{"id":4755,"date":"2020-12-22T17:09:34","date_gmt":"2020-12-22T07:09:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sasmonroe.net\/?p=4755"},"modified":"2020-12-24T00:41:50","modified_gmt":"2020-12-23T14:41:50","slug":"bangar-21km-tia-karang","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sasmonroe.net\/?p=4755","title":{"rendered":"Bangar 21km…..tia karang."},"content":{"rendered":"

I ran my first half marathon in 2017. It was my “come back” after a year of hiatus. It was the first week of October. The weather was still warm-ish with scattered rains which would later in the week bring an an autumn hue to the foliage.<\/p>\n

The 21km route kicked off at the Parc du Cinquantenaire and ended at Grand Place. I ran on cobbled streets and past roads studded with art-deco and art-nouveau buildings and landmarks like the Royal Place, Church of Notre Dame Du and the art deco masterpiece Villa Empain. It was a charming run which i completed in 2hrs 46minutes at a pace of 7.3km\/h. It wasn’t bad considering that I had never ran beyond 15km prior to the race. The cool weather certainly helped.<\/p>\n

Fast forward to three years later, I find myself huffing and puffing as i struggle to run up one of the hilliest hills i’ve ever come across in my life. I have been training for this, but unfortunately i wasn’t prepared for what’s to come. None of these hills were anything close to the ones in Bandar. Not even the 4:45am hill intervals that i’ve been waking up for past couple of months could have prepared me for this. I had seriously underestimated the running route by 150%. Who knew Bangar was that hilly????????????? I didn’t.<\/p>\n

Ok. i lie. I think the hill training did save me a little bit. It helped me run every single bukit that came in the way without cramping. I thought i was doing pretty okay when at 18km my friend pacer told me that we could be running more than 21km. “HOW MANY EXTRA MILES!?” i snapped. He responded by putting up 4 fingers. i instantly knew i was doomed for failure.<\/p>\n

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It went downhill from here (pun soooo not intended). My poor legs had registered the new information and the next thing i knew i had greatly slowed down my pace. My mind was now on a constant loop of “shit 3km lagi.. and even then i would still be nowhere near the finishing line”. So i made a decision to crash through it and stop my clock at 21km. on the dot.<\/p>\n

I completed the 21 at just 2hrs and 28 min at a pace of 7km\/h and walked all the way to the finish line. At that point i was disappointed but considering the rough terrain.. i thought i did pretty well. I will be back for you next time Bangar.<\/p>\n

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If only i was aware of the additional miles i would’ve sequenced my pace differently..all i wanted was to finish strong all the way to the finishing line but i guess luck wasn’t on my side.<\/p>\n

It’s normal for marathons to go a little bit over pulang but by 3-4km…..? do you even run bro?<\/p>\n

All in all, it’s been an awesome year for running.<\/p>\n

I am 45 secs away from a sub 30min 5k and 4 minutes away from a sub 60min 10k and i love celebrating these little successes along the way. I’ve always enjoyed running and this year’s running success has cemented my love for the concrete roads even more.<\/p>\n

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kiss me.<\/p>\n

ps: aku nda tau cemana kawanku atu teambil gambar lagi. mantap napas nya ee.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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