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January 14, 2004
Barriers
Roger Bannister broke the four minute mile in 1954 (i.e. he ran a mile in less than 4 minutes) an achievement that had been considered impossible for a number of years and yet within 3 years there were 15 others. Often a break-through like this is psychological rather than physical.
What does this have to do with the blog? Can you picture me running even half a mile?
Check out this story at Satisfied and Totally Relaxed. Now that the psychological barrier has been broken, I want one in my next laptop.
Posted by Ozguru at January 14, 2004 01:01 PM
Comments
I still remember the day when I broke 7 for the mile. It was a turning point for me, and a mental weight was hugely lifted. Once I did that, I decided I wanted to be a runner. I'm not a short distance speed demon (and anything 3 miles or less is short), but still (prior to surgery) hold a best of 4:15 in the mile.
Posted by: Jake Ortman at January 14, 2004 01:01 PM
Barriers II
I was just showing this post to a colleague (and of course the picture here). He, being young and innocent in the ways of old geeks, was not fast enough to escape the story when he expressed disdain for my enthusiasm: "What's the big deal?" he asked. "...
Posted by: GDay Mate at January 14, 2004 01:01 PM
