Endurance Sports

One of my hobbies is endurance sports. This generic label involves long distance running, triathlon, mountain biking, paddling, and just about anything else that involves the outdoors and a long distance physical test of endurance. Unfortunately, God did not give me natural ability for endurance athletics, but He did give me stubbornness to keep trying even when I should probably give up. I am not a natural runner, swimmer, biker, or much else. I must earn each additional mile I move or minute faster I go.

I think is much more appropriate scripture for Christians who are also athletes, as opposed to the more common soaring like eagles and runners in a race ones.

Why do I subject myself to the punishment that is required to do these activities? Good question. If you have to ask though, I probably cannot adequately explain it. Despite that, I have attempted to describe my purpose in this seemingly strange endeavor.

Podcasts

Although I hate the term, there are quite a few good podcasts about endurance activities out on the web. Here is a list of the ones I like and listen to:

• Endurance Planet - Very professionally done and covers a wide variety of endurance sports and topics
• SimplyStu - This guy is way too excited and happy about triathlons, but does provide very useful information.
• Get Your Geek On - Iron Will and Kahuna makes for a very entertaining listen while discussion triathlons and even provide useful tidbits and inspiration.
• Phedippidations - Steve Runner talks all about marathons from a middle of the pack perspective during his long runs
• Dump Runners Club - A little specific about the Denver area and the authors own running, but still discusses a lot of good running information
• The Final Sprint - Great interviews with some high caliber runners