Monday, July 7, 2008

Half-marathon dayy

IIR Log
4.45a.m. - Woke up, brush teeth,bath
5.00 - Ate two energy bars and 500ml of fluid.
5.15 - Depart to Stadium
5.30 - Arrive at reporting booth

start warming up after getting wristband. Saw a few kenyans, africans and thais warming up on the track already.

6.00 - More people arrived
and more more more....

6.30 - Lim,Carson(and his cousin) found me. Waited to be released to the starting line

6.48 - Released to the starting line. Stood on the 2nd line and next to the kenyans.

around 7 - START race !

0-9km - started well and pace well maintained.

10 km - reached Gunung Rapat area. Everything in order.

11 km - 1hr 01 minute
pace still maintained without any pains

14 km - pace starting to drop
around STAR school

around Jusco - Slowing down desperate ankle and knee tendon starting to swell

16 km - JPJ(towards KG.Simee) Knee tendons of both legs started to cramp. Luckily there was medic assisstance on duty at the area. Applied some Flanil and continue with very slow jog.

Didn't manage to jog far as the cramp started again. Started walking .... =X
since everyone around me were walking also.

17 km Ipoh Garden/Canning Garden - Walkkkk ! While walking starting to chat with some other runners. All of them are suffering pains on their legs.

18km to Finishing Line - The last phrase took me 25minutes+(approx. I'm not sure) to finish. That means it's freaking slow and the feeling is like walking towards hell.

After Finishing line - Took my cert and immediately to medic camp with both legs cramp.
After 5minutes in the camp then only went to food court to find my friends.

Total time taken was 2hr 45minutes(approx.) don't laugh at my timing this is my first time participating in half-marathon.

Just to tell you guys that 21km is much more fun than 10km. Believe it =)

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