Heart of a Race Horse?

All thoroughbred horses slow down after running a quarter-mile. But in 1972, a horse named Secretariat provided the exception to that rule. He actually ran faster with each succeeding fraction after the first quarter-mile. His freakish record was due to the fact that he had a heart larger than the average racehorse.

The average thoroughbred racehorse's heart is 8.5 pounds. After his death, Secretariat's heart was found to weigh 22 pounds. That is probably the secret to wining long races. It has been often said that success is 25 per cent hard work and 75 per cent heart.

The bigger your heart the better your chances are of sustaining momentum through stretching distances. And even if you have faltered in the middle, don't worry, there is such a thing called a second wind.