Wow there were a lot more people than I thought there would be. Waking up at 3:30am was too insane for me since I'm used to waking up at around 9ish. Unbelievable! I was able to finish till the end without walking~. Even-though I jogged slowly throughout the whole race. :) I arrived early with taxi and it costs $99.50. I might just have walk mid way if it past $100, since I only got a $100 bill lol. After I arrived to Victory Park, I changed cloth and get ready with my running gears.
I put my bag in the bag area, then I start to do some stretching. As expected, no line ups for the bag area. Since I have lots of time to spare, I did some extensive stretching. Usually I don't do much stretching, but afterall this is my 1st 10k run. It wouldn't hurt to do some extensive stretch. Also, I don't want to end up having to end up on the news cuz of some stupid injury. As I slowly walk to the starting point, I could see the '10K challenge group' on their way to the finish line (approx 2k left). At that time, I saw the leading truck with a giant clock '27:00". Man, they are fast!
As time passed, the starting time is near. Lots of people lined up to the water station, I didn't bother with that lineup. You can feel the hype from seeing runners from the challenge group, as well as announcements.
My plan was to start out slowly, increase the pace at around 4km. But what happen is when I get to 4km I talked to myself, I will speed up at 5km. After 5km, I did exactly the same thing saying to myself that I will speed up at 6km. This time I said to myself, I must not let myself to have another excuse again, I must speed up. Unfortunaly after I pass the 6km mark, I starts to get cramp. Therefore, I even slow down my pace abit to catch my breath for recovery. So in the end, I didn't speed up at all. I feel alright at around 8km mark, and think I can speed up, but it's going uphill and the road is slanted to the right. Speeding up here will require more energy than on a plain road. So I decided to speed up @ 9km. At 9km mark, I speed up a bit, but there is a part where the runners have to make a u-turn and go up the bridge that's quite steep. So in the end I only speed up in downhill. Even near the finish line, I didn't speed up much. And in the end I ended up with 1:11:31 for my record.
I know its a bit slow, but its my first time running the 10k. I am still proud of it that I complete the race without any walking. I believe I can definitely finish the run under an hour. Quote me on that for next year. :D
After the finish line, I got a bottle of water, a souvenir bag, and a banana/pear. Inside the souvenir bag, there are some coupons to restaurant that I will never use, energy bar bade in Canada, energy drink called 'iso tone', and bandage with some medicine. The energy bar taste alright, but I enjoy iso tone the most. It good for soothing the thirst, and there is a mint sensation to the throat, which was quite comforting.
The aftermath of this run cost me the injury in the left ankle. The pain begins when I was on my way home sitting in the MTR train. It hurts like hell when I walk. Because of that, I am walking slowly like a cripple. Hopfully it will recover soon.
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