Sources : www.youtube.com, www.wikipedia.com caa 11 May 14
One of the inspirational movies that features running. It touches my heart.
'A Mother's Love For Her Son, And A Son's Passion for Running'
I can empathise with this story as this is what I see my wife going through. The 1.5 year long intensive cancer treatments had surely taken a toll on her, deteriorating her fitness to a great extent. The cancer medications have made her put on substantial weight uncontrollably - a side effect that she strongly detests.
For a simple and humble reason to just live on, she took up brisk walking and running (something she feels she can do together with me). She did her first 10 km in Great Eastern Women Run 2013 and never look back. Many times, I watch her fall, faint, tire and in pain. But this strong woman doesn't give up! And she has never wanted me to slow down for her! I was so proud of her when she finished her first half-marathon in the 2XU Compression Run 2014.
She has been physically unwell/unfit again these few months and had stopped all physical exercises since February. If I thought she was going to stop, I was wrong! 3 weeks from now, she is challenging the Sundown Marathon (21 km) again. I am running the full marathon in this race and regret that I cannot be running by her side. With the lack of training and her frail condition, I am in the same dilemma (just like the mother in this movie). Do I challenge her to go on (like what I always did) and finish? Or do I stop her?
What about you? Why did you run?
Movie Plot (from Wikipedia)
A young man with autism, named Cho-won, finds release only in running. As a child, Cho-won regularly threw tantrums, bit himself, and refused to communicate with others—finding solace only in zebras and the Korean snack, choco pie. His mother never gave up on him and was determined to prove to the world that her child can be normal. As Cho-won gets older, he begins to find a passion for running and his mother is there to encourage and support him. Even though their family suffers from financial difficulties, they find a former marathon champion, Jung-wook — now a lethargic older man with an alcohol problem.
Jung-wook, who is serving community service hours as a physical education teacher for a DUI, grudgingly accepts the offer to train Cho-won in marathon running, but eventually becomes lazy with him. The coach often takes Cho-won's snack, and takes Cho-won to a jjimjilbang to relax. Even though Jung-wook slacks off most of the time, Cho-won's determination for running is firm (he accidentally runs 100 laps around a soccer field when the coach told him to without literally meaning it).
He takes third place in a 10 km running race, which causes his mother to set another goal for her son: to run a full marathon under three hours. This is not an easy task, however, as Cho-won wants to win but doesn’t know how to pace himself. Therefore, his mother pleads the coach to run with Cho-won in order to teach him how to pace his running. The movie shows the emotional struggles of a mother who is not sure if she is forcing her son to run or if it truly is his passion. The movie further explores and shows deep love and genuine purity through Cho-won.
Jung-wook, who is serving community service hours as a physical education teacher for a DUI, grudgingly accepts the offer to train Cho-won in marathon running, but eventually becomes lazy with him. The coach often takes Cho-won's snack, and takes Cho-won to a jjimjilbang to relax. Even though Jung-wook slacks off most of the time, Cho-won's determination for running is firm (he accidentally runs 100 laps around a soccer field when the coach told him to without literally meaning it).
He takes third place in a 10 km running race, which causes his mother to set another goal for her son: to run a full marathon under three hours. This is not an easy task, however, as Cho-won wants to win but doesn’t know how to pace himself. Therefore, his mother pleads the coach to run with Cho-won in order to teach him how to pace his running. The movie shows the emotional struggles of a mother who is not sure if she is forcing her son to run or if it truly is his passion. The movie further explores and shows deep love and genuine purity through Cho-won.
May there be strength for those who believe and persevere.
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