I did it! I fucking did it! Dreams do come true so you better be careful of what you wish for. What I meant to say is that my first run/race is really for adidas Sundown. Though it’s not a marathon, but I ran for 10km. For a person who’s fat like me, running 10km under 2 hours is an achievement. Especially for someone who can barely pass her 2.4km and didn’t run at all for 6 weeks ever since school started. Congratulations to myself.
I’ll be real honest here. If not for one particular song and a trick of the mind, I wouldn’t have pushed myself at my last kilometre. “The Climb” by Miley Cyrus helped me stay strong. I was listening to the lyrics and I was smiling to myself and pushing on. Then about 500 metres left, I pretended there was Leeteuk from Super Junior, cheering me on next to me shirtless. Just like how he was in “Bonamana” music video, dancing with no t-shirt on but only with a jacket. It may be embarrassing to admit it, I know. Come on people, every girl needs their own set of motivation, just like everyone else. Only my mind and my imagination work wonders for myself.
One thing for sure, running next to the airport runway is awesome. I get to see airplanes landing and take-off, as well as listening to the roaring sound of the engine. I get to see it live with my own eyes, with no glass barriers.
