Merianna Harrelson

I am the Pastor of Garden of Grace United Church of Christ in Columbia, SC and the Director of Consulting at Harrelson.Co. I am always looking for a good cup of coffee and a great book.

Day Before Race

I’m excited to be running in the Autism Run in Asheville tomorrow and even more excited that support and donations have been so high!  As I picked up my registration this morning, I got the familiar butterflies and my heart start racing.  I was running tomorrow!  There are certain rituals and habits that every runner …

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Running Gear Envy

When you are with a new running partner, there is inevitably a moment where you check each other out.  No, I don’t mean like that.  I mean you check to see what shoes she is wearing and what gear she has.  I have to admit on Tuesday, I turned green with running gear envy.  She …

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Runner’s High

It was truly one of those runs where you don’t know where, but you are getting more and more energy with each step (and I needed one of those after the bad runs last week!) and you end up running way more than the time budget you had allowed yourself.  In my case, I decided …

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Staring at the Ceiling

It’s become a habit when I come in from a run that my asthmatic lungs demand that I stretch out on the floor and stare at the ceiling for a couple of minutes. I learned early on in my life as a runner that I had to do this to give my heart and lungs …

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Suiting Up

There’s something about the preparation of running that gets my blood pumping and my muscles ready to run.  It’s especially prevalent when I put on what I call real running gear because I feel more hardcore. The fit is better and I know that I am going to be able to move and not have …

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A Dedication Year After Year

Charlie Rose – iPhone 5 In order to download Charlie Rose podcasts to iTunes for transfer to an iPod, you must have iTunes installed. If you do, please click the following link to download the podcast for this interview: itpc://www.charlierose.com/view/itunes/12563 Otherwise, close this window to continue viewing. via: www.charlierose.com John Gruber says it best  Steve …

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Trail Running

When I first shifted my identity from teammate to runner, I was in my sophomore year at Furman University. My roommate could have easily walked onto the cross country team and I knew there was no way that I could keep up with her, so I forged my own path into runner.  I began with …

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Bring on the cold!

It took me awhile to warm up to cold running, but there’s something about bundling up and hitting the pavement that makes me feel so hardcore.  See, it’s easy to be a spring/summer runner because it’s so nice outside, but it takes something deeper and more intense to risk having your eyelashes frozen for a …

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I’m not a city runner

I’ve known this for awhile, but I’m not a city runner.  The problem is that I always end up in cities and I can’t help but need to run.  So, either I have to adjust or I have to find those places that make you feel like you aren’t in a city.  I found that …

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Reflecting Waters

There’s something about running beside water.  I look out and see the reflecting light.  I look out and see the man fishing.  I look out and see the dog sniffing.  I look out and see.  My eyes are open to the people and the world that surrounds me and I can’t help but feel fuller …

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