In a race, everyone runs but only one gets first prize, so run your race to win. to win a contest you must deny yourself things that would keep you from doing your best - all that trouble to get a blue ribbon. But we do it for heavenly reward that never disappears, so run straight to the goal with purpose in every step. 1 Cor 9:24-26.

Testimonial of a woman on a mission to run the Boston marathon. She has run two before that. It's all in diary and poem form and only uses capital letters for names of the Lord. I met the author and had it signed in the early eighties. ( )