run run run!

haha, contrary to the title, i just feel like lazing about and not think about running.
need to rest my poor tired thighs, of which its muscles have been very rebellious, thus resulting in a very disappointing performance at Adidas' King Of The Road '09 in shah alam yesterday.

20mins into the run, my thigh muscles were already telling me, "Stop, stop! Can't take it anymore! Don't want to run!"

it was a mental vs physical fight.

saw a guy peeing in the bushes 15mins into the run.
which made me envious - he had no shame!

the roads were slopey, and somewhat long and boring.

there were no signs to tell us how far we had run or how much more we had to go til the finishing line.
thankfully at the 2nd or 3rd refreshment stall bottled water was given out.
i was parched (clearly not hydrated enough before the run!) and decided to grab one, knowing how troublesome it would be to run with it in one hand.

at the last 3km, i desperately needed to pee, argh!
but still, i finished my bottle of water cos the throat was dry.

i thought i was not going to make it because it really felt like forever.
many a times i wanted to call YB to tell him that i was giving up.
but then i'd recall him telling me off that quitters were such losers, especially when they've never tried hard enough!
*gulp
so i had to keep on going.

and then when i saw the signboard saying "Stadium Shah Alam" ahead, i'd spur on, thinking that it wasn't too long before i'd be done! whee!
but nooooo, over the slope, the stadium was still not in sight.
basket!
had to keep on going ...

then came another signboard saying the same thing, stadium ahead.
i'd move my sluggish thighs as hard as i could, secretly thinking to myself, "i can still do it within the 80mins!"

but to be tricked, yet again.

so annoying, ok!

finally, when i spotted the stadium ahead, i sped up.
while trying not to pee.
*sniff
it was torture.

sped up until the road leading into the carpark of the stadium.
WHAT THE???
"isn't it the end yet??" i frantically screamed inside my head.
"i need to effing pee!!!!!!!!"

i ended up just walking ... cos the finish line was on the track field.
bugger.
ok, so i did eventually jog towards the finish line cos i didn't want to look like a loser. =P

and they still had medals and certs to give out.
yay!
another one for the collection, so that's cool.
81mins at best.
boo.
secretly very upset with myself.

i'm sure it was a tough one as the men's open had to complete the 11k in 50mins but many were still running alongside the women.

anyway, i still dislike the colour orange. it does make me look tubby!

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p.s. Gary Leon Robert, aged 22, was found dead yesterday, in the basement of the stadium. he was reported missing after the marathon which he competed in the 22k category. most of us are very shocked and horrified.