I love running and i try to run as much as i can despite the hectic work schedule. As a fellow runner once put it;

Running is cheaper than therapy.

I somehow find this to be true. Running excites me no matter of the distance. The act of striding along the busy road day or night; whether in a group or alone, excites me. After every run, i feel refreshed. I felt like i have accomplished something. And the best thing of all, its free.

A lot of people run. A lot of people run competitively. The distance varies tho; we have the 10km run, a half marathon (21km) and also the full marathon (42.195km). anything longer than 42.195km is an ultramarathon. Heck, I know someone that ran 100km in 16hrs last June in Singapore. Crazy.

The saying of “I ran a marathon” when you ran a 10km run is wrong. I was corrected once. I was told to

Respect the distance.

A marathon is 42.195km. Period. HOWEVER, unlike some people, i dont really care. Say what you want. Its your accomplishment. Yes, officially a marathon is a 42.195km run. But everybody has to start somewhere. Even when i joined my first 10km, it felt like a marathon. For someone who just started, 10km is a bloody marathon alright. So when someone tells me they ran a marathon, when it was actually a 10km or 5km run, i feel happy. It reminds me of my first run.

THE NIKE CITY RUN, WE RUN KL 2010.

My first competitive run. A 10km race. My first 10km. Bought a brand new running shoe and also a nike+ sportsband just to celebrate the fact that I registered for a “marathon”. It was fun. It was tiring. It was a fucking 10km. Running with my friend does help. We help each other to finish the gruelling 10km run. Yes, 10km was gruelling for us back then; even now actually. Imagine running uphill along the AKLEH highway. I was gasping for air!! Back then, i have zero knowledge about running. I ran like how we always run.

Results: 10km in 1hr 11mins 47secs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

what i got. A race tshirt, a finisher figurine and i bought a shoe and a sportsband. Rabak weh poket!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

All in all, Nike City Run made me a runner I am today. Thank you Nike.

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