A Mad Man

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Thursday, September 22, 2011

Training for a 10km Run

I checked the time on my huge HTC mobile phone - 11:46 pm; picked up my speed and started running. It was my first time running outside in the open air. Dark, quiet and just a little spooky along the track just around my neighbourhood. Sigh, I thought to myself, too late and dark to hit the park connector, will have to settle for this road side track around my house. Wind blew, cars zoomed by and a lone stranger stared at me as I jogged by. Ignored him. Maksim blasted into my ears and I was oblivious to my surrounding. The experience is quite unlike my usual run on the threadmill in the gym. I made a mental note that my mobile phone is too big to hold in my hand while running. I need to get a small device to blast my music. An mp3 player may do the trick.

Left, right, left, right. I focused on my pace, trying hard to keep my speed consistent. Another point to note, the threadmill does all the motivation for me to continue running, here the normal road just keep motivating me to stop! Point no 3, the road's uneven, and does not absorb the pressure of my feet. I need a better pair of running shoe.

Perspiration started to appear. Oh no, I forgot to bring a little towel, alright, another point to note. Hot, hot, hot! Where's the aircon? Really, this need some getting used to. And I still need a lot of work to be competent at actually running a 10km run! This is not what I have expected at all, now I am having second thoughts, shall I still sign up for the run?

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