Two weeks ago Ferdinand ‘lost’ his first race at the 24th Internationales Leichtathletik meeting at the Paul Greifzu Stadium in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. This was labeled as a loss by the Kenyan media fraternity. In return, this did not sit well with most of us.
He came in second, which is a win for himself and this beautiful country Kenya. Somehow this painted the true picture of how we view success. If you win, we will clap joyfully for you. However, losing opens our eyes to your pride, mistake, style, and sometimes we body shame you.
In truth, this helps identity the gaps, that one overlooks or ignores in the process. It create the space for self evaluation. You should identify and be aware of your own weakness in order to work on it. Yes, you can point it out but do not scream about it.
Today, he has claimed the continental title breaking the 1998 Nigeria’s Seun Ogunkoya Championships Record of 9.94 in Dakar. He made a 1 second difference/ change to a record that has lasted for 3 decays plus 2.
Keep going! working on yourself brings you closer to your breakthrough.