I was unable to walk for a whole week after that, so much did the race take out of me. But it was the most pleasant exhaustion I have ever known.
-Emil Zátopek, after winning the 1952 Olympic marathon in Helsinki
Fun Fact! Did you know? This guy won the 5k, 10k, and marathon at the same Olympics, the only person ever to do so.
Look at him go. Those ears. That struggle. I needed a reminder of what intensity looks like, as my only intensity has been in destroying the relics of my childhood as I clean out my room, and even that has been perfunctory at best. I should be thankful that my family has moved nine times in my life, as the clutter would otherwise be far worse.
