What Concerns Me, by Utpal
July 21
“I am taking it as an expression of the Supreme’s concern and love.” For the better part of the past 7 days Yuri has forced himself to slow down, to drink more often, and take more breaks. To behave in short, in a manner that he has never before had to do in any previous event. But then he has never run the 3100 mile race before or experienced all the steamy torture and torment of a New York summer either. That he is not in any way resentful or disappointed in this extraordinary situation is a mark of the true courage and strength that he has within him.
His outer strength he impressively demonstrated for 4 straight weeks. Making daily mileage totals for a first timer that were not just good but excellent. But when the 5th week arrived it literally changed the map for everyone here, and for 49 year old Yuri Trostenyuk from Vinnitsa Ukraine he has had to make adjustments in his life here like he has never had done before.
