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Wow! I couldn’t believe it that I made it. Bravo, bravo!!!

Earlier, I was feeling mixed if to go for the run or not Sunday morning. Feeling a bit lazy since got to attend friend’s open house the night before. Like the saying goes, ‘if there’s a will, there’s a way’.

As the date approaching, I finally decided to game for it with an aim to hopefully able to complete the 10km. I got to take this as part of the endurance fit for my Mount K adventure.

Hardly a good sleep on Saturday, although left the party early. Woke up at 3am plus, leaving home at 4 following brother’s car since he’s running for half marathon, which starts an hour earlier than mine.

Waited there for James, Jenny & Pei Li to arrive. Then all of us got into the barricade waiting for the run. Somehow, we got parted in the kandang, leaving me & Pei Li together. At 7 sharp, our race began. And there I ran so semangat-ly from Dataran Merdeka. About 5 minutes later, my short of breath symptom appeared, hahahaha…. (afterall, the lung function test recently revealed that my lung capacity not that fit for strenuous activity… hmm, or probably am asthmatic-prone since it’s in mum’s family, hope not.)

So I walked a bit, ran a bit throughout. When I’m exhausted, I walked and then run again once recharged. It’s a long journey passing along Istana Negara to Dewan Bahasa Pustaka to Jln Imbi to Pavilion to Jln Sultan Ismail to Jln Raja Chulan to Jln TAR and finally back to Merdeka Square. Phew…

About 1km before the finishing line, finally saw Jenny struggling there. Catching up with her, and there we motivated running towards the end. Completed at a duration of 1 hour 35 minutes,…oops extra 5 minutes from the qualifying time. But guess what?!! We still made it being the first 500 women runners completing the race. Jenny’s 495th and me the lucky 499th placing. Indeed a very happy moment for both of us and for Pei Li & James too who also completed the 10km. Well done to all of us!!!!… Also to my brother, his wife & friends.

I’m proud for myself that once again I create a record for it’s my first run and prove to dad & my brothers who had been teasing me for not able to complete the distance, since I hardly do any jogging with them. Hahahaha….

And now, counting down 85 days more to Mount K….. better get the training started - Bkt Tabur @ Melawati hiking next Sunday ya guys!!

… and just 19 days away for a very gutsy change in life. For a better smile…. say cheeseee *wink*