“Roughly 60,000 competitors from more than 140 countries turned out for the New York City Marathon yesterday (Nov. 1, 2026 MJA) — marking the five-borough race’s 50th anniversary, its largest field yet, and the first route change in 15 years. Sweden’s Andreas Almgren won his first-ever marathon in the men’s race (2:06:01); Kenya’s Sheila Chepkirui won the women’s race (2:24:36). The 26.2-mile race changed course for the first time since 2011 this year, with runners seeing two fewer turns in the Bronx to accommodate local access to a supermarket and laundromat. Among the most notoriously difficult moments for runners are the Queensboro Bridge at mile 15 and the so-called Fifth Avenue grind at mile 24. Celebrity runners included actress Jennifer Connelly. The first NYC marathon in 1970 involved several rounds around Manhattan's Central Park, with the race expanding to involve all five boroughs in 1976.” (1440.com)
You may or may not like running. Perhaps it's been a while since you ran anywhere. That’s okay. Not everyone is cut out to be a marathon runner. If you let me set my own pace, I might be able to “run” 26.2 miles in two weeks, but certainly not in a little over two hours. I’ll leave that kind of running to the experts who know what they’re doing.
But if you’re a believer, you are a marathon runner by default. When you first put your faith in Christ, you begin a spiritual race that will end only when you draw your last breath. “Therefore, since we have so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us also lay aside every encumbrance and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us…” (Hebrews 12:1). A life-long marathon can only be successfully accomplished by keeping our eyes on the goal. The next verse in Hebrews 12 identifies Who we are to be running toward: “....fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith…” (Hebrews 12:2). Keep running!!!
God loves you!
Mike
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