When I saw the poster for the Nike plus The Human Race 10k Run in London on 31/08/2008, without second thought I registered myself to join the race, especially the date of 31/08 is Malaysia's Independent day, I should run with proud and celebrate this day with run, run, run...(run away from home, ?? from my own country, never I still plan to go home for retirement !!!! )
To be honest I did not really train for this race, I did jogged twice that all. My mentality for this race was I will stop or only walk if my knee or leg start give me any problem, I even think about only run for few miles and straight back home.
It about 20,000 people joined the race in London, I was proud to be ONE of them. That a sea of scarlet, all the runners were wearing red T-shirt provided by Nike. To my surprise these T-shirts were made in Malaysia.
The venue took place in Wembley Stadium. I left my place at 3.30pm, it was heavy rain and thunderstorm when I arrived in tube station, been thinking whether I should still go there ?????
How am I going to run on this wet track ???????????????
Thank God the rain died down when I arrived in Wembley Stadium.
Just do it...............Oh, Yes. The race started at 8.00 pm for the wave no. 1 and I joined the wave no. 4, and we started the run at 8.30pm. Before the wave no. 4 start the run, it rained again, I was so glad I brought my overall rain coat, most of the runners were wet, wet, wet...inside out...he, he..............You must well prepared for the England's unpredictable weather ............
Cheers, I crossed the finished with other 4 runners, I did ran for it..............The reward was a long sleeves white T-shirt. I was happy to complete the run.
Proudly wearing the T-shirt.
Posted in front of the Finish line. Actually I was so hungry after the run......................
Night view of the Wembley Stadium.
I received this text 20 minutes later I crossed the finish line.
20 years ago when I ran 10k in Malaysia, it took me about 1hour 30 minutes, and 20 years later, it took me 1hr 26 min 14 sec for this 10k run, I am still as fit and young as before. I was glad to stay and complete the run, I arrived home at 11.30 pm. Oh ! my god, my hips and thighs were so sore the next day when I woke up.
I might run again in 2009, just wait and see................................Well done everyone who joined the Human Race 10k run.
2 comments:
proud of your braveness...........
keep it up...........
It already 4 days after the 10k run, my hips and thighs still very sore, man..............But it would not put me off from running 10k again, I felt really....good after the run, the down side was suffer from the pain was unavoidable...........
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