Why Did I Run?

I love running, but i am not a good runner, running makes me feel free. Ironically, i hate to run far distance. So, i took a challenge, to run a half marathon.

On the day, i was purely excited! I woke up at 4.10am, originally i wanted to wake up at 4.30am but i was SO excited i woke up before my alarm did it's job. Pek Sing picked me up cause my mom was too lazy to wake up. I reached there and i was still very excited!

After registering, i pinned on my number: K 3929 and guess what?! I saw my BFF, Colleen!! We did warm-ups together and acted like weirdo's together, I didn't care what people think, cause IT DOESN'T MATTER. Why not you choose? Having fun enjoying yourself and going crazy with your friend or having "fun" acting cool with your friend trying to look normal?! Which is more fun? I know my answer, do you?

The race was about to start, the guys went 1st, then only the girls, Colleen pulled me forward, the guys already started, i saw Kenneth, Timothy, Shaphan, Shaker, Ah Jie (he's a guy), Kah Wai and a lot more. The girl started 5 minutes later, me and Colleen was almost in the way front.

The gun shot went off, we started jogging, of course i can't sprint in the start, i would lose all my energy, i kept at a constant pace with Colleen. I started slowing down about 30 minutes later, passing by church and the fire station. Then i bumped into Shaphan or he literally bumped me, couldn't hear a thing he said with my ears plugged into my iPod. Colleen wacked him, like really hard. Then i slowed down too much cause i could take it anymore. Struggling to keep up with Colleen, i told her to run 1st.

Somewhere in between I bought a bottle of water, wrong move! You shouldn't drink water while running a marathon, water hydrates your body, making your body think it is time to rest. Then, i bought a 100 Plus, an isotonic drink, correct! you should drink isotonic drink while running. As time passed i saw Kenneth, Yuki, Audrey, Hui Hui (with her super-funny-wings-like hair) and then i saw Shaker. So looked around for Pek Sing but i didn't find her, too bad. I tried poking him, but he was 1cm too far apart. So i gave up.

To my surprise i reached and got a medal, but guess what i didn't know what place i got, cause i was too tired to hear, look or even ask. I saw Colleen, gave her a hug and collapsed!! Totally weak, i applied counter pain on my legs for they were shaking from exhaustion. Colleen ask someone to spray Salonpas on my leg and her's.

Then, me, Colleen and her brother, Timothy walked back to church all wet and stinky! By the time i got home everything below my waist felt extremely painful sores!!! But i DID finish the race. So it didn't matter, God helped me through it all. I wanted to give up, nevertheless I finished the race.