ISSUE 92.1 | 08/30/2017
Ethan Sieber at Superhero Showdown | PC: Integrated Marketing Communications
UNION COLLEGE
A MARATHON, NOT A SPRINT W
elcome back to Union, y'all! Whether you've been at camp, home or vacationing in Switzerland, it's nice to be back on campus! For the past two summers, I’ve worked at Cohutta Springs Youth Camp. Anyone who works at a summer camp knows how fun and how tough it is. Sometimes, I asked myself, "How am I getting paid to do this?" and other times I thought, "I should get paid more to do this." But everyone who works at camp knows that we don't do it for the money, we do it for the cause. Our most recent camp director gave us very sound advice from years of experience: "Camp is a marathon, not a sprint. Don't let yourself burn out at the beginning, because then you won't have enough energy at the end to spare." How true this is.
When I was in high school, I was a sprinter on the track team. In order to start quickly, I lined up in a position that was most efficient so I could pop straight into a speed sprint. As I ran, I exerted a lot of energy and was barely to able feel my feet touching the ground. Half the time, I ran through the finish line wondering how I got there. Last May, I had the opportunity to experience running in a new light. I ran a half marathon for the first time. I didn't start in a position where I could pop up into the fastest sprint I could manage. Instead, I started off at a much slower pace, knowing that, otherwise, I would burn out far too soon. In past semesters, I made requirements of myself, whether starting the semester or year anew. I would make a rigid schedule and start sprinting the marathon of the semester at breakneck speed, not allowing myself to stop and breathe. And, to be honest, I burned out.
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