Last week I posted a review on The Runner’s Devotional – if you did not catch it – I’ve included the post below. Tyndale House is offering one reader of Mile Posts a FREE copy of The Runner’s Devotional.
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I had to have it.
All the posts on this blog somehow relate to running, more often than not a lot of those posts also relate to the spiritual side of my running.
I don’t push my faith on anyone and have many friends in my life who are either another religion or do not believe in the existence of God. I used to shy away from even speaking about religion, but was really touched when studying the Bible last year. Why did I care about offending my readers by speaking about Christ, but I was not concerned with how Christ felt about me not speaking about Him?I was very excited when the opportunity arose to review The Runner’s Devotional. Running and God? Yes please.
I have not read the whole devotional, but I feel that I can acurrately review it. I wanted to read the whole thing before I opened the cover, but once I started reading it, I wanted to treasure this little gem for a whole year.
If you have ever read or started to read a devotional, you probably know that if it does not grab you in the first couple of days, it was a waste of money. It should not feel like a chore to read. It should feel like something you enjoy reading. I enjoy this book.
The authors Dana Niesluchowski, and Dave Veerman have run marathons – they understand fitness. Dana is a mom to a young son. I feel like I can connect with them.
The book is broken up into 52 weeks, with a training log space after every week. You can read a whole week at once or you can read some each day according to their suggested way to divide it up. There are stories, there are Bible passages, there are sections on The Runner, The Race, The Result and *Think It Through* section, which is one of my favorites.
My copy is already strewn with highlighted sections, which means you know I love it.
If you are a Christian runner or runner who wants to learn more about Christ you will enjoy this devotional!
Questions? If you want to read an excerpt from the book you can do so on Amazon.com
Note: Tyndale House Publishers provided me with a complimentary copy of this book. I was not paid for this review and the opinions are my own.
Runner, dreamer, marathoner x24, mommy of 3, Women's Running Magazine cover model, published writer, Saucony contributing blogger, running coach, and lover of all things running. I Run This Body. 
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Like Chelsie said, running has definitely brought me closer to God. So often, I don't take the time to talk to Him (or listen to Him) like I should. Running gives me the time and ability to do that.
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I would love to win this book. I am one of the younger, less experienced runners in my running club. So to not get discouraged, I have to turn to God for guidance and strength just about every run. Running to me has been my path to self-discovery. Finding peace and serenity within myself while running has been a challenge. But having a book like this to coincide with my running would be an amazing tool to have!
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i'm a follower of your blog. I want to win b/c like you said, "running and God, yes please!" I try to be careful to not focus more on my running than God so I do my best to include Him in it – it's a great time for conversations with Him anyway! The book sounds great too! runner_girl5k(at)yahoo(dot)com
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I would love to win this book. So I could read a devotional verse every morning. It would give me inspration and motitavion to get out an run even when I'm not feeling it. It would remind me it is a privilege to run not a chore.
I was extremely excited when I saw your post about this book last week, because I was just thinking to myself how I really need to begin to incorporate God and serving him into my running again. I lost my Dad earlier this year and since then I have been having a difficult time with keeping my faith in-check and remembering to make that the focal point of my life. My running has taken the biggest hit of all with not only losing my Dad, but also in getting away from my faith. I would love to win this book to help get me back on track and become inspired again to remember that all gifts come from above and to God should all glory be given.
I would love to win this because my running friend, Lindsay, and I want to start a devotional together! I definitely see the parallels between running and faith and would enjoy doing this devotional with a friend.
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I would love to win this devotional! Running is such a spiritual thing for me. I feel like it brings me closer to God – it's such a natural combination. I really wanted this devotional as soon as you posted your review! I think it would help bring more focus to my running/faith relationship and I love the structure it provides.
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I run by myself so I have lots of time to pray. It has become my favorite way to pass the miles. I have my early morning discussions with God and pray too! He is definitely my strength during the good, the bad, and the ugly!! Being able to journal my thoughts in a running devotional would be amazing. Having others thoughts about God and how it relates to God is just awesome!
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This devotional sounds amazing. I have been reading Jesus Calling as my devotional for the last two years and a change would be great (Though I LOVE Jesus Calling). Thanks for the giveaway.