Its so crumpled because, my eyes are very irritated with my sunblock used. Keep trying to use my shirt and rub my eyes.
But things dont always go the way we want it to be. 16.8km is sort of my limit. I really thought, a half marathon is just 4km more. Can one, 4km is just a short route from my house to the canal. Its really not that far. Can one, veron. Not that difficult.
I forgot, distance for half marathon is accumulative. The extra 4km is not a run alone distance. Its an add on from the 16.8km. For my current endurance, its really quite challenging. LOL.
But, skip all the talk. I brave through all the odds and completed my second half marathon safe and sound. My face haven turn green yet. LOL.
I feared for my race actually. Cause my first marathon was done in Hongkong, with a cooling temperature of 16 degrees. But with blessings, 2XU race is easier than I thought. I completed it slightly faster than my hkg race! So I guess that's an improvement, considering the difference in temperature. Its not 16 degrees here in singapore, but I made it anyway. Its ok I am slow. Slow and steady is my motto. Yup, hooray to my first local half marathon.
Brain intact. Heart still pumping. Legs still usable. Its really not that difficult. It anything, its really mind over body that keeps me going. Anyone who ever tell me half marathon is easy, its a short distance is insane. LOL. Seriously, who are you kidding. Stop all the crap okay.Travelling 21km in Singapore in a straight line brings you quite far alr. LOL. Unless you are a full timer regular in army where such trainings are just chicken feet for you, else a half marathon is actually of paramount significant distance to many. LOL. 21km leh.
But well, i used to swear, curse and hate 2.4km. The mere 2.4km that brings such horrific nightmares. LOL. If you are someone who is constantly in fitness club cause you are overweight, running is really the last thing in your mind. Just trying to pass 2.4km is really a hard task then. Who would have thought i would be able to complete a half marathon today?
Indeed, "Unleash the you you never know." From 2.4km, I challenged myself with a half marathon and survived from it. Who knows, in future I may be just a full marathon finisher. LOL.
No la, 42km is another 21km add on to the alr-very-severly-damaged-brain-and-heart-and-legs-body, I dont think will ever have the chance to complete it away. I may just sleep forever attempting to complete it. HAHAHA.
Many wonder with awe how I managed to run without music. To run a half marathon more than 2.5 hours in silence. Some thought I am amazing – to be able to withstand bored some running route.
Over 2.5 hours on just running. Nothing else. Truth is, i cant run with music. I cant concentrate. I dk to focus on my ears or my legs or the lyrics. I can only do one thing at a time.
Just concentrate with my breathing. Concentrate on my legs to keep me going. I count from 1 to 20 to keep me entertained. LOL. (more often not, I have difficulty counting from 1 to 20. Sometimes I start with a random no, like 67 or sth. Cause I am moody I cant keep on counting for long. Depends on my mood. LOL)
Usually, I think of happy thoughts. (thinking of sad scenarios makes me moody and time pass by slower)
50% of the time, I questioned myself why am I doing here, at the starting point 530am in the morning doing sth so crazy. Its gg to be another 21km to go in this perfect-weather-for-slping.
Why am I here, running under the sun when I should be doing sth else.
I wonder, if this is a right decision made afterall; to join for the race. Time after time, I wonder why I run.
And such interrogating-like thoughts for my brain actually occupies half the time I am running. Surprisingly, indeed.
I am glad i stopped and took these photos. It makes me smile that morning for such a sight. Its kind of rare to admire scenery in Singapore. LOL.
Saw the morning sun behind me. Cant help but take a break and chill. Halfway into my half marathon, the real test begin now. Jia you veron! 8km more to go! Run for yourself!
Took this photo when only god knows how many km are left till finishing pt. I am losing so much water, even my socks are wet. I am actually amused that my socks are wet. HAHAHA. Running a half marathon really make you lose alot alot of water. Its almost incredible. Singapore, you have such nice cityscape.
Sometimes, I have this little devil in me that says, “veron needs to run cause she gained weight and being forced to go for the race means she has to clocked the distance.”HAHAH. I brush it off by, “Well, that’s still running for myself, not for others. Explanation justified.”
Sometimes its purely, “I wanna run today! I wanna run cause I like to run!! Hello wind! I run because I think I am fortunate. I am so blessed with so many good things in life, yet sth simple like running many cant afford to do.”
But, this race, I run because I need the stamina for my trekking in Tasmania. HAHAHAHA.
p/s: wearing the calf guard helps a lot for your race. even though its really a fashion disaster.
If I stop running for a rest, I wonder why I stopped. I wonder why I stopped when I have the chance the run when others cant. I wonder why I need to wonder why so much. And then I sigh.
Sometimes I dont know why myself. I questioned and doubt myself, trying to find the answer. And every single race I go for, I asked myself back the same question. Simply because, I didn’t have the answer despite asking myself so long.
All my answers change with time.
Sometimes its happy thoughts of how I am blessed with all things nice. I know, I choose to believe in the good-of-many-things. Life is still beautiful because I choose to make it beautiful. I will say a little prayer in my all my races in times of difficulty (run half marathon really v mind demanding for me leh. don judge me whether I am a firm believer of its existence a not. I say it because I am grateful from within) I am grateful for many things I get to own.
My life is certainly not perfect in many eyes. Perfection actually varies from individual to individual. Life is perfect with happy ppl around me, for them to be safe and healthy. (even though I think my life will be even more perfect if I can buy/shop/travel anywhere I want. But I think that’s too greedy to ask for so many things. So I guess I still have to work hard in life) LOL.
Lately, I always questioned my need versus desire for a branded bag. Do i really need one. All that stress and thoughts just to own one. LOL. Why do I have to go through to much self reflection just to buy a bag?
Each run, I discover sth new. To learn abt sth. To appreciate abt sth. Sometimes, I clear thoughts with a race (probably because I think too much)
Every run I go to, its never abt timing. I have this fixed body mechanism that makes me run at the constant speed. I don’t think I can ever get over of running faster than what heart can take it just to clock to a PB.
As much as I hope to clock a PB, its really difficult for me to just run that bit faster without threatening to call the ambulance cause my heart is beating too fast for comfort. LOL. so I have grown to face facts.
Did you run today? What did you run for today? I run with my sis for half marathon that beautiful Sunday. Obviously, sis belong to the grp of ppl where a half marathon is easy like ABC. LOL.
Race is complete when I run with my close friends. It doesn’t matter if we dont cover the same distance or run at the same speed so that I have a partner throughout the race, its abt the effort in gg for one.
Tell me why we are all so cute. Credits to TC. HAHAHA.
Buddy's face is just too epic. LOL.
Regardless of all the interrogating questions I asked for myself, the truth is, I took the courage and made the effort to go for one. When many of you are still in pig mode on that beautiful Sunday. At least i burn fats, you all just sleep at home.
No one ever thought our friendship could actually cover so many things. LOL. Sometimes, I am purely amazed and perplexed by how things turn out this way. HAHAHA.
Healthcare, consultations of everything-under-the-sun, yoga, running, shopping, spree-ing, travelling à we have everything covered.
Best deal of all, we share same aim and goals when it comes to exercise. We are all gg to live long. Toast towards good health! (:
Free Erdinger for everyone who went for the race!! HAHA. YUM-SHENG, cause we all worked hard that day.
