October 05, 2008
My first Half Marathon - San Jose Rock and Roll
YAY! my first half marathon in San Jose.
I now can proudly say I'm a half marathon finisher - a pathetic one.
I was running so slow the 1st 7 miles due to sharp pain on my right knee.
Then the last 6.1 miles I was barely even able to walk. I can't even bend my right knee when I walked; so all the burden was to my left leg.
I can feel the pain on the left leg and also blisters on my left toes.
Even some of the walkers approached me and asked if I needed medical help and I said NO! - and told them I had to finish the race.
They said actually I didn't have to finish it, I can call the medical team and they gave me a ride to the finish line.
But I'm not a quiter so I told myself; I have to finish the race.
And sure was; 4 hours and 10 minutes later...after passed the 13th miles mark and maybe 30 feets before the finish line I forced my self to at least ran slowly.
I just wanted to make sure the photographer captured me when I was at least some kind of fake running.
But - hey I walked pass the finish line. And YES - I'm a half marathon finisher (still pathetic one)
13.1 miles = 21 km.
We stayed at the Saint Claire Hotel in downtown San Jose, a sister company hotel. I got back to the hotel and checked out afterwards.
You can see all the pictures here
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August 03, 2008
Supposed to be my 1st half marathon (13 miles/21 km)
Harusnya hari Minggu ini bakalan jadi my 1st time lari half marathon (13 miles), udah sign up segala & bayar $80 (dibayarin kantor siyy) trus hari Jumatnya juga udah ngambil baju, race bib & segala informasinya...
Tapinya Josh tuh kan masih batuk grag grog grag grog....udah sempet mendingan sih beberapa hari lalu...cuma kok pas wiken batuknya jadi basah lagi....(kayaknya sih gara2 kebanyakan makan yogurt, secara dia tuh doyaaan bener....sekali makan at least 2 deh....)....taunya kalo batuk nggak boleh makan yogurt....:-(, baru tau juga aku dari Betti.....
So pas Minggu pagi alarmnya nyala jam 4 pagi , abis janjiannya kita ketemuan jam 5 pagi di Larkspur Hotel Union Square, secara racenya mulainya jam 5.45am....naah sepanjang malem itu Josh nggak bisa tidur, batuk2 hebat sampe sempet muntah segala....jam 2 pagi Josh kebangun2 lagi....woaaalaaaah...aku tuuh jadi ikutan batuk2 parah juga deh....(aku udah ketularan Josh dari minggu lalu sih)....
Jadi pas aku lagi sikat gigi...aku kayaknya nggak sanggup deh kalo bakal lari 13 miles/21 km...kayaknya lari 1 mile aja bisa jatoh pingsan deh...abisnya lemeees banget....
Didi juga udah dari tadi malem bilang mendingan aku nggak usah lari...udah tau batuk2...& malah paru2 basah lagi jadinya...mau sehat malah sakit kan nggak lucu...
Akhirnya dengan berat hati aku text aja temen2ku yang pada mau lari nanti...bilang kalo Josh tuh sakit & akunya ikutan sakit juga...sempet ngobrol juga sama Suzie & dia bilang aku sounded sick & could injured myself kalo ikutan lari....
Yaaah...batal deh my 1st time half marathon.....next time deh aku ikutan lagi...masih banyak kok even2 lari begini di sini.....so I'm not too worry.....yang pasti mesti lebih disiplin trainingnya & jangan sakit deh yaaah.....
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June 21, 2008
10k/6.2 miles Run - Stadium to Stadium
ONLY 2 POSTINGS THIS TIME
Akhirnya setelah beberapa kali kita latihan di hari sabtu, dateng juga deh saat2nya buat lari 10-k, yang daftar aku, Wenny, Femia, Novi & Steve.......
Mulai larinya jam 9:00 am dari ATT Park Stadium trus finishnya di Monster Park Stadium, makanya dinamain Stadium to Stadium...
Karena aku tinggal deketan ma Wenny jadi deh aku di jemput sama dia aja.....dan hari ini tuh pas kebetulan heat wave...jadi pas di jemput jam 7.30am aja udah 80F/25C....udah berasa panaaas bener....trus ketemuan sama yang laennya disini....
Karena ini skala runnya lebih kecil jadi yang ikutan palingan cuma 3000-an aja....jangan dibandingin sama bay to breaker yang 70,000-an yaaah....
Mana aku nggak siap bawa aer minum sendiri lagi (cuma ngarepin dari water stop aja)....jadi pas baru mulai lari, the 1st 2miles kayaknya udah mau gave up.....puanaaasnya itu loh....
dan sponsornya kayaknya nggak sebanyak pas ikutan bay to breaker.....jadi water stopnya nggak banyak....resee deh....untung aja pas nggak jauh di 2 miles mark ada water stops.....
Udah gitu kita ngelewatin daerah2 ghettonya SF....iiiihhhh bau2 amis, pesing dimana...mana udara panas lagi....euuuwww euuuwww euuuwwww....
males deh ikutan run ini lagi tahun depan....
Aku slesai larinya 1 hour 8 minutes, trus Wenny 1 hour 18 minutes, Femia 1 hour 28 minutes, Novi & Steve 1 hour 38 minutes...
Trus Brian (Wenny's husband) udah nungguin kita di finish line sambil mbawain aer minum & slices oranges....waaah enaaaknya....
Kelar dari sini kita trus nge-brunch di Los Jarritos Mexican Rest., si Didi, Josh & Wawa ikutan juga...jadi deh mereka nemuin kita disana...
Fun juga loh training & run bareng2 kayak gini.....next run kayaknya 1/2 marathon nih (13 miles/21 km)....sapa takut ya nggak? :-D
Foto2nya bisa click disini
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