Modern Athlete Magazine Issue 55, February 2014 | Page 8

Have YOUR SAY Got something on your mind that you want to share, a burning question you want answered, or a good story to tell? Then send it to [email protected]. (Note that some letters have been shortened due to space limitations.) HUMBLED BY HER STORY ter inning Let W This Christmas my family decided to go camping and since I am busy training for Two Oceans and Comrades, I packed my running gear before anything else! On my first run, I was privileged to meet up with another avid runner, and after running together for a few days, I learnt that she is seriously ill. She learnt of her life-threatening illness after having done her fourth Comrades, and against all the odds, she still decided to do her fifth Comrades three years ago. Now I feel silly for feeling too tired some mornings to get up and train. I feel incredibly stupid for complaining about small aches and pains. Meeting this lady – a wife and mother of two – has completely changed my outlook on life. We don’t realise how many of our fellow runners are “in the biggest race of their lives!” My new friend is even planning to run Comrades 2015. So... the next time you feel too lazy to train, think of what a privilege it is to be able to just get up and go! – Margie Bentley, via e-mail I think we all make excuses not to go for that run sometimes. Just lace ‘em up and go! – Ed. INSPIRED YOUTH On behalf