2.4 km
10th January 2011, Monday. 11 am.
My feet had the shock of their lives!
2.4 kilometers, man! I managed to finish those 6 laps only after 19.02 mins. *sigh* I know, I know... That's a terrible record, especially for a sports science student who is expected to be fit... Okay, to tell the truth, I haven't been running or jogging at all for months! The last time I ran was during the interview, 18th April 2010, where I went through the bleep test. I know... It's like, lamo sangat kan...
Eh eh... Okay why am I posting an incident that happened weeks ago? Eh, it's 25th January already and here I am blogging about something that happened 15 days ago? Oh well... *sigh* Simply because at first I thought it's not really important. And second, because I didn't feel like sharing it publicly before. I was too embarrassed of myself. Seriously. Like, TOTALLY embarrassed. Ahah! But now, I believe that that 2.4 km test was really really important and that I really really should remember it. Because that actually gave me a reality check. 24/7 being in the water is not enough. I HAVE TO include land activities. Like running, and jogging. And hitting the gym. To build muscles.
Okay back to the story... I only managed to run continuosly for two laps, and then the rest I walk run walk run walk run. And then, walk walk walk walk. It's now proven that a new pair of running shoes couldn't guarantee great performance...
Finishing the fifth lap, my lecturer who was also the time keeper actually thought I finished all six laps already. He was all ready to take the time. Heh. So you can imagine how slow I am... Oh, by the way, eventhough I know we're about to have the 2.4 km test, I still had on eyeliners, mascara, a little tint of lippie, and yeah, blushers. But by the end of the test, I must say everything was blended. No more pink pink here, pink pink there. Everything was simply blended. Blended.
But...
I love the fact that I'm sweating like mad, though. I rarely sweat. While swimming kan I'm already in the water, so I didn't get the chance to feel all sweaty while swimming. Though my heart was beating faster, but no, I didn't feel sweaty and all. Sweating is sexy. OMG. Such a statement! Ahahah...
But seriously, people, sweating and the heart beating like crazy is simply the best thing ever! Don't you just feel good? Well, I know I do. And I promised myself to test myself again and set a better record.
Hitam gelap. Sunburned. Trust me. I did put on a WHOLE LOAD of sunblock...
Comments
I, myself, am a lousy swimmer ... But I do run a lot!
(If you own an iPod, I heartily recommend Nike+.)
Naem: Yup yup I do need a trainer. To motivate! :)
Erik: Thank you! We're the exact opposite, then. I really am a lousy runner, I could trip anytime, seriously... Hahah..