{"id": "card_n_6f8626f8a063", "kind": "note", "title": "A parable — Marathon", "body": "A young runner sprinted from the first mile, and the crowd cheered him. By the tenth mile he walked. By the fifteenth he sat. An older runner passed him at a pace the crowd had laughed at, and finished while the young man was still seated by the road.\n\nAsk yourself: At what pace must you run to still be running at the end?\n\nFLOOR — protect the finish. The first mile's glory is a debt the last mile pays.\n\n(A Narrow Highway original teaching parable — not a parable of Jesus; a made story that carries a true edge.)", "source": {"label": "Narrow Highway — original parable", "url": "", "ref": "almanac_sports_analytics_marathon_pacing", "authority_tier": "operator"}, "shelf": "codex", "box": "parables", "bands": ["parable", "original", "witness", "teaching", "time_sequence", "conservation_balance", "FLOOR"], "connections": [], "author": "operator", "created_at": "2026-07-10T21:00:05.284658+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-07-10T21:00:05.284658+00:00", "visibility": "public", "lifecycle_stage": "public", "volatility": "permanent", "surface": "witness", "metrics": {"paperclips_count": 0, "helpful_count": 0, "not_helpful_count": 0, "cite_count": 0, "walks_through_count": 0, "flagged_count": 0}, "source_hash": "abc3000dde7e523896098a65ad7b05d3acd6fdfb65d04ddfcea0cd9c2ac7b0d9"}