No Runner Left Behind [28th Mar]

Dear brothers and sisters-in-Christ

First, let us welcome all those who have signed up to be part of the PMC Running Community! We thank God that so many of you have indicated interest.

You have probably signed up with various objectives in mind, so it is helpful to list them here:

• You want to adopt a healthy lifestyle.
• You have a weight objective in mind.
• You want to challenge yourself by completing a particular running event.
• You want to improve your running.
• You enjoy the company of fellow believers who are also runners.
• You want to serve God through running, i.e., you want to run for a cause.
  

It does not matter what you have in mind, you are all welcome! PMC Running Community is an open platform to build relationships among PMC members, to reach out to the pre-believers and serve the community through regular activities involving running. One important aspect of this group is service to the community-at-large, and we will share more about this in a subsequent email.

So what will we do? Here are some activities that we have in mind:

(1) Workshops/talks about running as a lifestyle, how to choose a training program, goal setting, medical advice, and sharing by more experienced runners
(2) Running sessions catering to runners by ability and experience
(3) Training for specific races/events
(4) Runner’s fellowship sessions

To kick start our running sessions, please note our first run session in your schedule:

Date: March 28, 2009 (Sat)
Time: 7:30 am
Venue: PMC church foyer
Routes: to be confirmed, but there will be a short route (3 to 5 km) and a longer route (10 km)

We will have a short devotion and set off by 7:45 am. Our philosophy is "No runner left behind!" So simply run at your own comfortable pace and walk if you wish to. There will be designated sweepers to make sure that everyone gets back to PMC! Refreshments (isotonic drinks and water) will be provided in PMC after the run session.

See you on March 28!

Nian Long, Hongyee and Seow Eng