{"id":8085,"date":"2013-09-30T13:17:20","date_gmt":"2013-09-30T05:17:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jipp-world.com\/blog\/?p=8085"},"modified":"2013-10-06T08:59:31","modified_gmt":"2013-10-06T00:59:31","slug":"and-i-did-it-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jipp-world.com\/blog\/and-i-did-it-again\/","title":{"rendered":"And I Did it Again"},"content":{"rendered":"

I used to marvel at people\u2019s courage and will to run in a marathon. 42 km seemed like an impossible distance to run for me.<\/p>\n

After sticking to 21km for quite a long time, I finally decided to stretch it further by running for a marathon at Penang Bridge International Marathon in Penang<\/strong><\/a> last year. Seriously, it took me a lot of courage to even think about doing it. In fact, I still couldn\u2019t believe I actually did it.<\/p>\n

\"2013-09-29<\/a><\/p>\n

I since then declared myself a marathoner. But then, I later decided that may be running for a single marathon doesn\u2019t really make me a marathoner. So I challenged myself to a 2nd one. This time at Standard Chartered Kuala Lumpur Marathon<\/strong>, one of my favorite marathon events in the country.<\/p>\n

Somehow this time, it wasn\u2019t easy for me. I was probably underprepared. 42km suddenly felt so long I have to admit that there were times when I felt like quitting. In fact, I really thought I have had enough when I reached the 21KM mark.<\/p>\n

\"2013-09-29<\/a><\/p>\n

The main challenges this time were sleepiness and the scorching sun. Seriously, running under the scorching sun is no fun.<\/p>\n

My target was to reach the 35KM mark and I\u2019d let myself walk for the rest of the race.<\/p>\n

\"2013-09-29<\/a><\/p>\n

Somehow when I reached the mark, I suddenly got my mojo back so I used every ounce of energy that I still had left to run all the way to the finish line.<\/p>\n

And I did it. My 2nd<\/sup> marathon. Not the best of time, but within the cut off time as targeted.<\/p>\n

I was too tired to celebrate but deep inside I was overjoyed.<\/p>\n

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Will there be another Full marathon for me? I am still tired and sore all over. All the torturing and suffering that I went through at the run are still fresh in my mind so the answer is no.<\/p>\n

For now. \ud83d\ude1b<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I used to marvel at people\u2019s courage and will to run in a marathon. 42 km seemed like an impossible distance to run for me. After sticking to 21km for quite a long time, I finally decided to stretch it further by running for a marathon at Penang Bridge International Marathon in Penang last year. Seriously, it took me a lot of courage to even think about doing it. In fact, I still couldn\u2019t believe I actually did it. I…<\/p>\n

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