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Aaron Saufley
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Husband. Dad. Exvangelical Pastor. Hospice Chaplain. Short Fiction Writer. Theology Nerd. Cinephile. There are too many books to read before I die. He/Him. 🏳️‍🌈 ally. Postulant with the Appalachian Order.
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Hey BluSky! If you happen on my page, here’s what I’ll talk about:

*Faith and religion
*Deconstruction/Reconstruction
*Writing
*Movies (especially horror)
*Whatever else my cold dead heart desires
It’s 28° 🥶

I dreaded getting up. I just wanted to avoid a 14:00 split and get inside. I damn near avoided the 13:00’s. And somehow negative split everything.

Hell yeah. I did it. 🏃‍♂️

4.0
52:09
Mile 1: 13:16
Mile 2: 13:08
Mile 3: 12:59
Mile 4: 12:46

#SoFlyMiles2025 131.0
#running
#jogging
December 13, 2025 at 12:10 PM
A cold steady getting the miles in jog. In the words of cousin Eddie in “Christmas Vacation”:

“Just glad to be here.” 🎅🏻

Heck yeah. I did it. 🏃‍♂️

2.0
24:30
Mile 1: 12:29
Mile 2: 12:01

#SoFlyMiles2025 129.0
#running
#jogging
December 11, 2025 at 10:03 AM
A slow, deliberate 4 mile long jog on a cold, dreary morning. Just wanted to not walk. And I didn’t.

Hell yeah. I did it. 🏃‍♂️

And beat the Packers. 🐻⬇️

4.0
54:58
Mile 1: 13:30
Mile 2: 13:44
Mile 3: 14:08
Mile 4: 13:38

#SoFlyMiles2025 127.0
#running
#jogging
#chicagobears
#dabears
December 6, 2025 at 12:08 PM
“As for me, I can only fall in my knees and pray that the Lord Christ, who had died for me, might have His own way with me—that it might be worth His while to have done what He did and what He is doing now for me.”

~George MacDonald
December 4, 2025 at 11:37 AM
A rare evening jog. It’s cold. My right knee is jelly. First mile seemed much faster and the second much slower than the times.

Oh well. I did it. 🏃‍♂️

And 🐻⬇️

2.0
24:13
Mile 1: 12:04
Mile 2: 12:09

#SoFlyMiles2025 123.0
#running
#jogging
#chicagobears
#dabears
December 3, 2025 at 10:09 PM
It’s cold. Legs are jelly. Weird twinge in my lower back. Middle age is dumb.

Aimed for the 11’s in both miles and got it. <23:00 was a bonus.

Hells yeah. I did it. 🏃‍♂️

2.0
22:56
Mile 1: 11:21
Mile 2: 11:35

#SoFlyMiles2025 121.0
#running
#jogging
November 25, 2025 at 10:01 AM
It’s late spring warm out here. At least it’s breezy. First 3 miler in a while, and holy smokes I surprised myself. Was hoping for a 12:30 pace. Never saw it. Yay me.

Hells yeah. I did it. 🏃‍♂️

3.0
36:19
Mile 1: 12:25
Mile 2: 12:09
Mile3: 11:45

#SoFlyMiles2025 119.0
#running
#jogging
November 22, 2025 at 11:57 AM
It’s 41°. Colder than I like but way better than summer. Really good first mile. Trash second due to sinuses and legs still getting back to where they were a month ago.

Oh well. I did it. 🏃‍♂️

2.0
23:47
Mile 1: 11:20
Mile 2: 12:27

#SoFlyMiles2025 116.0
#running
#jogging
November 17, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Clock said it was 50° out here. The clock lies. It’s COLD.

Sinuses tried to choke me. A car pulling out of its driveway stopped me. And I still had a good run.

Hells yeah. I did it. 🏃‍♂️

2.0
23:57
Mile 1: 12:12
Mile 2: 11:45

#SoFlyMiles2025 114.0
#running
#jogging
November 15, 2025 at 12:09 PM
First run in a month…

Lack of sleep.
A week of rain.
A cold (that has lingered for 3 weeks)
Life stress.

I’m just glad to be back at it. It will take some time to get back to where I was.

Oh well. I did it. 🏃‍♂️

2.0
25:43
Mile 1: 12:56
Mile 2: 12:43

#SoFlyMiles2025 112.0
#running
#jogging
November 10, 2025 at 9:56 AM
57° with a slight breeze. Took the legs awhile to get right. Pushed hard. Second mile was tough with two short walks, but stepped on the gas at the end. Fastest 2 miler this year.

Hell yeah. I did it. 🏃‍♂️

2.0
22:27
Mile 1: 11:24
Mile 2: 11:03

#SoFlyMiles2025 110.0
#running
#jogging
October 10, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Woke up to 70° and 100% humidity, sinuses being a jerk, and weird foot discomfort. A recipe for a not great run. I walked half the last mile. So what? A bad run beats no run.

I did it. Sort of. 🏃‍♂️

2.0
26:26
Mile 1: 12:34
Mile 2: 13:52

#SoFlyMiles2025 108.0
#running
#jogging
October 8, 2025 at 9:01 AM
A nice, steady, get-up-and-get-the-week started jog. Just wanted to find a rhythm and stick to it, and I did. Lots left in the tank at this pace.

Happy Monday. I did it. 🏃‍♂️

2.0
24:55
Mile 1: 12:38
Mile 2: 12:17

#SoFlyMiles2025 107.0
#running
#jogging
October 6, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Perfect 55° morning. Legs were tight. Allergies kicked in hard yesterday so mile two was a struggle. Still managed a <23:00 2 miler *COUGH COUGH*

Oh well. I did it. 🏃‍♂️

2.0
22:51
Mile 1: 11:07
Mile 2: 11:44

#SoFlyMiles2025 105.0
#running
#jogging
October 2, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Hip is fine. Knees are fine. Sinuses behaved. It’s hot. My head wasn’t into it.

Go away, Summer. Me and Autumn got shit to do. 🥵

Oh well. I did it. 🏃‍♂️

2.0
23:59
Mile 1: 11:44
Mile 2: 12:15

#SoFlyMiles2025 103.0
#running
#jogging
September 29, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Summer is taking its last stand for three more days. It’s so swampy out here. 🥵

Slow one mile recovery jog to test that sore hip. It’s not quite ready yet.

Oh well. I did it. 🏃‍♂️

1.0
13:34

#SoFlyMiles2025 101.0
#running
#jogging
September 25, 2025 at 8:56 AM
A sore hip and drippy sinuses didn’t keep me from hitting 100 miles for the year. That isn’t much, but it’s way more than I thought I would do.

Heck yeah. I did it. 🏃‍♂️

3.0
36:59
Mile 1: 12:45
Mile 2: 12:20
Mile 3: 11:54

#SoFlyMiles2025 100.0 🥳
#running
#jogging
September 22, 2025 at 9:12 AM
A lot of pastors (some who are friends) have “felt the need to speak out about Charlie Kirk.” That’s fine. Pray for his family in their time of loss.

But for those threatened and harmed by his rhetoric? Not one damn word.

Christ stood with the oppressed, not the oppressors. Do better, pastors.
September 17, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Off for a week after a beach trip and nursing a heel crack. Didn’t think I had a <23:00 2 miler in me.

Ended up with my first one since 2/20/19. 🤯

Hell yeah. I did it. 🏃‍♂️

2.0
22:50
Mile 1: 11:38
Mile 2: 11:12

#SoFlyMiles2025 97.0
#running
#jogging
September 17, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Pastors who called Charlie Kirk a martyr from their pulpits today were right. He was a martyr.

But not for Christ.

He was a martyr for empire and its evil minions: violence, racism, misogyny, homophobia, and white supremacy.

His Jesus looked way more like Caesar than the Christ of Scripture.
September 14, 2025 at 8:57 PM
I knew a <23:00 2 miler would be a helluva stretch, but I tried anyway. First mile was good but I couldn’t keep it up. I’m close, though…

Oh well. I did it. 🏃‍♂️

2.0
23:33
Mile 1: 11:36
Mile 2: 11:57

#SoFlyMiles2025 95.0
#running
#jogging
September 8, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Sore IT band. Sore hip. No breeze. Sinuses acting up. Great day to up the miles, right?

Yep.

First two were great. Third was a struggle as the hip acted up. I told it to hush.

So, yeah. I did it. 🏃‍♂️

3.0
37:57
Mile 1: 12:56
Mile 2: 12:34
Mile 3: 12:27

#SoFlyMiles2025 93.0
#running
#jogging
September 5, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Every year from 9/1-10/31, we watch a horror movie every night. This year, we’re starting with an absolute banger. Half a century later, this classic still holds up.

Best opening sequence of any horror movie ever.

#horror
#horrormovies
#scarymovies
#halloween
September 1, 2025 at 11:17 PM
This cold is going to linger for a while, so I decided to take advantage of 62° and low humidity. It went surprisingly well. The sinuses loosened up and I didn’t choke. That’s a win.

Heck yeah. I did it. 🏃‍♂️

2.0
24:24
Mile 1: 12:35
Mile 2: 11:49

#SoFlyMiles2025 90.0
#running
#jogging
August 29, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Fighting a mild cold. Since few things are more miserable than jogging with a cold, I walk. It’s actually a nice morning for a walk as it’s not blazing hot or humid.
August 26, 2025 at 8:46 AM