The marathon I join before that, it was just for the co-curriculum marks as it is international level, which was only 5 km and 10 km. The 10 km one was killing me from walking for two weeks after the run. It was me, at the age of 16.
But faith has drawn me into the world of marathon when I came to Penang. I had my first half marathon run during my first year when my uncle registered for me to experience a "real" run, and when that time, my friends around was thinking that I must be crazy to go for the 21-km distance.
I am not sure whether I am crazy enough, but since I have already registered with it so will just try for my best. Without much thought (I have no confidence that I can make it also, but will go for the full journey), I did it!
Since then, it became an annual event to join, to keep myself workout and also for an annual review of myself during the long journey (without Facebook but just running). You run with thousands of people, from 5 years old to 70 years old.
Some well equipped with their sports attires, some uncle just constant walking ahead to finish the journey and some looking for people at the same speed and try to run together. I am one of them, one who constantly look for a target and try to speed up. It can be a human, can be a trademark, can be a milestone, anything that keeps me running.
One thing that kept constant: I ran alone, always.
Finally I feel bored with the 21 km journey after three times of running. So started looking for people to join me for Full marathon during my final year in USM. I don't know whether I can make it, but I started to really study about marathon running, reading books, go for workshop to learn about proper way of running.
And this year, without much consideration like last year, I join for the Full marathon again, although still not much training. Timing is always not the concern when the journey is the concern that you completed it and when seeing the youngster and elderly that run together with you with different targets to achieve.
Yes, it is almost time again for Penang Marathon this year. Time to countdown for it and last year I failed to achieved it on time. So it will be the target to finish within the time and also preventing myself from injury is also one of the task so that I am able to finish the journey at least.
Marathon has brings a lot of memories of training and courage from people around me, because without the courage I won't be able to break my own challenge for Full marathon, without the people I don't even will consider for the second Half marathon run.
And one more lesson that it tells me too that I need to revise each year, to be humble and be yourself, you know your legs and run with your speed, it is no wrong that you break your timing record each year but what is matters is to protect yourself from injury for this long journey, so that you can reach the end point and go for the medal.
Which is one of the believe that I hold strong for living, be humble and just do your best.
Me with my favorite pyjamas
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