Toots and Sally Ride Again

As written earlier…

In the Wired piece the Perfect Human they write:

1. BE AUDACIOUS
Finding the right challenge is the first challenge. “Any goal worth achieving involves an element of risk,” Karnazes says in his autobiography, Ultramarathon Man: Confessions of an All-Night Runner. Risk, yes, and creativity too. For instance, looking for the ultimate endurance running challenge, in 1995 Karnazes entered a 199-mile relay race – by himself. He competed against eight teams of 12 and finished eighth.

Okay…that’s just stupid. In this case a lot of people might take “being audacious” with “being brave”. Well, there’s s fine line between bravery and stupidity. And running a 199 mile relay pace as a one person relay team crosses the line into stupidity. Or so sez Lumpy.

I suppose based on websters definition I’m wrong.

Main Entry: au·da·cious
Pronunciation: o-’dA-sh&s
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle French audacieux, from audace boldness, from Latin audacia, from audac-, audax bold, from audEre to dare, from avidus eager — more at AVID
1 a : intrepidly daring : ADVENTUROUS audacious mountain climber> b : recklessly bold : RASH audacious maneuver>
2 : contemptuous of law, religion, or decorum : INSOLENT
3 : marked by originality and verve <audacious experiments>

But, now, you should be bold in your running choices. We can see this comes from the Middle French audacieux, from audace boldness. And, if Toots and Sally are nothing else, they are bold. Thusly, running the Paris Marathon is a bold move. And audacious audacieux. If you are so inclined.

Lumpy’s just persistent. And, as Calvin (no not of Hobbes) Coolidge expressed:

Nothing in the world can take the place of Persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan ‘Press On’ has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race.

So be audacieux bold, with a little but of persistence on the side. And run. Run BOLDLY.