First HALF marathon - PIBM

• What's PBIM?
• How long is half marathon?
• Tell me more bout it...

Mom: I don't understand why do you want to torture yourself? You PAY for torturing. And now, jalan macam orang tua, kaki bengkak semua. 

Me: It's my passion ma, I love running even though it's way tiring. Plus, I can collect medals. Satu kepuasan bila dah lepas finisher line.

Sakit-sakit badan for only 3 days. Syukur. If I don't train or warm up before the event, for sure it will last for a week. Confirm. This is my first Half-Marathon, equivalent to 21.++ KM. But what annoyed me was, based on my ipod, it stated that it's actually 24KM. Lebih 3km, itu da melampau weyh. I can still remember the moment when my iPod said " congratulations, u've ended ur half-marathon", just right in front of me, there's a BIG sign board said "3KM MORE TO GO" WTF?! Straight felt demotivated. But then, i knew that i 've achieved my target which is 2 hours and 15 mins, so another 3km wasn't a big deal for me. -.-' sigh. I managed to finish 24 KM in 2.5 hours. I know I have to improve this :D

Some preparations that I've made:

• Jogging. But jogging ALONE is not enough. SERIOUSLY
• I did some 'Core Strengthening Workouts' [ You can Youtube it :) ]
• 60 pushups everday. ( i know, i know. not that much ) Lady push ups, where we bend the legs.
• I bought some energy gels and a snack. But what i took was just energy gel, After 12KM. If u run for only 10km, i don't feel that u need it. Before taking it, i breathed hardly, then, suddenly it came back to normal pace, and I regained my energy. :) - I chose banana & strawberry
• I slept at 9 pm and woke up at 1 am, had a light snack (wholemeal bread with tuna spread + a bottle of gatorade)
• Good Luck wishes! thanks peeps! love u lots! #twitterjaya #friends (Siap ada buat kad untuk saya) This is the best thing - Semangat weyh!

I prepared everything meticulously because I was freaking scared with it. If it was 10km, i don't have to worry much, tak training pun tak ape. Honestly saying, after worked out, you can feel the difference. No short of breath and your arms tak lenguh pun. Tangan memainkan peranan sangat penting. The faster you swing em, the faster you run. 

Kak sue - we met during towerthon

almost middle of the bridge, i was running so, pic not that clear

still dark cuz it wasn't even 6. hehe 

geng baru for running (kak husna)

3 people spoke hokkien with me -____-"

Best part - we, women, ran among men. haha!! Almost at the end of the race, i saw only a few ladies. 3 4 probably? Yang hebat dah jauh ke depan, yang lain di belakang. All i can see, are men :P

There was this uncle (42km - veteran open) he ran for 6 hours! I think he's in his late 70's Lari pun sampai da senget badan when he was almost to the finisher. I envy his spirit and endurance. 

Wholesome, PBIM was my greatest achievement for now. And yeah, I managed to run for 6 miles in 45 mins. Quite shocked with that. 

AGE, GENDER & SIZES don't matter. What matter the most are SPIRIT & PERSEVERANCE. 

-would love to be a lifetime runner-

p/s: sakit hati cuz tak dapat tahu result for PBIM. I wonder why, something wrong with the timing tag?