One long-sleeved t-shirt, hat, gloves—a fine outfit. A new record for the mid-run sprint. It must be understood that such a record is no small accomplishment. It’s not like I slacked off when I had run this stretch earlier. It’s not like this is a downhill sprint like I unwittingly created this summer in Emmetsburg. I am truly giving it all have every time.
I can hear you saying, “How can that be?” I don’t know. But I have found that the body is more resilient, more capable than we can imagine. When I was in my first years of college, I wrote down a quote from a person I thought was named Isenberg: The universe is not only more mysterious than we imagine, it is more mysterious than we can imagine. At least that’s what I remember the quote as now—27 years later. The point is that I can apply that same feeling/thought to the body. The body is more amazing that we can imagine. At unexpected times, like this morning, my body can take me to new levels of greatness.
• Though the miracle of the internet, I found that the quote (or something very similar to the idea) is attributed to at least two people: Sir Arthur Eddington and J. B. S. Haldane
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