The
ultimate way to change something is to change what is behind that something.
Change what is behind something and something will change! - Ernest Agyemang
Yeboah
Only
I can change my life. No one can do it for me. - Carol Burnett
I
can't change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always
reach my destination. - Jimmy Dean
Kenya’s Dennis
Kimetto set the world record in the marathon by running a time of 2:02:57 at
the 2014 Berlin Marathon. In 2017, Nike
created a project for runners to break the 2-hour mark for running a
marathon. They selected three runners,
which were Lelisa Desisa, Eliud Kipchoge and Zersenay Tadese. To help these gentlemen break the 2-hour
marathon barrier, Nike studied the runner’s strides, nutrition needs and even
created new running shoes for them to wear.
Zersenay Tadese is
considered one of the best marathon runners of all times and holds the
half-marathon record at 58:23 according to Sports Illustrated in May 2017. He trains in Eritrea and his stride is
beautiful, smooth and effortless. Brett
Kirby of Nike’s Sport Research Lab said about Tadese, “This guy is a stud.”
As Nike was
assisting Tadese in slimming minutes off his marathon time, they asked many
questions including how much water he drank while running. In his two previous marathons, he said he did
not drink any water during the race making his body greatly dehydrated. Nike scientist encouraged him to drink more during
training runs and they would make sure he was adequately hydrated during the
actual event. Tadese finished the
marathon in 2:06:51, which was almost 4 minutes faster his personal best
marathon of 2:10:41.
Nike credits many
things for helping Tadese in slimming almost 4 minutes of his marathon
time. However, drinking more water
during his marathon is considered one of the biggest factors.
CHALLENGE: As you are reviewing
your 2018 goals, think about what minor changes you can make to help accomplish
your goals.
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I actually feel more energetic when I drink more water too.
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