Now that we have upped our marathon training to hyper-drive, the mileage have increased - just finished a 32km run.
Just when you pat yourself on the back for a job well done through life, you get a smack at the back of the head (ala McGee getting a thud on the head from Gibbs in NCIS), which brings you down from your perch in cloud nine to ground earth!
As you are cruising in the still of the 5am darkness at your heart rate pouncing at a steady rate of 150 beats per minute and a pace of 7 minute/km, swoosh like a zephyr overtakes a 74 year senior citizen with a perfect energy efficient posture and no lateral tilt in an almost robotic stance.
Then you meet up a 66 year old who confesses that he is finally going for his first marathon and was jittery about it. He also reiterated that it would have been easier if he were 40!
Everyone thinks he had it bad. He had endure this to do this and strive hard to do that in spite of the adversities of life. We forget that there others who had it even worse but still came out pretty like a lily from a pond full of stench and creepy crawlies!
I just heard of a son of a lorry driver who made it to do medicine in the local varsity. His father could only afford to pay the first semester fees. For the rest of his studies, he earned more than enough money through his ingenious schemes of running a tuition centre to be finance his studies as well as to be able to send back money home!
All these thoughts helps to drive the motivation to reach the outer boundaries of human capability. It is only left for us to explore and not be complacent.
To the naysayers who say, "Why run when you can drive?", I tell them, "Why drive when you can run?"
Just when you pat yourself on the back for a job well done through life, you get a smack at the back of the head (ala McGee getting a thud on the head from Gibbs in NCIS), which brings you down from your perch in cloud nine to ground earth!
As you are cruising in the still of the 5am darkness at your heart rate pouncing at a steady rate of 150 beats per minute and a pace of 7 minute/km, swoosh like a zephyr overtakes a 74 year senior citizen with a perfect energy efficient posture and no lateral tilt in an almost robotic stance.
Then you meet up a 66 year old who confesses that he is finally going for his first marathon and was jittery about it. He also reiterated that it would have been easier if he were 40!
Everyone thinks he had it bad. He had endure this to do this and strive hard to do that in spite of the adversities of life. We forget that there others who had it even worse but still came out pretty like a lily from a pond full of stench and creepy crawlies!
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All these thoughts helps to drive the motivation to reach the outer boundaries of human capability. It is only left for us to explore and not be complacent.
To the naysayers who say, "Why run when you can drive?", I tell them, "Why drive when you can run?"
Good one on "why drive when u can run". We all have our own demons to slay.Such is life.
ReplyDeleteAnother inspiring story. He was a gold medalist too.
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