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Good company in a journey makes the way seem shorter. — Izaak Walton
Life is a journey meant to be traversed with the finish line being self actualization and finally death. My late grandad always told me to live a life in such a way that when you retire back to your cocoon, you can be able to look back and appreciate what you have done so as to rest easy and contented when the time comes to leave the world. We all lead a different path and destiny has a unique promenade for each and everyone of us; but what’s of pre-eminence is making sure you metamorphose your destiny to meet your desires and goals.
Over time I have realized that the easiest way to achieve this is to run your race with the best who’ll serve as pacesetters to enable you get to the pinnacle of your accomplishments. I have always looked at the 2012 Olympic games held in London and believe that they were some of the most competitive and enthralling games to ever take place in history. Many milestones were achieved: During the Games, Michael Phelps became the most decorated Olympic athlete of all time, winning his 22nd medal. Usain Bolt’s performance in the 100m, 200m and 4 X 4 relay. Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Brunei entered female athletes for the first time, so that every currently eligible country has now sent a female competitor to at least one Olympic Games. Women’s boxing was included for the first time, thus the Games became the first at which every sport had female competitors.
But the most notable race was the 8oom track event which had David Rudisha from Kenya winning and setting a new world record. Till date Rudisha still holds the world record of 1:40.91 for the 800 m, set at the London 2012 Olympics on 9 August 2012. He has the three fastest times recorded and six of the top eight fastest times in the 800m in history.
On 9 August at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Rudisha led from start to finish to win gold in what was acclaimed “The Greatest 800 Meter Race Ever“. In so doing, he became the first and, so far, only runner to break the 1:41 barrier for 800 m. From the start of the race, Rudisha led and pulled away from the rest of the field after 200 metres, completing the first lap in 49.28 seconds. By 600 metres his lead had grown to several metres. He continued to pull away until the final straight, where second place Nigel Amos was able to slightly gain some ground as Rudisha strained. But the gap was much too great to close, and Rudisha crossed the line in a world-record time of 1:40.91.
Rudisha’s competitors all ran exceptional times: WR, NR, PB, PB, PB, NR, SB, PB. (That is to say that the participants broke World Record, National Record, Personal Best, Personal Best, National Record, Season Best, Personal Best) The silver medalist, Amos, had to be carried from the track on a stretcher after setting the world junior record and make him only the fifth man in history to run under 1:42, something Rudisha has now done seven times. With Rudisha breaking 1:41, two men under 1:42, five under 1:43 and all eight under 1:44, Every competitor ran the fastest time in history for their placing. It was the first time in international 800m history where every competitor ran either a personal or season’s best. The time set by the eighth-placed Andrew Osagie, a personal best of 1:43.77, would have won gold at the three preceding Olympic games in Beijing, Athens and Sydney.
Rudisha’s record was considered special especially notable for the absence of pacemakers, which are not permitted at the Olympics or other major championships.
From this phenomenal race its quite easy to see that all participants achieved their very best just by simply being in the same race with the very best. So if we apply this same analogy in real life we would most definitely be at our very best if we associate and be in the same race with the unrivalled. The saying that if we shoot for the stars and miss you’ll land on the moon is also applicable. We were brought into this life and thrown into the whole mess without being apprised, requisitioned for consent or any form of notification. So its our duty to curve out a path that will be the best of us. Join me in this journey and lets see the various obstacles that Engineers have helped us evade in our daily lives through various designs that many a people rarely notice or appreciate but serve a whole lot in making life easier. Welcome and don’t forget that Good company in a journey makes the way seem shorter!!
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