There was a time when everyone believed that it was physically impossible for a human to run a mile in less than four minutes.

…that was until May 6, 1954 when, at the Iffley Road Track at Oxford University, Roger Bannister, became the first man to break four minutes for the mile, with his time of 3:59.4.

Since that day, approximately 1600 other men have accomplished the same feat. Each one following Bannister’s example and doing something that, for generations, had been considered impossible.

One of the greatest things you can do in life is to be an example. Bannister is an example who granted permission for other runners to do the ‘impossible.’

I believe we’re each called to, in some way, do the same thing. Whenever we take on a difficult task (in sport, faith, family, career…)  or attempt something deemed ‘impossible’ we’re not just doing it for ourselves, but to inspire others to do the same.

Go do something ‘impossible.’

So, I’m writing a blog post about a pair of shoes… I’ve never never really thought I’d be doing such a thing, but getting really pumped-up about the release of new pair of shoes seems to be one of those strange & crazy things that happens when you fall in love with running. The shoe I’ve really gotten pumped about is the Saucony Kinvara.

Last year, when I really started getting serious about running again, I realized that I needed a real pair of running shoes. I’d been running in randomly selected shoes that I found at athletic department stores. However, as I learned more about running and started getting some great coaching, I realized that I needed to get some real running shoes… so I visited Potomac River Running to get hooked-up.

I’d heard a lot about ‘minimal running’ so the light-weight Kinvara 2 was intriguing to me. The people at the store had lots of great things to say about it, so I ended-up buying a pair. They advised me to transition into the shoe slowly since it was a more minimal shoe than what I’d been running in; I found this hard to do though because once I put them on, I didn’t want to go back to my other shoes.

1 pair of K3s

1st pair of K3s

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You Asked For It

Brian Ayers —  March 25, 2013 — Leave a comment

yafiHave you ever been sitting in a church service and felt like raising your had to ask a question?

Ever had a nagging question that you were dying to ask, but were too embarrassed or afraid that you might sound silly asking it?

Wrestling with a big question that you’d like to get some perspective on?

Here’s your opportunity to ask.

Give us your biggest & best questions. Everyone will vote, via text message, on Easter Sunday, and the ones with the most votes will be the sermon topic for the next four weeks. It’s that simple. So, go ahead and ask for it!

Ask (anonymous) right here.