good turn over for about the first leg of the race, on the second leg of the race, my pace slowed down. I believed I finished in like 27:30 that is just a estimate, I wasn’t wearing a watch, I couldn’t find it the night before, and they race clock had my time wrong.

The highlight of my week was meeting Sara Hall! She was in town, at first I really didn’t want to go but I felt I was supposed to go. So I went with my roommate Derek. We all chatted for about like 10-15 min told her about my brothers, my goals, joked around a little bit. The thing that struck me the most was when she gave me her signature she also put John 10:10 on it. What does this verse say? I thought. John 10:10 says “The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.” This was the message I needed to here that day! You see I was at a point in my life were my I was stolen from and felt destroyed. This verse caused me to remember that in order to have life, I need to place it in him, Jesus. In order to achieve my goals as a runner, as a person, as a writer, as a student, I need to place God as the head and my plans second. So now when I run my primary goal is to, as it says in Luke 10:27 “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’ and, ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’” What does this mean? I wish I had all the answers, I have an idea of what love is, but to love God with everything? I am still learning. This is my focus now I will work through what it means to love God. My second goal will be to love people as I love myself. Next week I hope to have more definitional meanings of what it to love God and others.

My prayer is that I would be able to live this verse out in my life and that other people would live this verse out as well, that us Christians would be a light to the broken, but first would be able to love God with everything. I pray that You would help me be a light when there is a need. I pray that it would be Your will and not mine and that through me I would be able to reach whomever and whoever. Whatever is the call, I pray I will be ready.

Thank for everything!

Your runner, Keith Bridgeforth

P.S. Tomorrow I will not be posting neither will I post on sundays.

Huarache Tying Method

2012-02-28T18:39:00.002-08:00

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New direction

2012-02-27T13:34:00.000-08:00

First I would like to apologize, I have been inconstant with my postings. I have also not posted when I said I would.

This Changes today though.

Today I will be posting a video on how I tie my huaraches.

Thank you all for the understanding.

#7 marathon update

2011-11-04T14:38:00.000-07:00

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