This is just to put on record that I did my first 8km run on the 17th July 2012. Several years ago, I used to join a fellow Mummy on the treadmill who use to run 4km every day and I was like, oh wow. Errr……she ran, I watched.
That is something I could never do. 4km??????????? I could barely muster 1km, holy mother of God. OK, I exaggerate. I could do perhaps 2km before some effort was needed. And there she went, 4km in half an hour just to keep her body lithe and slim and strong. I told myself, if I wanted to look like that, I’d have to build a daily 4km into my schedule.
Sometime in the third quarter last year, I started getting my body into gear. I hired a Personal Trainer, started exercising regularly and ran my first official 5km. I did the StandChart Marathon this year, again only 5km and suddenly, my coach said I was to do my first 8km in January 2013.
WHAT???
Actually, I wasn’t so scared as just last Sunday, I’d gone to the KLCC Park at 7am to do a few rounds and after 4 rounds, I wasn’t actually tired and could have done more except that I drove another lady there so felt bad if I wanted to stay back and she didn’t so I let it go. However, after hearing about my Eat Well Coach’s runs and even bumping into her on her run at nights (whilst we drove by!), I decided I could do it.
Even my Doctor friend who did her first 10km this year said it is all a state of mind.
If I want to savour that whole piece of bloody Black Forest Gateaux from Just Heavenly, I need to kick my ass onto Seventh Heaven Gear. Such is the reality of life.
So I tested the 8km and hey, it wasn’t so bad at all. 10km would be a piece of cake and certainly by January 2013, but please don’t go tell him just yet.
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wow 8km! You go girl!
I still havent done a 5km run yet.
8km!! clap clap clap. I did 2 and I’m like half dead. I really need to train more 🙂
hey good to hear abt yr run…am also into it, next time lets do ‘run’ gathering 😀
don’t worry abt the distance, if can’t run further…walk lah, haha
i could never imagine how my first 11km turned out too .. but it was all a-ok (run walk run walk mode)…finished in no time 😀
keep it up!!