from green to black

faithful

in the eye of the storm, through the wind and the
rain you will be faithful, you'll still be faithful...

that came from a beautiful church song but the post
isnt about God today though he did send the wind and
the rain.

i ran for 2hours and 1min today. from my place to
ngee ann, then through the school and down the hill
to kap. ran up the hill to mgs and out old holland
road, turned left to sixth avenue and all the way
back to kap. that took an hour and a the sky was
slightly overcast already. finished my 500ml bottle
of water just as i passed bt timah market. ran all
the way to bt batok park and continued all the way
past hume and railway mall to mindef before turning
around to head for home.

nothing special, that was probably somewhere a little
more than 20km, and the lesson of the day was pain.
i had a blister, that was expected. i tore some skin,
well the new tougher layer had already grown underneath.
i think i have a mild shin splint, that was something
i hadnt felt in some time. i was running for an hour
and 20mins before it started to rain. i spent more
than one hour braving the cold chilly wind. funny
how the sunny skies turned cloudy just 30mins after i
started running huh.

so thats the feeling, coughing due to the many hills,
with retching moments because your body wants to stop
when your mind says go. shoes which are heavy because
they are drenched with rain and sweat. toes which feel
slimy and blister when they rub against one another.

the best feeling in the world when the elements hit
you is to know that you'll survive the storm. you'll
pull through, carry yourself and anyone else who will
let you. to know that you have the strength, in your
mind not to stop to bite the sharp stings of the rain
so that you can train effectively towards your goal.

at a certain point in time, i thought i'd hear bas
cheer for me as i go on my way to be among the 0.01
percent of the world who have finished an ironman.
sweet as the thought was, its just a dream...

so my legs are really sore. think i will swim my lungs
out tomorrow. also i have to bulk my top up so my body
will feel very much lighter when i tone my muscles on
the top. ok so thats till next time

Labels: training journal

posted by green unseen @ 6:05 AM