On 1st Dec 07, 11pm - Packing my stuffs for my 1st ever Marathorn.
11.30pm - Still awake... Can't fall asleep..
ZZzzz - *Don't know what time...
2nd Dec 07, 3.45am - Beep Beep!! My phone wake me up... Sleep on...
4am - Snooze! Beep again.. Pulled myself up. Did all legs warm up & stretching. Gulp down a sachet of Berocca + 1 litre of plain water. Tried loosen all my bones, with all sorts of stretchings.
4.40am - Guide a blur cab uncle to War Memorial to put my baggage.
5.15am - Heart beat rate increase... Doing my stretching still... Looking around, hoping to see any familar faces. But not a single soul. Thought of relieving myself, Saw lots people at the toilet area, give up. I control!!
5.30am - Strange... MC still there dunno 'kao bei' what.. I just walk towards the starting line.
5.50am - Joined the queue towards the starting line. *I'm still 100m away, argh...
5.52am - Started jogging along the street towards Lau Pa Sat.
6am - As usual, unsightly... Saw a few dudes dashing into the hedge to .... PEE... *urgh... I took the queue into the loo, and I move off to Marina South.
I was just heading inwards Marina South when I saw the black runners running, or should I say sprinting away back to the CBD area.
Saw the new pier where we took the boat to 'Kuku Island aka Tortoise Island'. Not a bad design, can take a pic of it standing alone at the part of land with the sun rising.
Then I was passing by the CBD building, amazing sight. I ran along the middle of the road, look up. Nice experience! Till I saw this old man in Spiderman suit. A cab driver stopped by asked him,"SpiderMan!! Where's your web?" "No more, used finish."He replied in a weary voice. I really give thumbs up for his courage to run in the dumb suit. I sped towards Fullerton Hotel - Esplande with full confidence. Cameras by the sides, people taking part in 10km waiting to start off, clapping their hands in encouragment. Damn high! Keeping running, feel the breeze brushed against me. *Song!
8.20am - I was at ECP, approaching my 20km soon. Grabbing cups of Ice Mountain along the way. Show a few fellas simply too tired, took the 100Plus, happily drenched their head with that!! *Wa lau eh... See properly ma..
8.31am - Gone through half of it! *phew!! Without much training, I reached within 3 hrs without feeling the slightest bit of cramp!! But you can never deny how bad your luck can be. Once I was so happy of not caught in cramp, there comes ...
THE PAIN!!!
9am - Almost reaching the turning point, I felt the first taste of pain.. My thigh.. Struggled, but keeping jogging. Saw a cockster.. I really wonder whether he knows what the hell is Deep Heat. He took a 20 cents of it, ran off, stared at it, brought it towards his nose, smell.. The girl who gave him that,"Hei!! That's Deep Heat, cannot eat one!!" *Wahahah!!! What the hell?! Passing by the Seafood Resturant, I saw QH. His tied little pony tail, bouncing up & down, his face looked as if he's been possessed. Better not call him.
9.30am - Cramp stopped my laughing.. It's my turn to use deep heat. Upon reaching 28km, I applied it over my both legs and my left shoulder. Took the power bar, swallow it. Kinda yucky, dashed towards the next drink station, pour the ice cold water over my head, drank a cup of 100 plus.
10am - Started my walkathorn with the 'Song Ka' team. All of them walking as if they are behind a van with photo frame on top the number plate. I absolutely feel like giving up. I'm till the state where it cramps even I'm not running.
11am - Trying to overtake as much ah pek & ah soh in front of me, at this moment, I think I've used up 200ml of deep heat. Whole body smell of deep heat. Heck care the pain, force myself to swim through the walking party. Taking every drink station signs as a marking, upon seeing it, I'll jogged with bigger steps towards it. Reached Kallang PA, grabbed my third banana, slowly walk and consume. Saw an Ah pek took 3 bananas, he ate 2, third one hold on his right hand as he continue his jog to the finishing line. *wah.. I 'kan' tired to chase after his sia.. But then, even tired, I told myself must at least remain cool. Don't fall in front of so many people, damn 'ma lu'. Tired but must look 'shuai', must very 'siao sha' walked away from each drink station. Pour the water, drenched your head. Took a few slips of 100plus, then throw the cup up the air and run off. Run till they cant see you, THEN!! pull over at the side, massage your sore legs. *HaHa!
11.30am - The sun shine hard on me, the rays pierced through my skin. Together with my new jogging suit. (FBT black singlet + black shorts) I feel like lying on the ground, simply no strength to carry on. I suddenly remember, my baggage still there! If I dont get back soon, I gotta queue long long, if reach there after 2pm, my stuff all donated to charity! (According to the leaflet la, wonder how true.) Heck care la! Err.. walk.. Not jog.. From Crawford St - Republic Ave nearly took my life away. From Kallang, gotta run down slope, then a up, winding slope. *ARGH!! 'Wa ai si liao la'
11.45am - I really no strength to enjoy the scene of in front of me. holding on to my nearly broken left shoulder, I tried stalked behind a lady. Creating lots of friction between my Adidas shoes and the rough road, I stopped down to walk along Eslpande. I know I'm going on the last 1.2km, I know I'm gonna finish. I know many people be looking at me. But I can't take it liao.
11.55am - Saw 'No SignBoard SeaFood' at Esplande, thinking should be reaching soon. A girl was there cheering everyone,"Come'mon guys! Last bit, 1km only. Use up that last bit of your energy to finish it!" I bite my 'teeth roots' tight, dashed towards City Hall. So now this final part, more people gathered around to cheer the runners. I darted even faster, almost forgetting about the pain I'm feeling for the past 2 hrs. Seeing the clock "6Hrs 00Mins ", I just sprinted towards it. Lots of people cheering sia! One word 'Song!' Finishing it, someone tapped my back. I saw an unknown guy, he smiled, reached out his hand,"Congrates! We did it!" I returned with a smile and hand shake. I feels really good to have someone giving a well wishing after all this torment.
Finally I collected my first ever 'Finisher Tee'!! Extremely happy!! Going of home almost immediately, as if drunken, I bathed, dragged myself into bedroom doze off without opening the window or on the fan. Till now I still feel the pain in my legs. But it's all worth while! Anyway Congrates to all finishers of SCSM2007!!
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