It's the final countdown—the Borneo International Marathon is just over 2 weeks away. The excitement is mounting, but the anxiety is also gradually building up. And being the paranoid person that I am, the anxiety can be quite tough to handle.
Will I be able to finish the run?; will it be raining on that day?; I hope the weather won't be too hot that morning?; oh... hopefully I won't get injured before the run... One thousand and one worries, and still building up!
Since last week I've begun to taper; last Sunday, I did only 15 km. And I will probably reduce the distance some more. YFitness is still closed up to now (I think it's a gone case), so the only option is the Likas jogging track. Luckily the weather has been kind over the last 2 evenings. I went for short runs (6 km and 8 km) yesterday and the day before so that I could work on my pace (it doesn't seem to be working though). And I'll be there again today. I see many familiar faces doing their final leg of marathon training.
What an amazing 2 months these have been. When I first stumbled upon the Borneo Marathon post in a friend's blog, I decided to sign up for the 10k. But later another friend, Teo, who's signed up for the full marathon, convinced me to sign up for the half marathon instead. I have since been increasing my pace and distance; and peaked at 21 km about 2 weeks ago. Now I am looking forward to repeat that feat on 12 October.
Shan has recently informed me that there is a possibility that everyone might get the adidas running vest as opposed to only the full marathon runners. Keeping my fingers crossed that that will indeed happen.
So all system go—New pair of adidas adizero (hey, where's my RM50 discount voucher?) set to go; shorts and vest, go; fitness level, go; power bars, go—all looking good.
Bring it on!
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Shortly after I posted the above, I received an update from Shan, the Event Coordinator of Borneo International Marathon, through email. Amongst others, the starting time for the full marathon has been changed to 4:30am. I said to myself, "Holy cow! I'm so glad that my category will only start at 6am."
A week after the BIM, I will be hunting from Seremban to Port Dickson on the 18th. Then on the next day, starting at 7:30am, I will do the 10km run in the Mizuno Wave Run at Padang Merbuk, before flying home in the early afternoon.
Then it occured to me that I didn't even know what's the starting time for the 25km run in Penang on 16th November. I went to the website and searched for the information. Damn it, it starts at 4:30am! Now I'm sure I'll run the first 10km of that distance half asleep! God help me!
If running in the early morning is not your thing, maybe you should consider this :
http://www.amari.com/eflyer/2008/WGH-Midnight-Ezine08.html
Ok,maybe not this year, next year then if you are not burnt out by then..cheers !
HAHAHA! Running in the wee hours of the morning is a problem for me because my body is just not used to waking up that early. If I have to start at 4:30am, I'd probably have to wake up at 3:30am latest. I need that one hour buffer (at least) to get myself ready, including travelling to the starting point, as well as "fire up the engine" for the run. I can't wake up and then start the grueling run 15 minutes later!
And now you're recommending a midnight run too!... hahaha. That's the time for the engine shutdown, my friend! The only other times I was actually willing to deprive myself of sleep was when I was studying for the exams, and playing mahjong. But those are much less strenuous activities!
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