Wake-up Call

Reckon i took for granted my running fitness. I can complete the distance (most pple can, too) but not with an ideal personal timing. But when you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Today's AHM was a wake-up call. Sometimes, it's good to realise i've slided. Then after some whining and brooding, i'll pull up those socks. Don't be complacent. I'm not a natural so i need to work harder.

I had a lousy 21km. Started off with a big lemon and the theory prophesized by itself. Perhaps Jo was right - i set too high an expectation for myself. Each time i aim for smtg, i just can't do it properly. Beats me.

The process...

1. First time in the morning of AHM, i have to compete with pple for a cab. Strangely, there's no cab in sight.
2. Then this stupid army guy cut my queue @#$@%!
3. Met Elza (Jo's ex-teammate) in the cab. What a coincidence! I asked the couple behind me if they wanted to share a cab since we were heading the same way. But i didn't register their faces when i asked.
4. At 5.15am, i was still searching for the bag deposit (perspiring profusely).
5. Race flagged off at 5.20am. I was hungry. Digested part of that yam bun i had for breakfast while running to deposit my bag.
6. My hair was messy. Din have time to bun it up properly. Too lazy to adjust it durin the run.
7. The bridge part was fine, always my favorite part(if there's no bottleneck).
8. Turned into East Coast. Quite narrow in the beginning(as always) but was bearable later on. Weather was cooling. A pleasant surprise when i saw the U-turn point b4 MacDonalds. Now i know where Marina Cove is.
9. Some kookoo army guy poured water onto my shoes but was obviously unaware. Good thing i can tahan wet shoes and was about half done with the run.
10.At about 16km, i felt my left thigh cramping. Geez! I never have cramps for 21km!
11.The early U-turn at ECP was compensated by an extra U-turn at Crawford smtg (the same one for GE 10k). And the end point isn't the usual SCSM route. Since i was tired, it felt longer but on retrospect, it's a much smoother run to the finish line.

Anyway, i was shocked at my timing as i crossed the end banner. I was greatly disappointed at myself. Well, there's always a next race. I'll remember this lesson & redeem myself :)