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We watch the season pull up its own stage And catch the last weekend of the last week Before the gold and the glimmer have been replaced Another sun soaked season fades away. |
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"Once, after he had done some mischief, I asked him to keep running till I came back," Mr Das said. "I got busy in some work. When I came back after five hours, I was stunned to find him still running." I would like to believe in this Superboy, but I think something is very wrong here.  This boy is Budhia. He is just five years old and has entered the Limca Book of Records. What did he do? Nothing much, he just ran. Yes, he runs. And mind you, he doesn't run our 2.4km or anything of sort, but he runs 20 miles a day. Can you even imagine? I don't think so. He is considered an athletic phenomenon. Budhia has participated in and finished races of up to 60km (37.3 miles) in roughly six hours and thirty minutes. He is the world's largest marathon runner. His policy is that he should not drink water in between any run. Anyway, in case you're wondering why I'm blogging about Budhia, its because I watched Extraordinary peole: The Boy Who Can't Stop Running yesterday. And that documentary really moved me to tears. He simply amazes me. On May 1, 2006, he took part in a 70km-long marathon in India. There were many against it, especially the Children's Welfare Committee or something. But, he ran. He ran and ran like there was no tomorrow. When he had completed 68km of his rum, he suddenly stopped for the first time. He told his coach, "Sir, I cannot run anymore". Omg, I was so scared. He was having convulsions. He couldn't sit or stand still. His head always hung backwards. He was beyond exhausted. The doctors found the boy had "high blood pressure and cardiological stress". As of 8th May 2006 a Government statement has ordered that he stop running. When Budhia was interviewed he said, " I love running. I just can't stop. I will run at any cost". Then when asked what would he do if they stopped him from running, he said, " Stop me from running? I will strangle anyone who stops me". How innocent. As of 13th August 2007, Budhia's coach, Biranchi Das was arrested by Indian police on suspicion of torture. But that doesn't stop Budhia from running for his life. Labels: Budhia Singh |