Marathon


Marathon is always tougher ,

Not because of

1. Feeling feverish previous day or stomach upset or some suitable problems that convinces others 
2. Search over parking space , even if you arrive early ,you will end up searching 
3. Pre event warm up - you may end up injure warming up as you try to copy the next one who was copying from some one else 
4. Anxiety of first minute - even at 100 th time you go , you feel like “what the hell “though you look like fresh and passionate 
5. First 30 minutes ,when it pains everywhere as such you are climbing Everest 
6. When some one older than you over take you
7. When some one bigger in size than you crosses 
8. When some one runs like they don’t weigh a kilo 
9. you get motivated from few those who struggles and few others get motivated by seeing you struggle 
10. When a volunteer claps at you while u struggle to put a step forward 
11. When an Auto rickshaw crosses you ,tempting you to abandon 
12. When you smell a street side vada shop
13. Your tongue dries and your stomach is full of water which you could feel and hear when you walk 
14. Feeling regularly to pee 
15. Soaked underwear which obviously you can’t change / changed running outfit these days but problem continues

16. The lady you admired in first half ,may irritate you in second half
17. The each body part of you chooses different directions and you no longer control,feeling a heavy chest as such you are getting a heart attack

18. The last mile information boards
19. Last 200 meters painful forcefull run 
20. Post event stretch ,you feel like hell though you show a composed face outside 

If not these ,then what makes it tougher ,

The only thing which makes it tougher is , the time you spend with YOU 

You are not accustomed speaking to yourself , when you are left all alone with you , you try to see around ,put music ,see a lovely lady passes by , make a encouraging gesture to fellow co runner and then slowly ,very slowly you make a connect with you without even realising 

He hurts you ,he demotivates you ,he speaks blunt truth about you ,you are exposed 

on the other hand you forget your physical pain which is far lesser than the one you get within 

This is one step above meditation and every step you take is towards inner peace

Go for marathon and meet yourself

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