Yeah, finally I have a topic for me to write already...
I would like to ask, have you ever dreamt of something? May it be you are becoming a pop star..or you are becoming a millionaire? Or whatsoever that you are so keen to own it...
To begin, precisely I wasn't born to be a runner..since I was small, when talk about running competition...I was sure be the one who would for sure be excluded in this kinda competition, well as I said.... I wasn't born to be a runner.
Therefore, my so-called another dream... is actually to be runner, regardless to be a speedy one or long-lasting one....I have no idea why..I like the feeling of running but meanwhile I hate this kinda of feeling too. I really can't describe it through here regarding how I like it...but I can tell why I don't like to run... simply because I found that running is tiring one...
Talk about my own body condition, I used to have minor asthma when I was young... well, it still tended to approach to me sometimes when I caught with flu and cough....Therefore, for most of the time I wasn't so keen to have my running activity.
A month ago, it was a coindence that I saw some sort of marathon photos from my facebook (well uploaded by my friends or whoever la, I can't really remember how I saw the photos). All in sudden, I decided to take part any marathon that would be held in the near future.
Bundles of thank to Yih Chia, for introducing me this contest - Malakoff Marathon... precisely held by Pacesetters. Really appreciate for his contribution, else I would have a chance to join the marathon.
Counting down to the exact date of the contest, I left about 20 over days to prepare... Yeah, abit rushing for me, especially I wasn't used to have long running before... It was really a hard time for me to train myself since I was so noob to take part in the longest distance (12km) in that particular marathon. (Chinese Idiom says: Never considered of own capability)
For these 3 weeks, I forced myself to run as long as I could, as fast as I could and trying to be as tough as I could...I really really put my effort into training myself...But perhaps I wasn't a potential runner, therefore most of the time I had varies of difficulties to overcome...
Thought of giving up before...but I got encouragements from all of my friends who knew that I participated in this contest....Thanks for your confidence boosting ya!
Weeks later, there it was...the exact date of Marathon....I couldn't sleep for whole night, simply because I was too excited... This was my first time to take part in such a big contest... Thousands over people there...I suppose they had a homogeneous dream with mine, perhaps...
The race began, and I tried my best to run the whole route....well, although it wasn't my best effort..but finally I could finish the 12km.... It's so unbelievable! It was just like a dream...I never thought I could be categorised as "Marathoner" too...like the host said.."Well done, all marathoners...you've done a great job"... Yeah, my heart felt kinda sweet when heard of these few words... The sweetest moment I had for that day, especially when the time I received the finisher medal..yeah, my first running medal for these 22 years....Well, you might think that the medal is worthless for you..but it is worthy for me...since I've been putting my hardwork in order to gain it!
Well, 12km of the Marathon distance isn't a big deal for anyone else I think....but for me, it is a crucial one...in terms of beautifying my dream to be a runner. Somehow, my dream doesn't really come true...as I am aiming for longer distance... 21km....42km..... It won't be now but in the near future.... Yup, I will still keep on forcing myself to improve....
Last but not least, special thanks to those who had been assisting me to the achieving of my dream... Ya, realy realy thank you.... Yew Fei, Mahvin and Chii Yang... Really mafan you all alot ya....
Enjoy the photos ya~
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