Monday Musings

The call of the sofa

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Adharanand Finn
Jan 17, 2022
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When Kenenisa Bekele started dropping off the ferocious pace being set at the front of the Berlin marathon on Sunday, his legs suddenly looking a little heavier, his stride less bouncy, I knew how he felt.

I’ve spent the week since my 24-hour track race feeling like my legs are being slowly squeezed by some invisible, evil foe, my body heavy, my eyelids …

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