im not going to do this again......

went to this race ytd... on a bright, hot sunday morning... woke up at 550am so that i can set off at 6... lugged the bike rack, the bike, my change of gears (shoes, helmet, gloves, shades etc..) walked to my pa's stall where he was setting it up getting ready for business.... i had some things to eat and drink so that i'll haf enough energy for the expedition later on... as i was setting up the rack onto the car, this familiar sensation came in my stomach.... dammit!! im kinda behind my schedule already... gotta rush to the nearest loo.... it's a good thing that yan was with me that morning...

m i getting too long-winded?? ahah.... okok.... let's keep it to the point....

flag off was at 8am.. it looks like a smaller group than the near 300 ppl i saw on the list the day before.. looks like it's going to be kinda competitive... but i din feel the adrenaline rush like i'd expected... i've already carved it in that im juz going to complete it at my comfortable pace... i dun wanna injure myself... externally or internally... i still need my legs to drive me back home later... other than stupid blardy hot weather, the 1st 10km run was finished RELATIVELY comfortably.... though half the time i think im overheating like an overloaded engine... was looking for water points so that i can juz pour water over myself... as i was coming to the end of the 1st 10km, i planned to stopped a distance from the bike point so that i can rest slightly else i'll haf difficulty changing into my biking gears.. damn!! my legs cant stop!! i haven't had this feeling like in 4-5 yrs already!! it's been very long since i did such a longer-distance non-stop run/jog..

i was reeeaally looking fwd to the cycling leg during thr 10km run... it shld be more comfortable to be on a bike that can juz roll on the road... damn this is the longest 40km in my life.... even each lap of 10km were the longest 10km rides i've ever done... in the 1st lap my left calf started to twitch... shit it's coming.... i need to relax.... as i see some cyclists stopping by the side of the road seated down stretching their legs and massaging their muscles.... i told myself i cant stop, if i do, it'll become a full-fetch cramp... gonna be painful and damaging man... then still on the bike, i quickly rub on the part of my calf where i can see the muscle twitch... rub and rub, rub and rub....

then i got hungry... so hungry that my tummy was growling... shit i din prepare any food.. all i had was a bottle of water.. plain water... getting tired...how come i din prepare any snickers, banana, or glucose?? and how come i nv bring gatorade?? why did i juz bring water??? hate my stupidity then...

was drinking so much water during the road ride that it became very difficult to finish my fianl 5km of run.... it bacame 5km of walking along the singapore river... i became a tourist...haha... when the stiches finally subsided i tried to jog once again... oh i feel ok!!! was slowly jogging for 5-10m then i feel sth in my right thigh... cramp!!! shit shit.... i need to stop and rub my muscle again.... i was half-squating by the side of the route rubbing... from the corner of my eye i know that there's an usher juz a few metres ahead... i was wondering if she'll come over to offer some help.... i think she was also battling within if she shld help...haha... only when i feel better and stood up properly.... she made some movements towards me... "u ok..?" yaya.... ok then i can stand up mah.... *tsk*

it was a 1-hr walk... haha... i din feel exceptionally tired... juz body aching... legs sore... shoulder stiffness.... took a long while to stretch and cool down after the distance was completed... hehe... yan bought me all kinds of drinks... H2O... Gatorade... that i put aside a bottle of mineral water given to me after the race... it's still at home now.....

oh did i say that this is my 1st completed full-distance ANYTHING??
all the triathlons, adventure races, duathlons that i've joined so far were all either the mini ones or i joined the relay events... so...this is really something which i shld remember for a long time... it's a step for me....

im not going to do this again..... mayb.... some time from now.....