SO, I have just returned from Brunei to join the first Standard Chartered Brunei Half Marathon (SCBHM) in Bandar Seri Begawan last weekend. It would be the latest addition in the series of annual marathons under the Standard Chartered so the air of excitement was all over the participants as I made my way to the starting line. I overheard from some conversations that most Bruneian runners were not quite ready to take on the half marathon this year so…
So, I opened my marathon saga this year by running for the Brooks’ Half-Marathon about two weeks ago. It would be my very first time of running after a curfew of about three months with the last run being the Angkor Wat Half-Marathon. For such a long break, I had every reason to be worried. You know how stamina doesn’t cling to you for too long. It has its own way of disappearing into the thin air JUST LIKE THAT…
So… I ended my marathon saga this year by joining the Angkor Wat Marathon last week. I don’t exactly remember how the idea of joining it had come about but I just thought may be it is a good reason to finally visit the Kingdom of Wonder as Cambodia is famously known for.We set out into the dead silence of Siem Reap at thirty past five in the morning when the streets were still empty and people were still soundly…