Sundown Marathon 2009

the flag off was at 1159pm, 30th May 2009.

somehow God was generous in providing me a running buddy. coz if not for her, i'd be running alone the entire 42km.

the person is..Meiping (jiejie) haha

in true blue db fashion, she started and ended with me. despite the many times during the journey when i told her, 'hey really its ok, if u want..pls go ahead without me. don't let me hinder u'

and her repeated reply 'dun be silly..i'm not in for the timing'.

truth is, we set out to finish it btwn 5:30- 6hrs. but as a result of my chui-ness, we came in within a time of 6:06hrs. and i do feel kinda bad abt it although i noe she's not the kind tt will bother abt such stuff.

i was super chui coz i didnt train sufficiently. apart frm that, there was the extreme humidity, the body clock, the hunger, the urge to pee. all these externalities that served to challenge my ailing mental strength.

was simply amazed, or shd i say shocked at the amt of food and drink i consumed during tiz marathon.

1) i drank at all the water stns
2) ate 2 bananas (1 during the run, 1 after the run)
3) 3 and a 1/2 Power Gel
4) consumed 3 cans of 100 plus after the race

as a result of all tt fluids consumed during the race, i stop over twice at the toilet to pee. the urge to pee was hard to ignore. however, the surprising thing was that the pee amounted to..2-3 drops each time? there was hardly any pee!

met qianyi, her sis, and gm during the run. wad qianyi said tickled me. the scene was like this:

qy: cindy! u running alone?
me: nope, i'm running with meiping (points to mp). how abt u?
qy: i'm running with my sis, and my boyfriend.
me: *puzzled* no wait, if tt's ur sister beside u, then where's gm? right in front?
qy: oh dun u noe, times have changed! he's running behind.

have times really changed? hahahaha i dunno man.

aft the race, we stayed and waited for cheez to complete her ultramarathon . i had to bold it, to let u noe tt ur eyes are not playing tricks on u. tiz woman is damn capable i say! as if 1 time of the never ending route is not enuf, there are pple who goes for 2.

there are quite a few things i'm thankful for:

i'm thankful for meiping jiejie's quiet but encouraging presence.

i'm thankful for the health and strength in body to complete yet another 42km, knowing tt God is running alongside me every step of the way

i'm thankful for the organisers and the volunteers who serve us drinks with their cheerful dispostion in the wee hrs of the morning

i'm thankful for the familiar faces i've seen for diz race. qy, gm, zhenyi, xiuling, hanqi. though we seldom/hardly meet up, its juz a very comforting yet indescribable feeling of an undying fighting spirit present in each of us, even aft we have graduated frm the sport

however, i dun think i'd be taking part in a marathon anytime soon. the pain, sores and aches are so raw and real, i nd some time to recover. ha.