Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Penang 5th International 12 Hours Walk





It's a non stop 12 hours walk round and round and round esplanade. I thought to myself, how hard could it be ?! Besides running was not allowed and all i had to do is walk for 12 hours. I have done Kinabalu which i walk almost non stop for 2 days without an issue.

So after thinking bout it for 2-3 days, i signed up and headed for hell. The "HOW HARD COULD IT BE ?" was indeed extremely hard. In fact it was harder than a half marathon. My first 10 laps i was cool... still going on.. my 15th lap, i was starting to suffer and motivating myself that it wasn't the pain. On my 21st lap, i couldn't continue anymore.

By then i had already done 4 hours of walk. I stopped for refreshments during the midnite and the next 45 minutes i finished my last 4 laps (about 4 km) to complete the needed 24km to qualify for finisher medal. The next 7 hours 15 minutes i only managed to walk another extra 4 laps. My legs was in so much pain and i was so tired i felt like collapsing on where i was standing. All in all it was a crazy experience


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