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6th Dec 2009

 

Going for my first ever Half Marathon today.

Very nervous and excited.

Don't know how i'll fare and whether i'll be able to take it.

There's also a live telecast on starhub tv from 5.15am onwards.

 

I woke up very early at 5am today.

Took breakfast and head down to cityhall, where the starting point is.

When I left home at 6am, Dear is already 30min into his run for the Full Marathon.

The sky was still dark when i reached city hall.

Went for baggage deposit, then to the toilet before heading to the starting point.

 

 

At 6.45am sharp, the race for half marathoners starts.

I crossed the starting line at 6.55am.

The first 3km was a breeze for me, until we started running up Sheares Bridge...

It was uphill all the way... To save energy, I stopped and brisked walk until I reached the Suntec exit.

From there, I started to run again.

 

-- At the 1okm mark

my watch shows 1hr 20min has passed. It's about the same timing as my 10km run. So i thought i'm on pace.

 

-- At 12km mark

the feeling of tiredness starts kicking in....

Thinking that there are still half way more to go, i continued running.

 

-- At the 13km mark

I suddenly felt hungry!! Oh no!!

Luckily, just slightly after 13km, there is a banana station!! Thank God!

The banana alleviated my hungriness, and i continued running.

 

-- At the 16km mark

started feeling really breathless, and knee joints started aching....

No choice have to slow walk + brisk walk.

 

-- At 17km - 19km mark

really cannot go on liao...

Ran for 200m, then walk for 500m....

Really jia lat.....

But i keep telling myself that just a bit more, the finishing line is near!

 

-- At 19km mark

all the Full Marathoners, Half Marathoners, 10km runners merged in at the same point at the F1 PitStop area.

It really motivates me to see the Full Marathoners, who had completed 39km of the distance, are still running.

Followed behind some of them, so that it makes me run faster.

 

-- At 20km mark

This is it!! The final kilometre!!

While turning into the Esplanade bridge I see a big crowd of supporters, cameramen all lined up there! There are foreigners and japanese in the supporting crowd as well!

Everyone was clapping and cheering us on!

It was definitely touching and motivating!!

I run/walk at this point, coz really tired liao...

 

-- At 21km mark

Just about 200m to Finishing Line!

I slowed jogged for that distance.

I'm not sure if there are different timing mats for different categories.

I realised i was running towards the 42km clock. Not sure if it's ok...

Many half marathoners jumped over the partition in the center to run to the correct timing mat.

I followed suit. When i was about to jump, I realised my feet feel 无力...

I tripped onto that partition and fell on the ground.... Super embarassed!!!

I quickly stood up and ran.... SO malu!!!

 

I finished the 21.1km distance in 3hr 07min.

http://nikerunning.nike.com/n/r/en_SG/1088216033/209522684/?sitesrc=fbk_ab_plus

 

 

 

Quite a good timing for me.

I set a target of 3hr 15min but expect to finish in around 3hr 30min before the race.

So, finishing slightly after 3hr was a surprise for me!

It might be due to the excellent weather today, that helped me to perform better.

The whole morning was gloomy, cooling and basically no sunlight at all.

The sunlight sets in only around 10.30am.

I aim to hit below 3hr for my next half marathon.

 

Dear finished his first ever Full Marathon in 6hr. Not bad!!

He must have been proud of himself too, since he was able to finish that distance. =D

 

 

After going for 21km, i really must salute to those who went for full marathon (42km) and ultra marathon (84km)....

42km is really too long a distance for me....

Although i would love to give it a try one day, but i think i'll have to try a few half marathon first, before going for full marathon.

I don't want to sign up for a full marathon, and start walking half the distance, and clock a bad timing.

 

Overall, i'm glad that i had challenged myself for a longer distance this time.

It's a great experience for me.

 

At this point of time when i'm writing this blog, my muscles are aching......

 

 

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