][.Dream come true.=].][
so this is how it feels when a dream come true =]
sweet sweet victory taste! haha
You never try, you never know! =]
conquered 42.195! =]
timing should 5hrs 40 mins and dunno how many secs =P
shall cfm it when e results are up =]]
haha n pardon me..but this post will be v long =]
for my memories =]]
haha tired now.
BUT i must note tt all e experiences n feelings be4 napping! =D
haha forgotten since when was it..
most prob sec sch..
i had always felt a sense of pride n feel happy whenever i see those ppl wearing the shirt which says - finisher of 42.195 km =]
always..nv fail to feel happy for them.
n it was since then that i wanted to go for it =D
to complete a marathorn = 1 of my dream =]
n yoohooo..
7 december 2008 - my 1st marathorn! =]
haha i must have been mad when i registered for it =P
missed e saucony race which mean tt i din attempted 10km in a race condition =X
n had nt tried a half marathorn.
n the leap to a full marathorn.=X
madness. lol.
started trng for it 2wks ago..after exams =X
be4 exams, it was all jus the normal runs of ard 30mins.
attempted to run back frm ubi driving center to hm for twice.
n treadmill for a few other times.
in actual fact, less than 5times! =X
all these runs lasted for ard 1hrs ++.
haha n there it is the big big day =D
went to collect my race pack on friday.
n once i stepped into e hall,
there was this adrenaline rush =]
a sense of excitment for the race even thou i m nt well prepared =]
in 19 yrs of life.
haha it just feels v v amazing =] n motivated? =] haha
den rested on the eve after hall trng.
resist e urge to drink my fav green tea for the whole day!
cz..tea is nt advisible on the eve of the run =]
went for a gd dinner with family n god-family. =]]
carbo-load with loads of rice! haha
den came hm n wanted to rest by 8:30pm but did nt ;p
spent e time packing for today..=]
tied the championchip onto the shoe n pinning my bib tag no. 16886 =] onto the race tee =]
haha settled everything n slept ard 10 =X
but can't fall asleep instantly cz i napped in e noon =P
n started to sneeze *faint*
thankfully the sneeze ceased when i woke up =]]
2:45am: thanks to kim guan for the wake up call =]
haha but lol..as expected i went bac to nua n slept till daddy came n woke mi up at 3:15am =X
quickly wash up n grabbed my breakfast n went to meet kim guan.
cabbed to tamp sports hall n took the bus down to city hall. haha somewhere near the memorial war monument =]
4:40am?
haha ard dere ;p
hydrated myself with 500ml den went to washroom at swissotel.
5:15am: went to deposit our baggage (it was super muddy =X my beloved choc sky blue shoes jiu zhe yang bei soaked in e mud le =P)
after depositing our baggage..did some stretching n walked to the start pt =]
gosh gosh e amt of ppl dere is wow wow wow..haha
due to the crowd, i tink we started at ard 5:44am instead of 5:30am =]
haha so dere goes my 1st step to the countless steps =P
haha when we were jus abt to start, the professional were already wow..ard 5km ahead?
haha they are realli realli impressive!
their stides are like those running 100m dash rather than 42km =P
v nice strides =]]pei fu pei fu!
haha so..1st 10km was a relaxing run with kim guan as the gd pacer =]
finished it at ard 6:50am..on target! ( my target was 7am)
haha n e air was realli v v fresh =D
had nv tried running so early in e morning =]
u shuld give it a try too =D
den went to e washroom so lost my gd running buddy =P
nxt 10km was a run on my own =]
haha legs were still gg on well =]
so happy when legs were still listening to me after the 1st 10km =]
cz during trng, e max i pushed was only usually 10km or an hr =]
so 10km to 20km was a nice run too =D
reached the target of 8:10 am =]
but stopped to eat my breakfast bar at the 20km mark =P cz was realli vv hungry!
haha n to be truthful, i was v scared tt i will die during e run man =P (daddy n mummy was v afraid too ;p kept reminding me nt to push myself if i cmi ;p)
so ate a few bites of the breakfast bar n kept gg =P
gosh..it realli helped =P haha
so here i come 21km!
haha tt's e pt when e fatigue starts to come in mentally n physically =P
keep gg fe! haha tt was all i was saying in e mind =P
keep gg! u r half way done!
n it was dere tt i started my 10mins 1 km target =P lol
it helped motivated myself when i did 1km within or less than 10 mins =P
den ard 25 or 26km?
haha my pacing motivator re-appear!
so the last 16km or so was motivating each other =]
it's realli impt to haf a running buddy!
cz..it starts to get realli taxing on e legs! (esp e knees)
n mentally too ;p with the countdowns =]
so dere goes our last 16km!
run, walk, run walk =]
reached 29 or 30km n out of ecp!
haha e nv ending ecp =P
memories of ahs n vj's runs =]
Out of ecp!
haha n i ran ON my fav road!
haha e one whereby we get to see the ferris wheels n nice nice views =]]
haha mus emphasize ON cz..it's e 1st time ;p all e other time was on wheels =P
the last part was realli taxing on the knees for me n on e muscles for my running buddy =P (kim guan)
haha but keep gg man!
u realli can't underestimate the power of will n the desire to achieve a dream / goal! =]]
nice sceneries!
managed to walk n cont running thou everytime we run, we had to agrh yi sheng zai run cz my knees were realli pain n my leg dun seem to belong to me anymore =P
n e cramps for my running buddy was realli bad =P
BUT haha nice nice sceneries =]
got quite close to the ferris wheels n there was the ferrai showcase..e cars r cool =P thou i m nt a car lover =P
n haha last 10km! keep gg! jia you!
last 8km jia you!
last 6km jia you!
last 5km jia you!
last 4km jia you!
last 3km jia you!
last 2km jia you!
last 1km jia you!
haha tt was all u can hear frm e supporters =]]
u can do it!
keep gg!
it was realli motivating!
n i finally get to eat my banana at e last 10km =P
i missed my banana after the 1st 10 km =P
n last 750m!
haha runner's high!
the end pt was so near n at tt pt..i guessed i realli opened up my stride =]
n had a smile on my face!
500m!
250m!
100m!
END! haha
crossed e line with a smile! a smile from the bottom of e heart!
shuo bu chu kou de kai xin =]]
gd job running buddy!=D
gd job fe! haha self praise =P
haha immediately on my hp n called home to inform them tt i m alive n kicking after e race =P
went on to collect our medals n runner's tee!
haha n returned the champion chip =P
n tt's when e legs get realli haha..
walked super slowly to collect baggage be4 cleaning up the shoes n gg for lunch =D
haha n nw i m bac here! hm sweet hm! bed nice bed!leg pain leg! lol
haha met quite a few ppl =D
mr jeff lim (our ex-teacher of vj) haha den saw chai luan at e water station! xie le! without these helpers, we will most prob dehydrate si ba =P
n a few of e ahs jnrs as cheer ldrs during e last few km =] n demaine (my gl) n some vj crossers =]
thanks to all the runspiration cheer leaders too =]
haha unbelieveable, memorable experience =]
let the pics memo it ba =]]
n nt to forget, the cheers tt e runners had for the professionals runners =]
unforgettable day =]
haha ok..realli tired le =P
shall go off to slp =P
haha n jus a few motivating quotes tt kept me going =]
.one step n u r one step closer to ya goal (my dream)!
.the pride is worth the pain!
n thanks to my beloved n faithful mp3 n running shoes tt kept me gg <3
haha v tired..but jus one more thought!
You never try, You never know!
no1 may haf faith in u or believe tt u can make it!
BUT if u lose e faith, tt's e end!
dun let others affect your choice!
never doubt yourself nor e power of will n desire =]
for dreams are meant to be fulfilled n chased after =]]
go for your dreams!
one step at a time!
it may be tough!
BUT jus hang in there tough too!
when e tide gets tough, the tough gets gg! =]]
hao la..realli should go rest le =]]
nitez! or rather noon every1! byee..
n it's 6pm nw =] i m officially awake for 13 hrs =P byee..
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][.my 1st marathorn.=].][
