The Marathon Mother | Christians in Sport interview Gill Bland

Gill's story as a Christian, mother and marathon runner is inspiring. Taking up marathon running in 2011, Gill progressed to a personal best of 2:53:22 in 2016, all while working and more recently becoming a mum.
Listen for how Gill's identity in Christ is game-changing for her sport, church, to family life.
0:00 Intro and Jill's bio
1:30 What does it mean to have your sport and faith connected?
3:16 How Gill got into running marathons
5:52 Running highlights, and challenges so far
9:35 How does Gill balance running, work, church and family life?
13:53 What's it like to share faith with other runners?
17:21 Is it hard for people in church to understand your commitment to running?
20:21 Positive changes and possible pitfalls for women's running as the sport evolves.
26:33 Coming back to running after pregnancy
30:51 Has running shaped your faith?
33:57 Outro
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[@tracyheath6076]

I did enjoy the interview. I appreciate her honesty. I’m not sure if “luck” is a good word in the Christian life. We don’t rely on “luck” we rely on Gods hand in settings the stage, bringing people in our lives or even the layout of plans. We want to give Him that recognition and thankfulness that he has everything in control and detailed in our lives. I’m not sure about attending any sports event or even training on the Sabbath. God did say to keep the sabbath holy. He will bless us for not making running or any sport an idol. God made the sabbath for man to rest. He takes that very seriously, He knows our bodies need that both mentally and physically. Just some thoughts. Thank you again for the interview. ❤

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Thanks for listening and for your thoughts! We've written a number of articles on Sunday sport if you want to read more of our thoughts, and we have a few videos here on CZcams too, here's a link to our page on church & Sunday sport: christiansinsport.org.uk/academy/topic/church/

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Thank you, im eager to listen. ​@christians_in_sport