I am clearly not sticking to my promise of not blogging until after CT2s but some things are just worth blogging about. Like Adidas Sundown Marathon 10km! Well, our 10km run is technically not a marathon so let’s just call it the Adidas Sundown Run!
It was great! Sitting here in front of the computer, I feel so happy and satisfied at myself for completing the run =) Although last night, moments after I reached the finish line, I was complaining about how my last 2km was horrendous, how I slowed down at my last 1km when I should in fact be running faster, how I felt so tempted to walk etc etc.
Started off with SK, ran together for what seemed like 3km or so but turned out to be less than 1km. ‘Cause after a while I lost her amidst the crowd and after some time running alone, I saw the 1km signboard -.- Ah, the first 4 km felt like agessssss. Kept running, hoping to see the turning point. I kept thinking I saw Mrs Julia Woo. Once I saw this lady whom I thought was her, so I ran faster to catch up with her, thinking maybe I could say Hi, only to realise that it wasn’t her. And I did the same thing to 2 other ladies and neither was Mrs Woo.
The first 2km after the turning point was the best part for me. I got the ‘runners high’ and felt damn happy. But after that I felt quite sian. Throughout the whole run I was snaking in and out, trying to cut other runners. Oh and I got myself a personal pacer HAHA, this lady with a blue jersey that has the word ‘Chevron’ on it. Thanks! ‘Cause everytime she overtook me, I would catch up with her and cut her. And after a while she would cut me and I would overtake her again. But after a while I think she lagged behind so I got another lady wearing a blue visor to pace me. But at the last 1km when I slowed down greatly, I had a 2m or so gap between us but managed to maintain that gap, so that’s okay I guess.
I didn’t even sprint the last 50m or so, despite the crowd cheering and the deejay and his blaring music. Okay, maybe I did for the last 10m, lol like it makes much difference.
But I think that I did quite okay, as in satisfactorily well. Maybe I had started with too high expectations for myself but my performance last night could be considered quite well if I had lowered my expectations a little. So now, after thinking about it, I am actually quite happy with my performance for the 10km and and and
I WANT TO TAKE PART IN HALF-MARATHON!! Who wants to take part with me? =) 21km, yeah!
Which means, I will have to continue my weekly training which I will be more than happy to do ’cause if I were to stop training, #1) my fitness level will drop, #2) I’ll put on weight, #3) I’ll put on weight, #4) I’ll put on weight.
Yeah, so SK and I are going to continue with our weekly 10km runs. But I’m thinking of stepping it up a little. Maybe increase the distance or push myself to get a better timing. All in the effort to take part in a half-marathon and feel happy with myself after completing it. YEAH, YOU CAN DO IT!
Ah, can you sense my happiness today?
Oh by the way, Happy Birthday Dhivyaa!! She’ll probably not see this but still, hope you had a pleasant surprise today =)
Yeah, speaking of Dhivyaa.. I was telling her to give me 2 years to lose weight and be ___kg, which is her current weight. And I was telling Vishalini that I will limit myself to 2 fastfood meals a year. And I was telling Uma to give me till the middle of next year to turn vegetarian. Yeah, got to work at that.
I don’t intend to turn full vegetarian, like strict strict vegetarian. But a little “slack-er”, erhm like, given a choice I would try to avoid eating meat, either in its raw or processed form. But, erhm. How do I put it.. The kind that I don’t mind eating like once in a while. And by that I mean like during Hari Raya, or special occassions or functions. Something like that. But even if I eat, I’ll only eat chicken or fish or crab. I can’t resist black pepper crab, ahhh. Don’t like beef and mutton and whatever other types of meat.
YEAH!
Shall stop blogging now before my dad wakes up to get me to sleep and then spoil my mood.
So I’ll get to sleep feeling happy! YAY.
