After months of training, the Singapore Marathon is finally over. Of course, it's not me who has been training, it's Love who has been running conscientiously for the past few months, a few times a week.
As he had some medical history, I'm always worried he might suffer from complications. I can finally set my mind at ease now but he actually told me he really enjoyed it and is planning to do it again next year.
If only I can run together with him, it would be great. But I'm not a runner, and can never be one. To my surprise, HJ took up the half marathon as well, besides the usual runners, ET and her bf.
The race started at 5-ish and I was told to meet him at 11pm. Knowing that he always overestimate when it comes to time, I told myself to be there at 1020. Yet I was awakened by his sms at 9am, telling me that he has 10km more to go. Realising that I only had an hour left, I popped out of bed, stuffed my breakfast into my bag , slipped into my sneakers and scuttled off. I reached Padang at 9.40 where he texted me ,"4km left". I squeezed my way through the supporters and finally got a good view of the finishing line.
I held my camera in my hand on standby mode and waited... He should complete by 10am. 10 min had past and there was no sign of him... which made me worried. My hands grew tired and was getting bored. Thankfully, there were a few cute dudes to kill my boredom.
Most of the runners stopped at the finishing line giving their best pose to the cameraman. And before I realised this dude of mine dashed past right before me. Damn! I frantically tried to on my camera but it was too late... he had vanished into the crowd.
Though i did not get a candid shot, he posed for my cam after the event. He explained that he attempted to speed up in his last 5km but his heart did not allow, he had to stop running, which explains why he was delayed. I could sense that he was very happy and relieved after the whole race, just like every runner.
No matter what timing you did, it's really amazing to have completed a marathon. Cheers to all marathon runners!
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