Race Of The Redeemed

09/24/2026

Some tid bits from the Revelation Wellness Couch to 5k training today! It is so good! 2 more weeks til race day!🍂🛣️

Also welcome aboard:
👟Karen Dower
👟Megan Smith

'sgoAthletes!

09/22/2026

Welcome aboard Josh Dower, Christy Carney & her crew, & Sampson Boles! Athletes in The Race Of The Redeemed-Distinguished 2026!🥳👏 Let's keep it going!! Sign up today!✏️

09/21/2026

We are now 3 weeks away from the 5k!🤯🙌
This has went by so fast!
I encourage you to reach out to me if you can volunteer on race day. I appreciate it!
Otherwise please share this post and sign up to walk or run! This 5th year we will be placing 5 athletes! That's right, the top 5 runner ups will receive a medal!🏅🏅🏅🏅🏅
It all happens right here is Fair Grove, starting and ending at the FAIR GROVE SENIOR CENTER! 👵🧓
We also recognize and say many thanks to SUBWAY and OZARK MOUNTAIN SANITATION for their financial contribution to this race! Aren't they great?! And I just want to say, with all the inflation we have been experiencing for so long now, isn't it amazing that Ozark Sanitation hasn't kept raising rates on us? Thank you to them for doing their best to keep our trash service affordable and support local events and causes like this one!👏
Again, our topic this year is depression and anxiety. We will talk a bit more about this topic on our page here and on race day. We hope to be able to bless someone in our community with a resource to overcome the depression and anxiety they have been experiencing lately. Your sign up fee goes towards this cause! You have likely experienced these things yourself and know how important it can be to get help before finding yourself in a really dark and dangerous place. 🖤🤍❤️

‼️⚠️UPDATE!! CHANGED TRAINING DAY & TIME-This week we will do a training day on THURSDAY the 24th, 7 am @ the Frisco trail starting in Springfield. It will consist of a:
20 Min. Jog
5 Min. Walk

Let's go!🏃‍♀️

Check in to the Race Of The Redeemed event here on Facebook!

Sign up here👇
https://runsignup.com/Race/MO/FairGrove/RaceoftheRedeemedWhiteHorse

09/18/2026

Here at are at the end of week 7 training for our 5k.🥲

In the training audio today she said keep it honest. She said go back to the last place it felt like you had it going on. This is a get to not a have to.💯💥💘

Settle in at about a 7. 1 eyes, open 10 all out effort.

Set the Lord before you.
Pump your right fist and say He's right here!🤍

Psalm 16:8: "I have set the Lord always before me; because he is at my right hand, I shall not be shaken."

Below is the 1 mile route! I will have both routes posted at the race also!

09/16/2026

Hello Athletes!
Whether your running physically, mentally, or spiritually today I pray you finish well!
I'm excited as we push forward to race day even though there are challenges all along the way. I know that God is in it and He is faithful always. So I'm fixing my eyes on the proof He has already given me and the promises yet to be fulfilled.

602 postcards have been delivered to the post office today to be delivered to Fair Grove residents! This is a personal invitation to be a part of this 5k in some way this year. 😊I sure with I could have sent out more! Please check it out and share it with your friends and family!💌

Shoutout to Subway for sponsoring us again this year!!👏 Race Of The Redeemed thanks you for your faithful support each year! Bless you and every sandwich you make!🥖💚

09/15/2026

Training day this week😁
Friday @ 8 am
Meet at FG library

Send a message to learn more

09/14/2026

📯It's getting close!!
🗓️Race day is 26 days away!!
💙Come run/walk, come be with like minded people, come hear hope, & have a snack with me!
☀️🍂The weather is going to be perfect I'm sure of it and even better I can't wait to see what God has in mind to share with you this race day. The connections He will make and the Word He speaks will amaze you and work to sustain you for days to come.

*Let me know if you would like to be a part but cannot afford the sign up. I might be able to work something out for you.😉





&Distinguished

09/10/2026

So I did a training day today on the Revelation Wellness calendar and this was my ear perking take away-
She talked about injury and when you get injured it's usually something that's been building up over time. Disfunction that's been protected over time and then we do something new.😦
Even this (injury) is the loving grace of God, He's trying to uncover. Your tight hips, low back pain, let's not ignore some of this foundational stuff.

Doing something new is probably always going to be a bit painful. There's tension between the body and the spirit of God. Remember that. But also, I think I have learned over the years my own boundaries. And I've seen it necessary to adjust at times to something more sustainable. And that might mean going slower, less distance, or less often than I want to. But learning to listen to God's Spirit within us (you know that's His job, to lead you into all truth) verses our own expectations or the world around us is so important and it will keep you in the game instead of the side lines!🦿💫🥇

And today was a 15 minute run, in case your wondering about what you should be able to do at this point if this is your first 5k or you haven't ran in a while.😉

09/09/2026

So, I just have to share this victory! This is the story behind Ozark Sanitations donation to this race this year.

You know this year our topic is depression & anxiety. Well, I know I say every year this race stresses me out but I think this year it really is more intense! Maybe because I am more aware of the timeline, maybe because of my personal mindset that has seemed to struggle for some time now. Who knows!

Anyhow, I was about to pull the plug on this race the other day because of the anxiety I was feeling. Just knowing here at year 5 what needs to happen by when and seeing it struggle to happen this year. There's timelines for things to be ordered, volunteers to commit, signups to be enough, and sponsors to give. Just last week I was at a point I thought I can still stop this race from happening and I don't think anyone will be effected or care! But boy did God show me different!

You know this race begins with scripture. Everything else revolves around that. God first and God in the middle and God to finish. The process has come with one disappointment after another but I can say God has not disappointed or failed. He did show me the scripture long ago. He did reveal the topic. He is working it all out to accomplish His good and perfect will in it. I however forget how that goes and all I see is the tasks that need done.

God cares about His people so deeply and He sees and understands depression and anxiety more fully than we do. He has in mind how He wants to intervene in your life about it......

That morning I woke up with a strong and heavy feeling to stop the 5k this year. To do it that day. Before I missed my window. I thought, because of Bible study the night before (we had spoke the scripture about going to war, we should have many advisors Proverbs 24:6,) I better call Greg (Hubby) and run this by him before I go make it official. So I called and he listened and asked the right questions. He wanted to know what the current step needs to be. I told him I need to order the medals (but we have no sponsor money for that. It comes out of our pocket.) He said to see what they will cost and we will go from there. I responded, "Ok, but I'm looking for something TODAY! I am done being so stressed about this and feeling like I'm all alone in it." Within the hour I text him what I had found in the mailbox (see the picture.) The timing was impeccable! I knew, I know, again God wants this race to happen. He has great purpose in it. He wants to help us and heal us. He wants to show us the way. Will we let Him?

And it gets better. I couldn't believe God also used this stupid makeup order I had made. That's the reason I checked the mailbox at that specific, perfect, confirming time.
I was waiting on my makeup order I was told would be there that day. I shouldn't have ordered it, I haven't had a paycheck in 4 months🤣 But the Ulta magazine got me! I found a "deal." Well, what turned out with that was, I did receive it finally that evening only to discover it was cute bag with a bunch of small items labeled "not for individual sale" because they were samples made to GIVE away. I was ok with that still but one of the little bottles were empty. Completely dried up. So I hurried over to Ulta after church hoping they would still be open, 15 minutes til close. The lady was nearly rude to me saying they didn't carry those little bottles to replace it. Said I could bring the whole bag back and they would see what they could do. Even after I told her I was happy with the other products and asked if there was just anything else they could replace this one little bottle with. Nope. I ended up later returning the whole bag and got my money back and will never order like that again. But I see that God used it, even my shortcoming & selfishness, he used to show me He is in the details. He has a plan and He will show up in due time. Amen!

The check isn't enough for all the things. But it's enough for the next step. So I encourage you to have faith and obey God in whatever thing He is calling you to do. Remember that He gets the glory, He is to be praised, not you. So may we consider in what way shall the thing be done for Him, not I, to get the glory......

So much love athletes! Train for righteousness and all the other things will fall into place! 🫶

09/08/2026

Training day Wed. This week, 8:15 am Senior Center in FG