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My Half Marathon

I never thought that I could crossed that finishing line….  if not the his words of encouragement, or could be the lack of it. Hahaha…

Both of us registered for the run some months ago before he was diagnosed with severe back problem that resulted in him not being able to run like he used to.  That left me alone…. in most of the events that we planned to participate.

I didn’t prep myself much, only 1-2 runs one month prior to that event.  Felt like giving up because I didn’t know what’s coming.  It was my 1st run for Half Marathon and my mentor had to stop running for health reasons.  Yes, that somehow demotivated me… what if I couldn’t finish the run?  What if I needed to stop halfway? A lot of WHAT IFs lingered on my mind that I almost decided not to participate.
Me & Sha
Well, to cut the story short, I went anyway… Sha and Aziz gave me a lift to Dataran merdeka and Nik was supposed to meet me there after my race.  So there I was alone in the 21km category, waiting for the gun to blast, all alone, cold and lost in the crowd.  Determination was lower than Level 0.

At the starting point.... i had butterflies in my tummy!

As the race started, my pace was very slow as I tried to contain the energy in me, well not much that I had at that point of time anyway…. Hahaha…  I crossed my 10km mark easily and I felt that I just ran only 5km.  I texted Nik to let him know where I was.  Then I passed my 15km mark… energy started to run low… I was running at a VERY slow pace… I texted him again. 
Crossing that 14.5km mark... almost 7 km to go
 Nik asked me to start walking if I couldn’t run anymore.  Then I was only a couple of kms away from the finishing line… I was barely running, but I couldn’t walk either.  I was determined to finish what I started … and just less than 500 metres away from the finishing line, I saw him waving to me with his HP in another hand.. oh! I managed to strike a pose… hahahaha
Me crossing that finishing line....
Sweet!
 
Anyway, words could not describe my feelings at that point of time.. at 40, I finally managed to complete my 21km run.  I am officially a half-marathoner…. Hahahah

A new one to add to my collection
HM Medal
Thanks to my friends who showered me with encouraging words… I couldn’t be where I was if it’s not for the motivation you guys gave me.  Muahhhsss!
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