LIVEALITTLE

If you asked me last year what I thought of running as a sport for me, I'd say my ADHD would not allow it. Before I arrived in Sydney, my longest run was 5 km in the yearly Corporate Challenge... and that 40 minutes used to totally massacred me.
Well, not sure if it was because of the good music on 104.1FM, constantly being passed because I started with the 120min group, my stupid headphones falling out of my right ear constantly distracting me, the power gel Andreas gave me to take before the run or not wanting to be late for my tennis date with Brian at 11am, but I ran 20km in 2hrs 5 minutes! I didn't even have any cute guys to follow to set pace for me - they all bolted at the beginning of the race...
My toughest part of the race was at kilometer 10 -- anticipating the half way point. I had a surge of energy at km 14 and was aiming to just do the rest of the race without stopping for water. But then km 18 was almost all uphill. KILLER!
Amazingly, I had tons of residual energy after the run, met up with Brian for an embarrassing game of tennis (he beat me 5 - 1), a lovely lunch at Cafe Sydney with Brian, Bob and Robin, a stroll into the MCA and finally a movie (DOA). I was fearful I might pass out at the movie, but it totally energized me. I feel like taking martial arts again.
Maybe this running thing IS for me...
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