AHM-You wont believe it till you ran it

Woohoo!!!! I completed my army half marathon! Done it in a not too impressive time of 2hr12mins53s though(the winner clocked 1hr13mins). Due to the tremendous number of people, we were literally walking for the first 3km before there was a chance to break off and jog.

Stage 1: 0-3km- Was feeling rather frustrated because of the slow pace of the jog. Whata waste of my precious time!

Stage 2: 3-6km- Things got better as we hit the ecp. Was able to break off and run on the outside of the demarcated lane despite the shoutings of the traffic policeman and road marshals. Oops!

Stage 3: 7-10km- The cool sea breeze of East Coast Park never failed to lift my spirits up. Reminded me of the countless hours i spent with my darling dear. Yay! reaching the halfway point liao. Ran a bit faster. Where is the darn gatorade man when you need him?

Stage 4: 10-13km- Reached the halfway mark and dropped a piece of paper with my number(those smartlings will know if you try to run a shorter route). Fatigue starts to set in. Wish I had stronger ankles like normal people do. Bah!

Stage 5: 14-17km- This was definitely the worse stretch of the race. The 15km sign seemed the furthest from the 14km sign. Sheesh. Got overtaken by a girl in her 20s, a sylvesyter stallone body alike guy, my school commanding officer(in his late 30s), a balding man with superbly toned legs and a stray dog. Was wondering if i could jog all the way to the end point.

Stage 6: 18-19km- Outstanding. Water points every few hundred metres. Just what i need. Ran the slowest pace at this juncture in the whole race. Almost walking speed. No sign of the end point. Just have to keep on running.

Stage 7: 20-21km- Yes. Reached marina south park and i could roughly gague the distance left. Ran with all my remaining might left. Maybe the pom pom gals and cheerleaders in mini skirts gave some encouragement along this stretch. Crossed the line finally. Dogged tired, ankles swelling. Never felt better and so accomplished in my life before.

Indeed you can achieve whatever you set out to do. Make your body believe what your mind says. If anything at all i learned today, the above mentioned sentences probably summed it all.