Is it the age or what? Or perhaps it's the excuses that I have given within myself? Or perhaps, worklife has taken up so much of my time? Or is it just plain laziness? Ever since 19 when I was in my 2nd year in the Polytechnic days, my exercising life stopped totally! It simply stopped.
Along the years, I do still miss swimming but I just never got to doing it as consistent as before. Instead, I got involved in once-in-awhile activities like kayaking, canoeing, wind surfing, scuba diving.
Many many years down the road and I was still giving myself excuses for NOT exercising. Friends have often challenged me to take up running but I always have an excuse at the tip of my tongue.
This year, as part of a new year resolution 8 months ago, in June, I decided to be more disciplined. I got myself a swimming costume (gotta buy since I have put on weight ;)) and got myself to the swimming pool. However, I still found that it was still not enough. Finally in July, I did the MILK Run. It was only 4km and I walked 3/4 of the time. YET, that 1/4 of running gave me much joy..!
With the advise from friends around me, I decided to start "exercising" through running. No.. Jogging. To get myself motivated, at my friend's persuasion, I got myself enrolled into a 5km "VERY-SHORT" marathon.
We all know that before a "huge" event (to me, 5km is HUGE), we MUST train ourselves. I do not want to go for it and come back with aches all over. Planning is absolutely required. Nothing great can really be accomplished by sitting back and do nothing.
So, finally, in the entire of my 29 years of living on island Singapura, I bought my first pair of running shoes. My colleagues and I have decided to train together. We sort of have an unwritten pact that we will swim once a week & run once a week. At the same time, we will use staircases instead of escalator or elevators. We will walk for our home visits instead of rotting at the bus stop for the bus.
My first pair of running shoes....................... *mountain tortoise*
4 comments:
U go gal! I guess it's always good to start somewhere.
Thanks pal!
ahhh nice shoes... now i know what you mean the timing of our gift is perfect. So did the shoe lace colour match ?
anyway all the best with your exercise plan... from experience, expect to fail.. but expect to get back and improve everytime you do
heee.. Perfect timing heh! I have never THOUGHT of shoelaces as a gift. Must be God's timing. :P And yes.. The shoe lace colour is a PERFECT match. It's already on the shoe..
Indeed, expect to fail. Today's DAy 1 and already felt demotivated! But when I was running, I see older men and women running! Man.. They are my motivation! But on hindsight, I remind myself that Rome is NOT build in one day.
Thanks for the timely encouragement!
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