Bold and accurate response. God is as the saying goes, 'a big boy who can take care of himself'. The key for those of us who are his followers is to keep an open heart to these same naysayers should they return with honest inquiry, and to live a life that lets them know it.

I've given this post some thought. In order for you to enjoy your day on the trail, you had to quit striving and surrender. Quit striving to be something you were not; namely your former uninjured, marathon capable young self. Rather, you had to surrender to the fact that you now inhabited a body that was older, has seen a few miles and a few injuries. You had to be honest with yourself, work with what you now have, endure some pain and thus enjoy what was before you.
I've found my walk with Jesus to be like this. I spent many a miserable year striving to be a 'Super' Christian, something I was totally incapable of being; and I might add, Jesus never asked of me. It was only when I surrendered to the fact that I was not, nor would I ever be a 'Super' Christian, but rather a miserable sinner totally in need of the grace given by Jesus, and the work of the Holy Spirit in my life, that I was able to begin to resemble my savior. It was only when I surrendered to the work of God in my life and quit striving to do His work in my life that I experienced the freedom, joy, peace, and so much more that I had been striving for all along.
So I say Randy, surrender to the extent that it is necessary to enjoy that which or Whom you love!

So true Randy. It took me years to learn to laugh at myself and to laugh at life with respect for others. It makes life so much better.