One Run. One Family. One LaSalle. – 16 KM Finish Line
Slept at ma house (cos I usually sleepover either at Jo’s or at Irene’s) and woke up at almost 4am (cos the alarm did not work and I was supposed to be up by 3!). Took a bath and changed in 20 mins! Texted Jo I was on her way to her house and hailed a cab. It turned out that I texted her first before her phone started to alarm. So much for being early (haha!)
Crazy Grace – 16km: Vanity early in the morning! Haha!
We got there around 0515H and people were already stretching and jogging about as warm-up. Irene was not late (yeyy! we all gettin better at bein on time!) and waited while ma officemate changed into the jersey I brought.
It was my first 16km run (not 12, not 15!) and I was so scared I would have an asthma attack, especially because I don’t run and jog during weekdays. I did not train for this, but it turned out to be okay. We made good time (almost 1 hour and 50 mins — 10-15 mins just getting lost because we did not know where to turn and some of the marshals telling us to head back when we’ve only ran around 10km!).
Ladies after the 16km run!
One wrong thing I did was to pour water on my head when I felt like I couldn’t breathe because it started to get hot even if it just rained. Irene got mad at me (eeeks!) and told me not to do it again (yes ma’am!)
The ladies and ma officemate!
Saw a schoolmate of mine and we took pictures. Great, great day! McDonald’s for breakfast (haha!) just couldn’t resist those hash browns (ugh!!)
It was something really different: it was an achievement for me. Irene kept telling me she was so proud I was able to keep up with their pacing even if I lacked training (although they sort of slowed down after 15km because I started to feel dizzy! much love!) We started to sprint near the finish line! Weehoo!
Thanks to Teddy for waiting at the finish line for us after running 5 km!