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SC KL Marathon 2011


So the Day finally came….  The Day that we all had been waiting for with full of excitement.

I registered for the run back in Mar/Apr, if I can still remember.  So the excitement went back as far as 3 months ago.   I have never gone beyond 7km, so when the registration site was up, I registered mine and Nik’s for 5km and 10km respectively.  So every week, running for 5-6 km diligently was all I did.. until 2 days before the event.. 

Jeli texted me.  Oh…. btw Jeli is our neighbor & our cycling buddy.

Jeli : Ada sapa2 nak bib 10km Men?

Me : So far I lari 6-7km je, takut lari 7km,  lagi 3km jalan :D

Jeli : Let go ur bib to beginner, lari with us.  Ada berani?

Me : Kalau tak ada takers, I amik.  IC lain takpe ke?

Jeli : Kalau u naik podium, maybe akan jadi issue… hahahha

Me : Hahaha itu confirm tak akan terjadi… naik ambulans maybe :D

So there we were on Sunday – Me, Nik, Sha, Ajees and Jeli, already at Padang Merbok as early as 4.30am, with me wearing a 10km Men bib…. (and running my first 10km run – without practice!)  - we had to be there early to secure parking spots before the road closed at 5am... pfffttt!!

Such a big crowd along Jalan Parlimen, even at 4am 

Fortunately, I survived!  I clocked 1.33 hrs right at the 10km mark and 1.41 hrs at the 11.2 km mark, i.e. the finishing line.  

The route was interesting & challenging, and but when it went uphill at the Bukit Aman stretch, I walked because my problematic right foot was giving me problems.  I was scared that I couldn't finish the run but I was determined to complete it no matter what.  Once the road flattened again at Jalan Parlimen, I started running till the finishing line in Dataran Merdeka (with Three Doors Down & Christina Perri were singing my fav songs so loud and they made me feel like I was running so fast like like Forrest Gump... hehhehe).

Sempat lagi stopped and snapped!  hehehh

Yes, I didn’t record an impressive time but darn, I was happy to finish the run…

Next event will be the Adidas – King of the Road and Penang Bridge International Run…. 

Just can’t wait!  :D  Heal fast right foot!


 Me & Sha

 Me & Nik

  After the run... Nik finished way too early before me
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