20km Marathon

18th January, 2008 - A few weeks back, I received a call from a close friend asking if I would be interested to take part in a Marathon. Without even thinking twice I said, ok and put down the phone ! What in the hell was I thinking? ME? ... who hardly run or jog? Hey, she must have caught hold of me when my mind was so so engrossed in work ! Yup, that's how I remember that fateful day ... ha ha ...

So, here I was, tossing and turning in bed the night before the big day ! Not because of the anxiety of the event but rather something at work was keeping me awake, figuring out how to tackle the issue on hand.

The big day finally arrived today. Without a single practice, I beria-ia saje, konon-konon nak berlari sejauh 20 km ? No joke, huh. A friend commented, sure or not? 20 km leh, not 2 km ah, my dear ! Ha ha ... just do it lah. I only set out to finish the 20km, that's all.

When the whistle blew, all participants were seen excitedly running ... up and down the jogging path through Lake Garden - Jalan Duta - Bukti Tunku - Lake Garden. After 2 minutes, I was panting away already! Just had to slow down ... ha ha ... almost immediately wanted to give up? No way! I set out to finish the race ! So, there I was, trotting along and could see myself lagging behind more and more till I am among the last 10! Aisay, what to do, just walk lah. I don't mind walking, but running is just not my kind of sports ya :-) I was already thinking of the long dip in the bath tub filled with hot steaming water at home ! Guess that was what prompted me on ...

Soon, some participants also started slowing down and started walking too. A big sized guy came up to me, looked at me and commented : wah, you can walk quite fast huh. My reply : you should see me in my high heels ! Ha ha ha ... We encouraged each other and walked on, at a good pace ... until I lost him, that is.

Anyway, to cut the story short ... I made it ! YES ! I finally made it after more than 3 hours !!!! And carried home with me, the Finishers Medal ! Even the old folks also managed to finish the race in much shorter time than me ... and that was in the 30 km category ... WOW ! Kudos to all the marathon runners especially the veterans ! Keep it UP ! See you all again next year ???? NOT unless I can help it ... ha ha ha ....

After that, my muscles were so sore, I had to book myself into AsiaSpa and got Kristi, my favourite masseur to work on my whole body especially my calves and thighs ! Had a good body scrub ... and the soak in the jacuzzi was so heavenly ! Thank God I survived ... ^_^