Only a week is left for Rotorua Marathon.I think my training has done well so far. All I should do is getting myself into a good condition. I don't need to run a long distance any more. I just have to stretch my mustles and take a rest.
My objectives are...
*Finishing under four and a half hours
*Finishing without walking
I wouldn't accomplish them if I didn't think positively during the race. I think mentality is as important as physicality. I like following proverb, quoted from one book, which a marathon runner repeated like a mantra.
"Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional."
This phrase means that the hurt is unavoidable reality, but whether or not you can stand any more is up to yourself. Although I don't know who said these words, I really feel sympathy to this phrase. This seems to be one of the best suited phrase whenever I feel pain physically or mentally.
Anyway, I may think about and repeat it again and again in my head during the race.
- Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional. -
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