STARTING THE RACE- racing series

      

   Have you ever participated or witnessed a race and just from the beginning you could take a good guess of who would win. I remember the incident that occurred during my state's biennial inter-school games (2010).

My school was well represented of course by the best runners. During the female 100m, the students from my school were very excited in anticipation of a win from the reoresentating athlete based on her past set record during the previous games and we had high hopes for this race as well. When the gun went off, to our huge shock, we found her lingering behind at the starting line for about 2 seconds. In a situation where 1 minor second is difficult to come by, you can tell the rest of the story.
         There is something unique about the start of every race and that is because it goes a long way in determining the end. At the start, more energy is required to overcome initial reluctance ( inertia), that is why we often describe an athlete's start as good or bad start. It is also a decision-making point. Beyond this point there must be no hesitation and mistakes are too costly to be made since opportunities for realignment might be rare.
        From the starting point it is imperative to have a clear idea of the big picture God has given us as individuals. This will help us with concise orientation of time and energy. Just like I mentioned in the first part of the series, it is important to leave the glade, start your engines and get to racing and even more important to start the race on a good footing.