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Kipchoge’s race, my race,

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#Reflections  Eliud Kipchoge’s Olympic marathon win had me reflecting about the race of life. First things first. A marathon is not a sprint. Equally the race of life is not a sprint, it is an accumulation of days and years with failures, flows, experiences and successes achieved. A marathon requires adequate preparation, but above all a winning state of mind that keeps saying I can do it. Like Kipchoge, the determination of a winner is written on his face, he has no time for distraction and even if the next athlete were to stumble, the race would not stop. Equally, the race of life for the individual should not be distracted by the numerous challenges. The race of life like that of Kipchoge has many competitors who come in different shapes, sizes, colours and ethnicities. There are external "Ethiopian" competitors who more than everything wants to take the race away from you. There are "Kenyan" family competitors who are also determined to finish the race in c