Reflections on a treadmill

I've been wanting to increase my workout on my treadmill, but haven't figured out how to add more time on it in my already full days. So, I've been increasing the incline, making for a harder workout, if not longer. Some days the time speeds by as I'm deep in thought problem solving or thinking about what's ahead in my day. Other days my legs feel like lead and each minute seems to crawl by. On those days what helps - I'm slowly discovering - is not to focus on how slowly the time is moving ahead on my read out or how tired my body feels, but to think about what I'm accomplishing, keeping my goal in sight of better health and more energy.
This morning around mile 1, I reflected that this whole thing is lots like running the race of life and then sure enough the message at church today was keeping our focus on the "God who is bigger" rather than on the tough things we're facing. If my eyes are on God and the work he's accomplishing in my character, then my focus is not so much on the gorry details of the tough things. Maybe I'll inch that incline up even higher tomorrow!