triathlon tuesday

I’m about 4 weeks out from my triathlon and I’m still seeing improvements in my times and training, but it’s obviously coming a little slower now.  From the onset of my training (about 12 weeks ago) I decided to chart my times.  Being a little discouraged by the slowing improvement, I decided to look back at my earlier times – and now I’m encouraged.  Here were my initial training times compared to my most recent:

400m swim – 9:43         now – 8:03    

10mile bike – 16.4mph    now – 19.3mph

3.1mile run – 30:54       now – 25:33

I still have a long way to go to reach my long term goals (please note my only short-term goal is to cross the finish line) but was pleased to see how far I’d come.

I have a tendency to do the same thing in my spiritual life.  We all go through times when we get a little frustrated with our progress, and yes, we want to always be moving forward, but sometimes we need to take a few minutes to remember how far God’s grace has brought us.

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