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On New Year\u2019s Eve I was in Rabin Square with my kids, where the illusionist Hezi Dean<\/a> had voluntarily caged himself within a block of ice. He was aiming to break the world’s record for longest time spent in an ice cube \u2013 without any food. Maybe I lack a competitive drive, but I don\u2019t get it. And apparently I\u2019m not the only one who doesn\u2019t get it, since the phrase I heard repeated again and again while I stood beside the ice cube was, \u201cwhat an idiot!\u201d<\/p>\n

The first time I heard about Hezi\u2019s endeavor I flashed on Kafka\u2019s hunger artist. By no means did I want to gawk at someone\u2019s suffering. The fact that it was self-inflicted suffering didn\u2019t make it any less upsetting to me.\u00a0 (Or maybe -to him- it wasn’t suffering). \u00a0 But since everyone was talking about Hezi, and my kids were curious, I realized I’d have to confront the issue, so I did what any over-protective mother would do –\u00a0 I went to check out Hezi Icicle myself before I let the kids go.<\/p>\n

The truth is that there really wasn\u2019t any reason to go see Hezi. The ice block was foggy and he was almost invisible inside (although at one point I did see his hand rise up and move from side-to-side in a sort of mini-wave). But basically, there was nothing to do there but stare at the giant clock, hanging like a scoreboard over the ice and marking each second that the human icicle endured.\u00a0 The thing is that although there was nothing visually upsetting before me, I was disturbed.\u00a0 In any case, the human icicle was definitely a G-rated event (aside from the aforementioned onlooker comments).\u00a0 So I picked the kids up from soccer practice and we went to the square, where Mike met us. Mike, as I\u2019ve mentioned before<\/a>, has been training for a marathon (tomorrow is the big day). And I have to say that although I do not consider encapsulating oneself in ice to be the equivalent of running a marathon, on New Year\u2019s Eve standing with Mike (and Hezi), I found myself drawing a parallel between the two. Both are, after all, true tests of endurance. (*Note to Mike: Marathon-training has been hard on family-life, but tolerable. Should you begin to train for encapsulating yourself in ice \u2013 or anything other container- we might have to divorce).<\/p>\n

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As I write this, Mike is packing to head up north to Tiberias<\/a>. Tomorrow\u2019s marathon is along the Sea of Galilee<\/a>. About 1,200 runners are expected to turn up. The weather is unseasonably warm (79 degrees F), which is making Mike nervous. There\u2019s a danger of side winds coming off the lake which is making Mike nervous. And then there\u2019s that other thing that he has to be nervous about \u2013 that thing that can really mess up your run \u2013 diabetes. He woke up with blood sugar of 325 this morning. Today he needs to be meticulous about his eating and dosing. If he wakes up that high tomorrow, he won\u2019t be able to run.\u00a0\u00a0 Fingers crossed for a few days of perfect blood sugar and a great marathon.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a picture of Mike in his previous marathon last April (btw–he’s lost 10 pounds since that marathon!).\u00a0 Go Mike!<\/p>\n

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