Monday 6 October 2014

My best shots so far

I have to make something clear first. I do not run on tarmac on purpose. Never. That's sums up my first 10 rules easily. I never finished a single road race on foot. And as things going now, I don't see a chance of that ever happening.
Once, I did run 21k in the city, just to see how it goes.


Starting from the little ones.
Bests on dirt: 
100m: 12,6s
400m: 59,2s
800m: 2:32
12 mins: 3130m
My only ever 21k on tarmac: 1 hour 41 mins

And on trail:
Funrun from home: 4,75k/165 D+: 23m 35s
21k/790D+ : 2h 12m
33k/0D+, but on trail as well: 3h 30m
42k/2350D+ in winter (10cm snow, 8 degrees below zero): 6h 24m
50k/1345D+: 5h 55m
65k/2000D+: 9h 50m (also in winter, from Miskolc to Eger; crossing the Bükk mountains)
85k/3200D+: 11h 50m
100k/2800D+: 17h 30m
124k/6300D+: 24:36
160k/2100D+ 33h 15m
and the longest in one go: 206k/7300D+: 46h 15m, (over real savage terrain deep in the hills of: Zemplén, NE-Hungary.)

I wish I could throw away the clock...there are some who can, but I am not that good. For me, there must be some kind of record to conquer; as we count the distance, we do the same with the time.


These 'records' mainly made by walking. Few were a childplay,but others...well I really poured my blood into some of them. There's still, and always will be lot to learn, and to improve. I love nature, I love being out in the woods, enjoying the roads and trails and paths, spotting animals, be lost in admiration of the scenery,travelling to unknown parts of a(ny) country and mainly going great distances.
And I immediately knew that,back in 2003, when we set out for a hike with my schoolmates for the first time ever.

I'm not that runner person at all; I never become one of them - there's a million reason for that, but I'm not going into that now. I'm only running sometimes, mainly to develop better skills, stronger mind, and muscles to conquer greater goals, and longer distances. That is the thing to chase - the end, the border call it whatever: where the will-power fails to move on those legs- that's the thing I searching primarily. Not when one gives up - that's a different thing entirely.

But again: giving up...weakness or rationality - the eternal question - You have to decide for Yourself. But do not give a flying fuck on other people's judgement, or prejudice: there are certain situations, where You have to decide, not them, You are there not them, that's Your battle to fight, not theirs.







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