10/12/2008 1816pm
This is some new thing found in my life..... wow... u see>? Marathon is the new thing!
the last time i wrote this blog is probably june... but now is december.... half year liao... so basically for the last half year, i am bored in life... but this 42km really excite me.... haha
It's after roadshow..... 4.30pm 6dec2008. I rush home.... prepare to sleep.. but i receive call from Ym...... so we went to queens town to buy NEW SHOE for marathon...... I spend $182 for that super nice and shiok ASCIS shoe.... New shoe for marathon? ??? >>>> haha commit sucide..... but if i wear my BMT shoe... then most probably i won't be about to finish it.
$182..... is so exp.... but worth it.... next time buy ascis shoe!!! for this first time marathon... i spend around....
$15 for shorts
$12 for Power Bar Gel
$182 for Shoe
$65 for registration
$???? for alot of carbo loading. haha
after that we went for dinner.... go back and take a nab...... intend to sleep straight to 2.30am then pick ym up and straight to the marathon carpark... to snatch place... haha... but i only manage to sleep from 940pm to 1045pm..... thats all.. then i watch tv till 2am then go out liao....
we trying to load carbo before sleep once sleep....... but no food available except CHEERS and 7-11.... we eat cup noodles then hurried back to car and sleep.
inside the car, ym sleeping like pig.... i can't even sleep.... 5am.... we reach the start point.... there are at least 20,000 ppl there..... so many ppl running... omg...... it's so COOL man..
the motivation was so high........ the crowd lead me through the first 21km without stopping.... only stop to squeeze out the blister's water!! NEW SHOE!!!.... but is a damn nice shoe.... i can really feel the bouncy bouncy stuffs in the shoe.. $182... worth it!. haha.... first 21km is nothing........ 2 hours 29mins on my watch...... eat 3 packet of power gel...... haha.... hourly eat once.... drink damn lot of water....
muscle aching and mental shagness come around 23km onwards....... damn it...... the freaking East Coast Park is a never ENDING shit......... around 14km..... i am already in ECP..... till 26km.... i still in EAST COAST PARK........ i hate that feeeling.... it pull me down straight...... when it U turn at 21st km........ left leg muscle... start to cramp..... i use alot of HEAT RUB from alot of "mei mei" omg.... haha then i feel the numbness... then i carry on run.... the numb+mint+heaty feeling can only last about 15minutes? then i have to walk already........
the shagness made me feel like giving up....... shit man.... still around half..... the km is getting slower and slower...... 23km.... 24km...... 25km..... 26km...... 27km...... omg... drive me fucking crazy.!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i have to force myself to run............. if i walk all the way... it will nv end........ i want to end this pain asap....... how to force? i keep doing mental counting myself...... for every 15 counts of run..... i walk 15 counts..... that means...... 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 and 2,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 and 3,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 and 14,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 ....... all the way.... through this technic..... i manage to survive till the torturing 39km....... from there onwards.... i slow jog all the way till the end point........
YEAH.... damn the 5 hours 39mins and 29 sec of torture..... yeah....here come my finisher tee and medal......
i remember a indian fat auntie about age 40...... keep overtaking me...... i hate this feeling..... old woman.... old man.... young woman.... young man..... fat woman.... fat man,...... ALL OVERTAKING ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Impossible....... i muz train better.... even pretty woman can do it..... i can sure do it.......
surprisingly i finish it........... after army since..... 1 & half years ago..... i nv even run anything above 10km....... i finish it... yeah... MIND OVER BODY!!!
as i said..... " with such determination, NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE!!"
Nv do cool down at all..... forget..... first time running... noob..... now have to enjoy the painfulness...... the damn pain situation.... cannot even up and down the stairs....
*Always Waiting*