At the beginning of the year I set myself targets. Now it is time for me to look into the view mirror and at my odometer to see how many miles I have covered and see More
Twinkle through the dark sky
22 Mar 2011 Leave a comment
in Personal, Thoughts, Uncategorized Tags: journey, My thoughts, rain, trip
Lonely path of the long distance runner
07 Mar 2011 2 Comments
in Personal, Thoughts, Uncategorized Tags: journey, long distance runner, nature, wilderness
For some of us who have done long distance running, there are many things one has to contend with. The most important one is to like to love your own company and to have self-belief that you can conquer the world no matter the obstacles that get thrown into your path. You can not run with a crowd for they will pull you back. You must learn when to reserve every ounce of energy for the last mile. Every metre in front of you counts. It is a milestone that tells you that you are getting closer to destination anywhere. It is all about connecting body and brain in simple harmonic motion. Sometimes the body complains because of lactic acid that is building up in the muscles but the brain tells the painful muscle to keep stretching and contracting. Instant gratification is not the solution.You cannot stop. The big prize is in the horizon where your mind and soul are glued to. The moment you approach what you think is the horizon it moves further. You never seem to get to the edge of it. Those who are standing seem to see its edge but not you.
One must get the breathing right. Everything must be in sync. In your mind you want to complete your goal and sometimes speed is not part of the equation. It is about completing what you set out to do. Competing against your self to get that elusive good feeling afterwards. The feeling that you ran that lonely path. The path that sometimes leads you nowhere except into the bowels of nature where the sounds of singing birds becomes part of the rhythm.
This long distance running has in many ways nothing to do with the actual physical running but negotiating your own way into the dark night. Sometimes a lonely path but full of challenges.
A lonely path of the long distance runner.
Heaven’s Mountain Lodge In Tandem Cycle
13 Jan 2011 2 Comments
in Personal, Thoughts Tags: adrenalin rush, chimanimani, heaven, journey, My thoughts, nature, personal, trip, waterfall, wilderness
After our breath-taking sight of the Bridal Veil Waterfall and the majestic walk on the forest we decided to have a rest at More
The Longest Bridal Veil in the World
12 Jan 2011 4 Comments
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My sister in-law had always told us to visit a place that has always lifted her in many ways. The place is in the eastern highlands of More
The wilderness
10 Jan 2011 4 Comments
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I did not realize that I was missing something by taking this journey into the wilderness. A journey where there is no telecommunication. A journey where there is no internet. A journey where More