A personal record set on 3rd dec, not really amazing but my 1st time in my life. I actually went for the standard chartered marathon which is 42.125km. A really good experience and endurance. It was not at all easy because I only ran 2 times before the actual one and the longest I tried is only 1 hr. haha... wat sort of training is this.. Too busy with sch work and exams so didnt have time to train.
Actual run: Met up with kiat and kelvin to deposit our bags. 6am - start of run... I did well in the 1st 17km which i ran continuously, then my left knee started to get more painful and the 2 legs felt like going to cramp. I asked kiat to run without me and I started walking.. also felt dizzy on the way, made my way to the point with 100+ drinks and I actually took 4 cups of 100+ to increase my sodium level. Maybe also because I only slept 1 - 2- hrs b4 the run. Decided to try out 1 PowerBar Gel (Raspberry Cream Flavour). wa, it was very sweet, but I ate 3/4 of it and threw it away. Dizziness disappeared then I tried to run but after a while walked again as knee still pain.
Met kiat again at abt 20+km mark then we continued again. Sky got darker, then it was drizzling. We walked and ran and walked and ran. Until 30+km mark, kiat felt unwell and vomitted so I accompanied him the rest of the route. At last, we reached the end point and 6hr 41 mins has passed.
Although the timing is very lousy, but at least I completed my 1st ever marathon. Will join again next year to challenge myself, hope my knee is ok.
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