Seeing as today is probably the last day of the year in which the temperature will reach 60 degrees, I took advantage of the weather and went for my longest run in the longest time--exactly 8 miles. I ran to the Princeton University campus, which because of its primarily Gothic architecture feels more like a seminary than the seminary campus. There aren't many things prettier than a centuries-old college campus on a cool autumn morning.
Nor are there many things cooler than Endomondo, the running app I downloaded for my phone. With it I can keep track of my overall time, distance, pace, and mile splits. I'm not setting any records--in fact, I'm running about 3 minutes per mile slower than I ran in high school--but running against my previous times (each workout can be saved) provides incentive.
Running was also a way of postponing finishing my church history paper on Anselm and Aquinas. After spending much of yesterday working on it, the conclusion was all I had left to write, but I hit the wall last night around midnight when I was no longer sure what I was even writing. My vision was even getting blurry from staring at the computer screen for so long. And I like Anselm! His concept of faith seeking understanding (fides quaerens intellectum) I've long since adopted as my personal motto, as I believe that faith once received develops over time through contemplation and spiritual discipline. It is literally a labor of love.
Nor are there many things cooler than Endomondo, the running app I downloaded for my phone. With it I can keep track of my overall time, distance, pace, and mile splits. I'm not setting any records--in fact, I'm running about 3 minutes per mile slower than I ran in high school--but running against my previous times (each workout can be saved) provides incentive.
Running was also a way of postponing finishing my church history paper on Anselm and Aquinas. After spending much of yesterday working on it, the conclusion was all I had left to write, but I hit the wall last night around midnight when I was no longer sure what I was even writing. My vision was even getting blurry from staring at the computer screen for so long. And I like Anselm! His concept of faith seeking understanding (fides quaerens intellectum) I've long since adopted as my personal motto, as I believe that faith once received develops over time through contemplation and spiritual discipline. It is literally a labor of love.
So you're no longer in merry old England anymore?
ReplyDeleteNo, I've returned to the other side of the pond, mate.
ReplyDeleteI think the app originated in England, and my GPS was off, so the default location must be central London.