We watched the women's marathon last night and these ladies are CRAZY fast. Romania's Constantina Tomescu-Dita (left) finished the marathon in 2:26:44!? Congrats! And did I mention she's 38 years old? It led me to ask J what he thought the "toughest" Olympic sport is. We watched the men's 100 meter swim and it's over in, well, seconds. A marathon spans 26.2 miles but you can see your competition approaching, and know when to pick it up. Swimming for 9 seconds — that's all about precision and they just have to go as fast as they can because it's over in a few blinks of an eye. The difference between gold and silver in that event was separated by 1/100th of a second. That's insane. I think gymnastics is tough too, with precision/balance prevailing. Regardless, I'm impressed by it all, and all the mental toughness and preparation that goes into these Olympians.
Sunday, August 17, 2008
Olympic Marathon Glory
We watched the women's marathon last night and these ladies are CRAZY fast. Romania's Constantina Tomescu-Dita (left) finished the marathon in 2:26:44!? Congrats! And did I mention she's 38 years old? It led me to ask J what he thought the "toughest" Olympic sport is. We watched the men's 100 meter swim and it's over in, well, seconds. A marathon spans 26.2 miles but you can see your competition approaching, and know when to pick it up. Swimming for 9 seconds — that's all about precision and they just have to go as fast as they can because it's over in a few blinks of an eye. The difference between gold and silver in that event was separated by 1/100th of a second. That's insane. I think gymnastics is tough too, with precision/balance prevailing. Regardless, I'm impressed by it all, and all the mental toughness and preparation that goes into these Olympians.
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