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Karl Meltzer set out on August 5, 2008 to run the 2,174 mile Appalachian Trail in 47 days. Although do to serious pain in his leg he will not set the record he was hoping to set this time around, he is never the less running and plan's on finishing the trail despite a week of excruciating leg pain. In the blog he posted yesterday, Karl writes, "The pain was so severe that I sat on the side of the trail almost crying, thinking about my next move. After 5 minutes, I started moving again and the pain subsided. And then all of a sudden I could run again..." Karl's words contain several great lessons. Sometimes we are in pain, sometimes the pain is excruciating. At such times about the only thing we are able to do is sit on the side of our proverbial life's trails, plan our next move, cry, and wait out the pain. Plans are wonderful, they keep us moving forward. Tears are wonderful, they clean the soul. Patience is wonderful, it builds character. There are times when the pain seems as if it will never go away and then the next moment its gone...And we can run again. So next time we are in pain and the pain seems to be without end it would be wise of us to remember what Karl did and...Sit...Plan...Cry...Wait...And when the pain goes away start running again.
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Showing posts with label Appalachian Trail. Show all posts
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Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Friday, August 22, 2008
Keep on Hiking
As I write this blog the 2008 Summer Olympics are taking place in Beijing. The worlds best athletes compete against one another in displays of fierce concentration, determination, and physical prowess. Meanwhile, in the hills of Vermont there is an super athlete who is competing against himself in a heroic display of determination and perseverance. His name is Karl Meltzer. Starting on August 5, 2008 Karl set out to complete the 2,174 mile Appalachian Trail in 47 days, thereby breaking the record. Unfortunately do to excruciating trench foot Karl was forced to take a few days off the trail. This time around he will not break the record. However, what he is accomplishing is certainly record breaking of other sorts. Karl could have just as easily gone back to his home in Salt Lake City engaged in a five star pity party, but instead Karl is determined to finish the Appalachian Trail regardless of any record. Karl Meltzer is more than an athlete, he is a man of integrity. As I was hiking with my three year old son yesterday he slipped and fell. I helped him back up and said to him, "There's nothing wrong with falling, but there is something wrong with not getting back up after the fall." My son began repeating these words so as to commit them to memory. Karl Meltzer is teaching us that there is nothing wrong with falling but there is something wrong with not getting back up after the fall. For this teaching we owe Karl a debt of gratitude. Keep on hiking Karl!!!
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