Stay the course?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="course">course</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: “<span word="You">You</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> <span word="long">long</span>-<span word="term">term</span> <span word="goals">goals</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="course">course</span>.”</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="distance">distance</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="win">win</span>.</p><p><span word="Go">Go</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="distance">distance</span>? <span word="Yes">Yes</span>, <span word="go">go</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="distance">distance</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="quitting">quitting</span> <span word="midway">midway</span>.</p><p><span word="Take">Take</span> <span word="the">the</span> “<span word="course">course</span>” <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="course">course</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="river">river</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="river">river</span> <span word="zigzags">zigzags</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mountains">mountains</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sea">sea</span>. <span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="course">course</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="race">race</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="horse">horse</span> <span word="race">race</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="running">running</span> <span word="race">race</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="marathon">marathon</span>.</p><p><span word="Indeed">Indeed</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="marathon">marathon</span> <span word="race">race</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="example">example</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="to">to</span> “<span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="race">race</span>”. <span word="Unlike">Unlike</span> <span word="the">the</span> 60-<span word="meter">meter</span> <span word="dash">dash</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="runs">runs</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="straight">straight</span> <span word="line">line</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="marathon">marathon</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="distance">distance</span> <span word="of">of</span> 42.195 <span word="kilometers">kilometers</span>, <span word="covering">covering</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="terrains">terrains</span>. <span word="Like">Like</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="course">course</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="river">river</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="marathon">marathon</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="twists">twists</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="turns">turns</span>, <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="flat">flat</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="smooth">smooth</span> <span word="territory">territory</span>, <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hilly">hilly</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rough">rough</span> – <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="olden">olden</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="race">race</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>. <span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="today">today</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="race">race</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="asphalt">asphalt</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="marathon">marathon</span> <span word="course">course</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="consist">consist</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="slopes">slopes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sharp">sharp</span> <span word="turns">turns</span>.</p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="rate">rate</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="course">course</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="tortuous">tortuous</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="impossible">impossible</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="predict">predict</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="degree">degree</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="difficulty">difficulty</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="onset">onset</span>.</p><p><span word="Hence">Hence</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="advice">advice</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="to">to</span> “<span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="course">course</span>”, <span word="i">i</span>.<span word="e">e</span>. <span word="to">to</span> <span word="persevere">persevere</span>.</p><p><span word="Persevere">Persevere</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="spite">spite</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="setbacks">setbacks</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="problems">problems</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="marathon">marathon</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="athletes">athletes</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="the">the</span> 20-<span word="km">km</span> <span word="mark">mark</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="experience">experience</span> <span word="breathing">breathing</span> <span word="difficulties">difficulties</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="running">running</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="legs">legs</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span>, <span word="finding">finding</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="difficulties">difficulties</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="painful">painful</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="suppress">suppress</span>, <span word="drop">drop</span> <span word="out">out</span>. <span word="Others">Others</span> <span word="choose">choose</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="persist">persist</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="somehow">somehow</span>, <span word="somewhere">somewhere</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="line">line</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="wind">wind</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="legs">legs</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="again">again</span>. <span word="These">These</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="ones">ones</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="finish">finish</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="race">race</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ones">ones</span> <span word="who">who</span> “<span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="course">course</span>.”</p>
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