ran 10km for adidas sundown marathon this year with Savina, Matilda, Magdalene and Geraldine. it was indeed a good run.
okay yes, i was dying during the first few km, partially because i havent ran for like months. didnt even train for this. but i guess as i start to move and started to gulp down even more 100plus, i was picking up my momentum and the rest of the race was a breeze. i could go faster and faster and i felt lighter and lighter. finished it in 1 hour and 18 minutes, which is an improvement from last year's nike human race. Wilson and DingRun ran the full marathon and they had a fruitful time too.
cant wait for stan chart, a bunch of us are gonna run the full marathon together, which is gonna be a really great marathon.
still aching a bit from the race, but like what Wilson said, pain is temporary, glory is forever.
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i am wondering how, i managed to get into this. i didnt ask for it. and it's stupid too, how things just started. for stupid reasons.
at this point, i'm still standing strong. i'm not firmly rooted to the ground and i'm swaying. but i'm still trying my best to keep this firm grip on whatever's beneath me. because i won't fall. i told myself that i will stand strong and i won't fall.
it isnt easy, having to struggle with problem of your own, managing your own stress and caring for others. but pray, for strength. because only when we are weak, then we are strong.
only when we are weak, then we are strong.
i havent heard that for a super long time, until Christopher Chan said that to me in one of his messages. lately, i've been reminded of the many things that i've said before, that made a lot of sense. but along the way, i forgot. and i think, i'm finding myself again. when he said that to me, i did feel this surge of motivation. encouragement from a friend. to think that a simple sentence reminded me of how important it is to hang on. to believe in myself, and to ignore the unnecessary material issues, and to believe in doing what is right.
it's funny, how in this period of time, so much has happened. and looking back, i really have learnt so much, grown quite a bit, and having gone through so much, it changed me.
tonight, i thought about the things that i havent spent time remembering, and i realised i have indeed forgotten so much. about being strong, knowing how to respond to situations like these.
i pray that, i can find my way back. because i believe that God is opening up that path of light for me again. :)
pain is temporary, glory is forever.