August 2009 Tat of the Month

Amit Mane -  Never Intimidated

Straight from Amit to you:

I finally got my running tattoo! I got it on the outside of my right lower leg.  It is a figure of Pheidippides with the words Νενικήκαμεν (greek meaning 'we have won') and MCMLXXXI (roman meaning 1981) below it, around my ankle.

Pheidippides ran 150 miles to get help. The story is improbable, as the Athenians would more likely have sent the messenger on horseback. However, they used a runner, as a horse's movements would have been hindered due to the rocky and mountainous terrain of Greece. In any case if he ran the 150miles over rough roads from Athens to Sparta within two days, it would be an achievement worthy of remembrance.

This tattoo would help me not get intimidated by the distance I am running. Now there is no reason to worry how far the run is!

Congrats to Amit on earning a CRC gift certificate!

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