My alarm woke me up at the stroke of 5.00am on the 18th July 2010. It was Sunday. Well, who on earth would wake up so early on Sunday?? One thing for sure was I did. That was because I participated in the Ipoh International Run 2010.
This was the second consecutive year which I joined. There were many categories but as for my age, there were only two categories to choose, 10km or 21km. At first, I thought I wanted to join dear for the 21km run. He said it would be more challenging. As the closing registration dates came closer, we decided not too. As it was just too strenuous especially we were so occupied with work & church activities. Hence, 10km will be just nice.
Back to 18th July 2010: We reached there about 6.10am. We registered and waited until 6.50 before we were flagged off. Wow....to my surprise, there were a lot of participants this year as compared to last year. Well, dear was way ahead of me. I was panting but I just dragged my feet and run. Not an easy task as my stamina wasn't as good as last year. I stopped a few times along the run. I was a bit disappointed with myself. I prayed to God and I just persevere.
Finally I made it to the finishing line! I was the 48th person to complete the 10km run. I took 60 minutes to complete it. Thank you God. I also want to thank dear as he has motivated me to become healthier by participating in more sports.
Certification
Medal for the first 200 participants who finished the run
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