We were almost late for the flag off which suppose to start at 8am, and shared a cab with two fellow strangers whom we spotted wearing the same tee and was apparently late too.
The grass field was overwhelmed with participants and the warming up session was just about to end, which was an indication to us that the 10k flag off has not even started. I was glad to be able to make it in time for the run and when the 10k flag off started, Baby and I thought we should just follow the crowd and try running it. I dun know how long the journey will take me and happily agreed. Running along with the families, the teenagers and many other avid runners, I constantly reminded myself to run at my own comfortable pace while looking ahead at the back of other runners for encouragement.
We met Ezzy and along the way and ran behind him. Every step he made, you could tell from his effort that he was so looking forward to the next step ahead. Suddenly reality hit me hard and made me realized that this person that I am looking at, is a person with a single leg. I can’t imagine the pain when I thought of how he would feel whenever he buys a pair of shoes and could only use the left shoe. I also cannot imagine how I will have deal with life if I lost a limb. I guess for now, if it happens to me, I will not have been as brave as him.
As the saying goes "The courageous one is not the one who goes against the flow but the one who goes with the flow"
I am glad I didnt give up...although I registered for the 4k, but ended up running a 10k. Never set a limit to yourself, for you never know how far you can go..limitations are what we think we cannot do, not what we cannot do....
Hugs baby, for accompanying me through the tough run and tolerating with my slow space and talkative nonsensical talks throughout... :)
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