There are a lot of things that could be said about someone who went in three years from non-runner to ultra-marathon winner.The one that truly stuck out after our Thursday conversation was "Why not me?"This is not to suggest that we should all go out and run an ultra-marathon (or any kind of marathon for that matter). As you may have noticed in our cover story, it's not for everyone.But the anything-is-possible attitude that propelled Lloyd Sehn to one of sport's more improbable achievements is one worth not just admiring but worth considering for adoption as well.Sehn wasn't happy with the condition he returned in for hockey season so he started running.Not satisfied with merely running for the hell of it, Sehn ran a marathon - in his first year.Not satisfied with that, he was part of a team that ran and won an ultra-marathon.And up next, he says, could very well be a half-triathlon.In other words, the sky is the limit.Events like the Sinister 7 push the boundaries of human achievement and each time a team crosses the finish line it reinforces the idea that almost nothing is off limits.Maybe for you it's about shaving a couple decimal points off your time in the 40-metre dash.Maybe you're on the road to recovery from a serious injury.Maybe you're just trying to make it for a walk around the block without wheezing like a broken vacuum cleaner.Or maybe you can't figure out for the life of you why they didn't name our new arena the Estevan Terrordome.In the face of Sehn's triumphs, none of this is as outrageous as it sounds.Why not you?Well, why not?***It was announced Saturday that Estevan is not, despite the 1,700-ish shirts sold claiming otherwise, Riderville.So what?As the local movement pushed forward, the focus seemed to be increasingly split between impressing the judges with a cohesive campaign and raising some much-needed cash for our fledgling minor and high school football programs.In the end those programs benefited to the tune of over $30,000.For those of you keeping score at home, that is more than the $25,000 grand prize and likely more than any of the finalists will raise in total even if they end up winning.Estevan did not earn the Riderville sign but, given our football community's current needs, the final result was something far better.Brad Brown can be reached by phone at 634-2654 or by e-mail at [email protected]. He's also continuing his feeble efforts at a Twitter page over at twitter.com/mercurysports.
