Monday, December 04, 2006
I ran 21.1 km yesterday on my birthday. As 1 of my youth mentioned what a way to spend my birthday if i collasped on the highway while running ahha.
But i didn't after 9 years of my last 21km run,not much training i completed 21.1km in 2h 45min, below my 3hr target ahaha think i walk quite fast.
Maybe i should join walkathon!
Quite an accomplishment. Haha i may not be in the best of figures,a little overweight,some say i'm fat but i'm proud i completed 21.1km!
Walked alot though so sad,everything in me wanted to run,but i just couldn't,legs kept cramping! Quite angry my spirit was willing sob sob but my legs failed me.....
Orh well next year!
It was really a memorable way to spend my 27th birthday with 2 of my buddies,afterwhich we had lunch and went for karaoke!
1 lagged behind after 1/2 hr, the other ran ahead of me after 1 hr plus. The rest i completed on my own praying like crazy for God to let me finish it,not to get cramps.
It felt like my life depended on it, completing runs has always been a sign for me that i'm not a quitter, that i finish what i undertake.
Haha i do take some things very seriously.
The bible has always likened life to a marathon,a race and i totally agree!
Sun's race was 1 of the few that i've ever ran with so much desire to finish it through out the race.
As i was running i thought with myself why can't i run the race of life in the same way, like why am i unable to run with so much desire to finish, even though in both circumstances i don't really know the end. In both cases i don't really know what lies ahead at each point or stage.
But then again it's not about finishing the race, but the process of the race,enjoying the journey!
But,haha lots of buts,the reason that kept me going was the desire to finish,the joy of completing a daunting task.
But i enjoyed the process too, drinking water from the each water point, getting high on all the supporters along the road side whom i didn't know,seeing a whole lot of people running with me.
And i would like life to be like that! I would like to run my race of life with passion along the way, enjoying the process and keeping my eyes focused on the end.
I think i can :) with God's help.
Hehe being optimistic!
Though some things i wished happened didn't, some birthday wishes i hoped from some people didn't come to pass,(it's not her if you know what i mean, thank God abt that, she's out of my system happy happy!),regrets about the year,mistakes that i've made, bad habits that i still keep falling in to,heartaches.
BUT, big big but, thank you all you lovely,wonderful,sweet and beautiful people who sent your touching wishes, especially those i haven't heard from since my last birthday ahha.
I know i'm loved :) not by everyone but more importantly by people who care alot about my life!
As Hebrews 12:1-3 says, i wanna be able to fix my eyes on Jesus and run the race with perseverance, that God has set before me.
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josh out
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