paying tribute to running
m always comments that i have a lot of discipline and determination in me. we were chatting about this again yesterday and she attributed these traits to the fact that i do sports. so i thought more about it and can’t decide whether sports has shaped me or whether it’s precisely because i have these traits that i am able to do endurance sports like marathons. it’s a chicken and egg question, isn’t it?
i seldom write about how much running means to me. i started long distance running in 2004, about the time i had a (short-lived) long distance relationship. then i broke up, and i ran more, and further. since then, i never looked back.
i like running for the predictability it gives. if you put in the effort, you would definitely improve. few things in life are that stable and reward that directly, not even other sports. one of my biggest goals in life is to combine my love for travel and running - which is why i do overseas marathons. i’m a true-blue Gemini in some ways - i have two sides to me and am rather contradictory. i like change, but i crave for routine. I enjoy being in the company of loved ones but i absolutely need time to myself, a lot more than many others i know. and running provides that solitude. perfectly.
it’s a unique feeling - the wind against my face, the period of time when my mind can wander and all i need to do is to focus on putting one foot in front of the other. i haven’t found anything else that comes close to giving me that sense of calm.
and the most amazing thing is - you start off a race with the body, sustain it with the mind and end it with the heart.
my body feels battered at the end of a marathon but my spirit always emerges bettered :)
yes, getting abit emo as the new york marathon gets closer :P
i seldom write about how much running means to me. i started long distance running in 2004, about the time i had a (short-lived) long distance relationship. then i broke up, and i ran more, and further. since then, i never looked back.
i like running for the predictability it gives. if you put in the effort, you would definitely improve. few things in life are that stable and reward that directly, not even other sports. one of my biggest goals in life is to combine my love for travel and running - which is why i do overseas marathons. i’m a true-blue Gemini in some ways - i have two sides to me and am rather contradictory. i like change, but i crave for routine. I enjoy being in the company of loved ones but i absolutely need time to myself, a lot more than many others i know. and running provides that solitude. perfectly.
it’s a unique feeling - the wind against my face, the period of time when my mind can wander and all i need to do is to focus on putting one foot in front of the other. i haven’t found anything else that comes close to giving me that sense of calm.
and the most amazing thing is - you start off a race with the body, sustain it with the mind and end it with the heart.
my body feels battered at the end of a marathon but my spirit always emerges bettered :)
yes, getting abit emo as the new york marathon gets closer :P