Table of Contents
Foreword 9
Introduction 11
1 Cultivating Courage 15
2 Beauty from Ashes 19
3 Walking with Purpose 23
4 He Refreshes My Soul 27
5 Your Pace Is Your Pace 31
6 Cloud of Witnesses 35
7 Hydrating Well 39
8 Running Away from the Lies 43
9 Seasoned with Salt 47
10 Running through Life's Hurdles 51
11 Press On toward the Goal 55
12 Trust Your Coach 59
13 Get Up and Walk 63
14 Learning to Breathe 67
15 Looking beyond the Haze 71
16 Perfect Practice Makes Perfect 75
17 The Power of Suggestion 79
18 Traversing Life's Trails 83
19 Building Spiritual Muscles 88
20 Showing Up Matters 92
21 Coming Full Circle 96
22 Soaring through the Clouds 100
23 Walking on Water 104
24 Loving Your Neighbor on the Trail 108
25 Friend and Forerunner 112
26 Running for Diamonds 116
27 Suiting Up with Proper Gear 120
28 Valuing the Building Process 124
29 Battling Fear on the Course 128
30 Honoring Our Sacred Bodies 132
31 Your Race Isn't Over Yet 136
32 Walking Like Jesus 140
33 Letting God Nourish Us 144
34 Hitting the Wall 148
35 Under His Wings 152
36 Running to Worship 156
37 Training Together 160
38 Following My Coach 164
39 Resting in Unforced Rhythms 168
40 Running toward the Rock 172
41 Developing Mental Toughness 176
42 Building Muscle Memory 180
43 Run Like a Girl 184
44 Learning from the Crepe Myrtle 188
45 Running against the Wind 192
46 Fighting the Good Fight 196
47 Praying While Running 200
48 Navigating Injuries 204
49 Resting as Part of Training 208
50 Dealing with Disappointment 212
51 Finishing Well 216
52 Running the Ultramarathon 219
Appendix 1 How to Form a Running Group 225
Appendix 2 Warm-up Drills for Runners 232
Appendix 3 Walk, Run, Soar 5K 238
Appendix 4 Walk, Run, Soar 10K 241
Appendix 5 Walk, Run, Soar Half Marathon 244
Appendix 6 Walk, Run, Soar Weekly Mileage Chart 247
Appendix 7 Walk, Run, Soar Annual Mileage Chart 248
Acknowledgments 249
Notes 255
