10 days more to my first 10km. I'm intimidated and scared. but there's no turning back from here.
My goal for this run is simple: Not to finish last.
This time, its different from Neon Run. Neon run is more like a church activity while this run, there's lots of serious runners racing to win. 10km is like a giant leap from the normal run I have been doing. As my body starting to adapt slowly to the oxygen deprived state of the lungs, I am still fearing the 10km mark. I'm unsure whether my body can cope with the straining during the course. As to date, I have yet to run that far in my life.
I am trying my best to train as often as I can. But I have to admit there's so much distraction going on in my life that I often skipped training. Dota2 is one of it (New found interest since Ti3). Hence, today, I had only 30 mins in the gym, and I ran as fast as I could.
Stats:
Distance : 2.22 km
Time : 21:21 mins
Calories Burnt: 200 calories
Not a good day indeed.
Yet, it feels good to run and to sweat. I'm a happier person since I started to run a month ago. And as the training goes by, I feel more confident with my abilities, and endurance after 32 years of slacking. Albeit all this pain, I know, someday, I will be able to run a half marathon or even a full marathon. This is my motivation for now, and I will keep on running till that day comes.
"Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional"
-Haruki Murakami, What I Talk About When I Talk About Running.
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