Food for Run and Thought 37

（因腳指受傷，今年7.1遊行只能在起點支援友好，未能走畢整段路了，下午五時多，遊行的市民仍在維園等出發。2011年的經濟一定比03, 04年好，政府又派錢，但仍是有這麼多人參與，我也嚇了一跳。

當然比起七百多萬人，參與遊行的廿萬市民只是少數；正如Tahrir Square示威只有數十萬埃及人，但埃及是有千萬人口的大國。但無論是民主、公義、人權、勞工權益，在無論是甚麼國家，永遠是一小撮人為所有人的福祉犧牲和付出、冒被打壓之危險。

所以，請不要罵這些人和平阻街、靜坐。誰想在深夜在鬧市靜坐，不回家休息？他日，我們終於爭取回我們的一票，改變了這個不平等的制度，我們是要感謝他們的。）

（攝影Patrick，相片由Florence Lai提供，漢堡馬拉松）

「Every day gives you an opportunity to improve. With every run, you can try to be better. Not just a better runner, but a better person.」John "The Penguin" Bingham, The Courage to Start

「It is wonderful that life continues to challenge and define us, great that there is always more to strive for and assuring that we will always grow from these experiences so the future will be better still.」Deena Kastor

「It is very rewarding to feel and see progress. I am going to put my head down and keep plugging away. I believe the best is yet to come.」Shalane Flanagan, 2nd woman finisher at the 2010 New York City Marathon

「The more you frame the marathon as a stressful experience, the more negative messages you'll receive. But it's just as easy to frame it as a positively challenging journey.」Jeff Galloway, Marathon

「How am I? The race is the answer, the only answer. The runner is truly a man dissatisfied with the status quo. His object is to reach goals that are continually being reset.」George Sheehan in Dr. George Sheehan on Running