Dehydration

Some of my pals are going for the army half marathon tomorrow! cheers to them! I've not had sufficient time to train and i'm afraid that my legs will fall off! haha! so yups! better get training before i attempt some milk run/10km and then work my way up! =)

Anyways...since i'm more a skills-based person, the thought of running got me imagining the mental battle and how the physical will affect the mental, and yups...an interesting thot struck me! =)

Dehydration is very real for runners, especially in hot and humid Singapore, and yes, part of the race prep is that you should consume lots of fluids starting from 48 hours before. And also, during the race, regardless of whether you feel thirsty or not, you should consume some water at every water point. Why? Because by the time thirst hits, your body is already in the 1st stages of dehydration! And it is likely that it you will continue to carry that dehydration along even if you drink copious amounts of fluid from the moment of thirst! So yups, if you refuse to carbo-load, and water-load (is there such a term? ahaha) it only means that your performance will be affected and you run the risk of getting a heat disorder...

Isn't that true also for us in the spiritual realm? If we fail to drink of the Living Water daily and regularly, we find ourselves 'dehydrating' (drying up...), we get affected by every little thing, we 'overheat' easily and everything seems so difficult to bear? If we wait until the thirst hits, we have been walking in our own strength for awhile and have forgotten how to lean on the Lord for His strength...so yup...drink up warriors of the Lord! Your battle is long and arduous, never forget that our life is a marathon, not a sprint! =) Be faithful to the end!

Parting thought
Physical exercise has some value, but spiritual exercise is valuable in every way, because it promises life both for the present and for the future. 1 Timothy 4:8 (GNB)