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Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Courage in the Face of Defeat
I just came across an incredible marathon story & video that I had to pass on. It's about Kayoko Fukushi, the fastest Japanese half marathoner in history, making her marathon debut last weekend. She made some costly newbie mistakes that led to a disastrous finish (fell 3 times during her final lap). Check it out:
Her pace the last 300m, including 2 falls, was 7:50 km/hr or a 12:20 mile/hr pace. All of the elite marathoners (Paula, Deena, etc) are rail thin compared to the rest of us.
If that girl had blonde hair I woulda thought it was a video of me in my last 3 miles of my race yesterday. haha. Didn't actually fall...but wouldnt be surprised if I did and just didnt remember falling from hitting my head or something. LOL
Man oh man is Kayoko skinny!
ReplyDeleteFunny - it looked like she was going awfully slow. I guess that must mean I look like a snail. HA!
Her pace the last 300m, including 2 falls, was 7:50 km/hr or a 12:20 mile/hr pace. All of the elite marathoners (Paula, Deena, etc) are rail thin compared to the rest of us.
ReplyDeleteIf that girl had blonde hair I woulda thought it was a video of me in my last 3 miles of my race yesterday. haha. Didn't actually fall...but wouldnt be surprised if I did and just didnt remember falling from hitting my head or something. LOL
ReplyDeleteMan, that hurt to watch! Reminded me of Hiroyuki Ono, in the Hakone Ekiden a month or two ago.
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