Consider the comparison.
A 1500 m run. 500 m every year.
In the beginning, the minds were fresh, so were the bodies. Muscular, young, the run was lithe with grace.
Every lap was 200 m and seven and a half were to be completed.
The first lap was brilliant. It was happy rather. Vibrant and easy. So were the next few.
But the 4th lap was the test. That is after completing 600m of the race. The body almost broke down. It starved of glucose. It felt like the body was dying. The mind did not know what to do. All that was in the head, in the arms, in the calf muscles, in the thumping heart was a craving for glucose. And glucose supplements were placed at the beginning of the lap. And it would be available only at the beginning of the 5th lap. The mind wouldn't give up. The body had nothing in it. But the will was strong. And the body, empty nevertheless, made it to the beginning of the 5th lap.
All was well then. There was good refueling done. The body flourished and the legs sprang back to graceful movement. The worst had been surpassed and for that the mind and body peacefully ran the race.
Before realization could dawn on all of us, we all completed seven good laps in total. A brilliant feat. 1400 m of non stop running.
The race is not over. It is about these last 100m that will determine the state of the race. And it is all about speed and capacity. Because the body is attuned to the comfortable pace of running. The body will now have to sprint. So let us bolt through these few days guys, and complete grad like Bolt himself. All the best. Crack 'em up!
Every lap was 200 m and seven and a half were to be completed.
The first lap was brilliant. It was happy rather. Vibrant and easy. So were the next few.
But the 4th lap was the test. That is after completing 600m of the race. The body almost broke down. It starved of glucose. It felt like the body was dying. The mind did not know what to do. All that was in the head, in the arms, in the calf muscles, in the thumping heart was a craving for glucose. And glucose supplements were placed at the beginning of the lap. And it would be available only at the beginning of the 5th lap. The mind wouldn't give up. The body had nothing in it. But the will was strong. And the body, empty nevertheless, made it to the beginning of the 5th lap.
All was well then. There was good refueling done. The body flourished and the legs sprang back to graceful movement. The worst had been surpassed and for that the mind and body peacefully ran the race.
Before realization could dawn on all of us, we all completed seven good laps in total. A brilliant feat. 1400 m of non stop running.
The race is not over. It is about these last 100m that will determine the state of the race. And it is all about speed and capacity. Because the body is attuned to the comfortable pace of running. The body will now have to sprint. So let us bolt through these few days guys, and complete grad like Bolt himself. All the best. Crack 'em up!
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