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Marathon Training

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In this story, Moran trains alone in the early mornings for the Tel Aviv marathon, battles exhaustion and doubt over several months, and arrives at race day not knowing if she is ready.

MoranמוֹרָןMoran
kamaקָמָה(she) got up
ba'chameshבַּחָמֵשׁat five
kolכָּלevery
bokerבֹּקֶרmorning
ve'yatzaוְיָצְאָהand (she) went out
larutzלָרוּץto run
lifneiלִפְנֵיbefore
she'ha'irשֶׁהָעִירthat the city
hit'oreraהִתְעוֹרְרָהwoke up

Moran got up at five every morning and went out to run before the city woke up.

zeזֶהthis
hayaהָיָהwas
ha'heskemהֶהֶסְכֵּםthe agreement
she'kar'taשֶׁכָּרְתָהthat (she) made
imעִםwith
atzmahעַצְמָהּherself
be'oktoberבְּאוֹקְטוֹבֶּרin October
ke'she'nirshmaכְּשֶׁנִּרְשְׁמָהwhen (she) registered
le'maratonלְמָרָתוֹןto (the) marathon
telתֵּלTel
avivאָבִיבAviv
be'dechefבְּדֶחֶףon an impulse
she'hirgishשֶׁהִרְגִּישׁthat (he/it) felt
hegyoniהֶגְיוֹנִיreasonable
ba'laylaבַלַּיְלָהat night
u'pachotוּפָחוֹתand less
ba'bokerבַּבֹּקֶרin the morning

That was the agreement she made with herself in October, when she signed up for the Tel Aviv marathon on an impulse that felt reasonable at night and less so in the morning.

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