sundown marathon

back in last quarter of 2009,
when ah KiaT pressed the submit botton at the 84KM Ultra Marathon,
he wasn't kidding!
he was up and prepared for it!

following his motto, endure and excel,
he knows its hard, but not unachievable.

the weekly monday runs organised by Ben definitely helps alot in strengthening the muscle and mind.

the days leading to 29 May isnt that perfect.
haha excuses maybe, but ah KiaT doesnt feel good, legs feeling wobby and weak out of no reason.
perhaps the mind is playing a trick!


come D day, ah KiaT arrived very early as he anticipate a large number of cars hence lots are limited, which is actually not the case.
mentally prepared, he went!

ah KiaT is proud to say he completed 5 marathons before this ultra.
hence he believed he's ready! infact ever ready.
oh my tian.
how wrong can he get. the first 42KM sucks!
its like his 2nd marathon, where all pains from everywhere kicks in!

luckily, he met a fellow ultra, and they ran together to complete the 1st round!
seeks, ben and jesper were there!!!
it was a hugh lift to ah KiaT's confidence, as the confidence starts to diminish through the distance!

off we go, walking briskly through the the second lap.
1KM in 10minutes, and hence around 7 hours we should complete the 2nd lap.
pain really kicks in. fatigue kicks in. tiredness kicks in.

they met another fellow ultra and off they go.
but when they hit the 55km mark, the 2 of them fall out.
ah KiaT struggled to carry on. walking become a pain. and the decision to fall out is hard!

ah KiaT did that at the 66Km mark.
questions were going through his mind. it was that hard to give up. somemore its just another 18km!!
ah KiaT knew he cant carry on else risking further injury.

to sign up is already winning! know when to stop.

but the hardest question is how to say u want to give up.
approaching the drinks station, ah KiaT staggered.

volunteer: sir, want any drink?
ah KiaT: ehh. ehh. is that transport back? i ... i ... want to ... fall out..

hahahaha..
okie la nothing to paiseh about.
but its really that feeling at that time la, if u really understand. :)
through that lonely last 11km, full marathoners are encouraging ah KiaT!

"come on ultra!"


its really an experience la.
highs and lows.
but the feeling sucks when u sit at the finishing point seeing fellow runners finishing their run.

u feel proud for them but at the same time disappointed at urself.

YES,
lack of training.
ah KiaT learnt tapping during his army days,
yet he didnt put them to good use.
Patella suffered. everywhere suffered.
but the mind becomes stronger!

ah KiaT knows Ben is waiting for him, year 2011. hahaha
:):):)


[ps: which explains the reason why no photos here. no finish no photo. all photo in seeks camera.]

and dear seeks is very very good!
last year she drove all the way from Pending to Changi!
now this year, she visited me 3 times!!!
hahaha. thank kiu you!