14 Oct, 2011
No Shortcuts!
Marathon man undone by bus trip
(Reuters) - A marathon runner was stripped of his third place medal after catching a bus to complete the last six miles of the race held in northern England last Sunday.
Organizers of the event said Rob Sloan, 31, withdrew 20 miles into the race, caught a spectator bus, then completed the final section of the course and crossed the finish line in third place with a personal-best time.c
"He's the only runner in the whole of the race who ran the second half of the race quicker than the first half," Kielder Marathon event director Steve Cram, an Olympic medal-winning former runner, told BBC television Wednesday.
"He either turned into an Olympic athlete over the last eight miles ... or he used some other method to get to the finish line," Cram said.
Sloan had originally dismissed as "laughable" the allegation that he had cheated, but later admitted to skipping part of the circuit in Northumberland when Organizers began an investigation into claims he hitched a ride.
"This was rightly questioned by several witnesses including the third place finisher who has been awarded his prize," added the Organizers.
Story and Photo courtesy of reuters.com.
Matthew 7:13-14 (The Message)
Being and Doing
13-14"Don't look for shortcuts to God. The market is flooded with surefire, easygoing formulas for a successful life that can be practiced in your spare time. Don't fall for that stuff, even though crowds of people do. The way to life—to God!—is vigorous and requires total attention.
Have you ever been on a trip and taken a shortcut, only to realize it was more like a "long-cut"? We live in a culture that trains us to do everything to "get there fast." When it comes to our relationship with God, however, we just can't do it that way. Today's verses remind us that the way to God is "vigorous and requires total attention." Are you giving your relationship to God your total attention?
Have you ever tried to find a "shortcut to God"? Ask God to be your strength on the vigorous journey to Him.
Ask God to point out areas of your relationship with Him that need your "total attention." Come up with a plan to dedicate more time to God in your everyday life.
Do you have a friend who is consistently looking for shortcuts to God? Spend some time with him/her this weekend to encourage them in the vigorous journey.
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