Dody, the AIESEC Blogfather, just ran a marathon. I think along with having a baby, getting engaged, and buying your first house, running a marathon is the kind of thing that merits a sort of gentlemanly hat tip. Congratulations Dody. Of course, he's blogged the whole story, so check it out, and light him an electronic celebratory cigar.
"16-19 miles was the make or break miles for me. There were so many times in those miles where I was tempted to stop running and walk. Your mind started to play tricks on you, c'mon, stop running and the pain will go away. 16 was the miles where I put on my mp3 player and started blasting “thunder road“ through the earpieces."
Oh, and as I mentioned in an earlier post, Hosni Muburak has renewed his calls for an international conference on terrorism. It still isn't being taken seriously by many, especially those on the right wing who will do any anything to avoid talking about the current situation in Isreal, because he still seems keen to use the conference to try and legitimise the Palestinian uprising and remove it from the context of international terrorism:
"Mubarak envisioned a conference that would study the causes of terrorism and help make a distinction between "the efforts of people seeking their legitimate rights and attempts by a few deviant elements to impose their violent views on the world"
Its probably true that there is a world of difference between Palestinians attacking soldiers and armed settlers within Palestinian territory, and people blowing up nightlubs in Indonesia - but Muburak should know that he isnt going to get anywhere internationally with a proposal like that. Lets hope he drops this line and pushes ahead, and maybe Egypt taking a serious role in the international war against terrorism could be a turning point for true multilateral efforts, especially in the Middle East.
"16-19 miles was the make or break miles for me. There were so many times in those miles where I was tempted to stop running and walk. Your mind started to play tricks on you, c'mon, stop running and the pain will go away. 16 was the miles where I put on my mp3 player and started blasting “thunder road“ through the earpieces."
Oh, and as I mentioned in an earlier post, Hosni Muburak has renewed his calls for an international conference on terrorism. It still isn't being taken seriously by many, especially those on the right wing who will do any anything to avoid talking about the current situation in Isreal, because he still seems keen to use the conference to try and legitimise the Palestinian uprising and remove it from the context of international terrorism:
"Mubarak envisioned a conference that would study the causes of terrorism and help make a distinction between "the efforts of people seeking their legitimate rights and attempts by a few deviant elements to impose their violent views on the world"
Its probably true that there is a world of difference between Palestinians attacking soldiers and armed settlers within Palestinian territory, and people blowing up nightlubs in Indonesia - but Muburak should know that he isnt going to get anywhere internationally with a proposal like that. Lets hope he drops this line and pushes ahead, and maybe Egypt taking a serious role in the international war against terrorism could be a turning point for true multilateral efforts, especially in the Middle East.
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