I was not aware of the story of John Stephen Akhwari in the 1968 Mexico Olympics marathon until this morning. He epitomizes all of you who train and race a marathon. You will finish the race with courage this fall.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6oW9uYtJnA
“Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.” - T.S. Eliot
Will run for scenery.
Meh. He only fell once. I fell 5 times.
Srsly, cool story.
Stupid feet!
Stupid elbow!
Very moving. He made his country proud and I greatly admire that. Thanks for sharing this, bozydeco!
PRs: Boston Marathon, 3:27, April 15th 2013
Cornwall Half-Marathon, 1:35, April 27th 2013
18 marathons, 18 BQs since 2010
Are we there, yet?
One of many memorable moments from that Olympiad.
2024 Races:
03/09 - Livingston Oval Ultra 6-Hour, 22.88 miles
05/11 - D3 50K 05/25 - What the Duck 12-Hour
06/17 - 6 Days in the Dome 12-Hour.
Former Bad Ass
Nice.
Damaris
Hip Redux
Great, he brought down the finishing time average.
(Sorry, it really is a great story. Ignore my snark. )
Great, he brought down the finishing time average. (Sorry, it really is a great story. Ignore my snark. )
hahaha!
I thought of posting something like that. LOL.