Been losing some motivation to run this past week. Perhaps its due to the pain on my right knee as well as lower back. I guess it's better to record the times I am doing and setting goals to achieve. Perhaps that will motivate me to run longer distance and more effectively.
Got myself my first pair of running shoes, and to my disbelief, due to the shape of my feet, I had to get a man's running shoes instead of women's. I keep staring at the sales guy for telling me that my mid sole is too wide for women's shoes. And that's why, I bought ASICS GT-2000 size 9 for RM 459.00. That's a hefty amount of money to spend on shoes, but it's definitely an investment to make.Just perhaps, I will search on line for women's runner shoes that fits my feet. This shoe buying scene just reminds myself, that I'm physically born in the wrong part of the world. In US, I'm would have qualify for a size XL or even L, and medium size feet.
Anyway, I finished 10km last month in Putrajaya Night Run. It was not easy as it was too cold for me after rain. But the enthusiasm in the runners, the old in age but young in hearts uncles, some reaching 80 yrs old (and still able to do 10km), the hippies generation who plays old rock anthems on their ipods without earphones, fathers who run with baby in strollers, as well as guys who wants to impress their women... it was a fun night after all. And we have some people in superheroes' costumes (Superman, Batman, Flash etc..).
Zura my ex-colleague did pretty well for a first timer. Clocking 1hours 11 mins for 10km, finishing in the top 300 out of 1500 runners in our category. Prana, 7 minutes later, and myself, a distant 1 hours 38 mins. Due to my body weight and stamina, I still find it an achievement to finish the run ahead over 500 runners in the same category. Hahahaha.
Well, already I'm feeling better by writing this blog Perhaps, I should try to do a 5 km on treadmill tonight after work. And oh..
31. RUN THROUGH THE RAIN With rain hitting you sideways and the wind whipping your face, you'll fell alive. Just make sure you have a dry pair of shoes for tomorrow.
~101 Kicks in the Butt (101 reasons to keep you motivated) - Runner's World.
* I should just do that one day.
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