In stating what he stated, Paul is calling his primary audience, the church of Corinth to run well, using himself as an example. Despite the fact that he was an apostle who had seen Christ, yet he still sought to run well the race of faith, in a disciplined manner, in a manner that would guarantee him to obtain the prize at the end. In the natural we see that every athlete, who truly desires to win a prize, doesn't simply show up on the day of the race to run, instead he prep