Penang Bridge half Marathon

It's my very first time joining the once a year Penang Bridge Marathon Run... hehe.. yes~ i also never expect i can run coz most of the time i was so lazy to move... Ever since i came to Penang to work... get this influence from him... he love to exercise(beside loving his fishes... and yes, i will be lucky enough if in his last list)...

mayb like what people always said :" we will always try to do what ever the love one doing coz we wish to be with love during most of the times"... so i started to jog with him after working days ( most of the time i failed due to work load)... erm... usually he run first coz i run like a snail behind while he run like a leopard le~ haha... at least it is still a running le~

then from running only 1 km at least i improve i guess around 5 km... but still half way stop to walk and continue run... slowly my heart able to adapt such pumping rate... but sadly my knee still dont really able to support it... sigh

then the first run i join will be 10km ( actually less according to my jogging freak colleague) of city run... then i decided to take part in the half marathon as well...
i was lucky enough as my company was so supportive and sponsor all those employee who interested to participate in this run... so instead paying RM40 for the half marathon, i joined it for free ( with condition i must attend it on tht day).

since i was greedy and bit too ambitious, i took half marathon (21km) for my very first time..muahaha...( dear was worried that i couldn't make it as i seldom run... so need promise him that at least i will get medal) was so excited yet worried as i never try to run so long and some more i reach the ending point within 330hour to enable me get a medal... hmm...

half marathon goodies bag


so on the day it self, we woke up by 1am to get prepare to leave the house by 2am, the half marathon started on 3am(guy,) and 315am(female) for me... he even prepare some nice nutritions meal which is protein blend for me to avoid me fainted in half way through... haha...

the starting point was from Queens Bay, and to The bridge, then U-turn at the bridge, pass by E-gate, then back to Queens Bay again... for those that know this rotate shall expect how far it was...

once the run was started, i could hear thunder every where... i also plan pretend look so pro, so i had my ear phone with me... partly is so that i can distract my self from looking and knowing how far i still need to go actually... haha... once i reach the bridge, just few KMs before the U-turn back, the sky started to rained... and even sound like a pro... i run under heavy rain... hmm... was so enjoy instead worry... coz i know i will sound as if so Pro... run under the rain le~ hahaha...
then i heard and saw lots ppl was entering the ambulance cars, reason: most of us already have a "heat up" muscle after reach the bridge, the sudden rain had actually cause most runner's leg cramp... so like it o not can run need enter ambulance lo~ i even heard there are runner got heart attack... hmm...

lucky enough i still have energy to continue... half way through... my leg actually does not belong to me anymore... specially my left leg... for those who know me, definitely know my left leg was weaker due to previous injury... but again due to the medal and the promise i made for my dear... i continue to search for the "ending" sign...

in the end.. of coz i able make it... even though the timing was so closed to disqualify... haha... i reach there chun chun 321hours. haha... then my dear of coz more "geng" than me... he reach within 2hours plus only... hahaha... but i'm quite satisfy already as this is my first time of joining marathon... perhaps next year will join again... Hey~ it's not easy to be able run on the middle of the bridge without being horn and knock off k~ hahaha

my medal~



actually, once i step on the "ending" point and walk to take my medal... my leg also "puncture" already... directly can feel the pain and i even walk like a crap... hahaha... dear was nice enough, as i guess he already knew all this will happen, so he already booked SPA for both of us on the same day... ehhe... so i still able bit relax after that run... took me 3 days to recover... haha... really feel quite proud... hoho...