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Every morning in Africa a gazelle wakes up. It knows it must run faster than the fastest lion or it will be eaten.. Each morning in Africa a lion awakes - it knows it must run faster than the slowest gazelle or it will starve.


No matter if you are the lion or the gazelle, when the sun comes up you had better be running!



Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Human spirit when times are tough..

Sunday was one of the hardest events that I have ever completed. The distance by all accounts was only the standard marathon and something that should have not posed any problems for me in the past, but the heat on the day of the Sydney Marathon just eclipsed much of what I had run in previously.

The entire field did it tough and there were very few personal best times, with even those friends of mine who are regular 2.40 marathoners battling to break the 3 hour mark.

Quite why it got as hot as it did (touching 30c) we won’t quite know. Then again that is one of the things that makes marathon running not a sport for those who are unable to tolerate levels of pain and who don’t enjoy spending time inside of their own heads. It is by no means easy, but also something that I find always brings out the best in people.

Despite the fact that people were doing it tough, there was plenty of runners looking out for one another and giving some positive self talk to those walking or hobbling along due to cramping or other ailments. This also went on after the finish line and it reinforced my view that runners are inherently a caring lot and that they do give a dam about each other. Pity that this spirit only carries through to few parts of life.

Will I be back – just as sure as grass is green I will be back.

Running together – stride for stride on a life changing ride. – Sean Muller

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