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I have a confession to make - I actually
started running out of envy.
After a recent family gathering, I realized
that I was fast becoming a couch potato when a cousin
started talking about the recent Standard Chartered
2010 Marathon she participated in; how much fun she
had, finishing times (and with little or no training)
- I told myself “if she can, so can I…”…
And so I set out with a simple objective to start running
and see where this journey will take me. In all honesty,
I was never a sports person and the last time I recalled
doing some ‘serious exercise’ was back in my school
days during PE lessons. Then there was also the fear
of ‘giving up’ because I had a weak knee from a knee
operation almost 20 years ago and the numerous injury
stories gave me the perception that running will not
be easy and quitting seems to be the most ‘logical answer’
for many beginners…
That was about 3 months ago. In this
short period of time, I have completed several fun runs
and recently; the Mizuno Wave Run 2010. While this may
seem little, this is the most I have ran in my life…
and I am enjoying every minute of it!
Enjoying post-run sunshine at the Mizuno Run
I started with Runners Malaysia on 24
July 2010 under the guidance of Mr. Wan. I realized
then and now - running should be fun and anyone can
run with the right attitude and training. After a few
sessions with Runners Malaysia, I was invited by some
of the regular runners to join them on the infamous
10km double hill route and since then, friendship and
distance have been building over the months.
I have also discovered that:-
- the wealth of information on running
is truly amazing…
- the bloggers in the running community
are very inspiring…
- runners are very supportive people…
thank you (!!!)
- the runners whom I have had the opportunity
to run with makes each running session a very humbling
and enjoyable experience…
Yet I find this journey undertaken by
many must be completed on my own…. and I would like
to thank Mr. Wan, Runners Malaysia, my family (and that
cousin!!!) and all the runners who made this journey
possible…
Chris Tan
23 October 2010
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