...let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us

Hebrews 12 vs.1
Were taking our young people away for a weekend to Ganaway Outdoor Activity Centre, and the verses above are our theme for the weekend, looking at the analogy of running the Christian Race. As I have been thinking through this passage and pondering its implications I have been greatly challenged by it. Am I running this race with an indescribable passion, am I 100% focussed on the prize, am I looking only to Jesus : the author and perfector of our faith, am I casting aside the sin that so easily entangles ????
And with the olympics now over, and having witnessed the singleminded sacrifice, dedication and perseverance of these athletes who wholeheartedly pursue the goal of olympic gold. As you watch the inexpressible joy, pride and elation of the victorious athlete who finally achieves what they have strived toward all their life. These emotions and feelings are what the New Testament writers are getting at when they use this analogy.
Am I running with this passion, dedication and single mindedness; am I persevering through lifes hurdles by focussing on eternal rewards; am I actively removing the sin that entangles and weighs me down in this race; am I giving it my all in the same manner as our mentor and role model Christ did ???????
Certainly alot of things to mull over, challenge and inspire in these passages.
1 Corinthians 9 vs. 24-27, Hebrews 12 vs. 1-3