(Running)-Introduction

Hello guys! How are you today? I hope you days are awesome.

Less than 100 days before SCKLM kick off. Wait, what is SCKLM?

SCKLM stands for Standard Chartered KL Marathon, a prestigious annual running event that has be held at KL. It compromise of Fun Run, Corporate Run, 10KM Run, 21KM Run and the highlight of the event, 42KM.

Wait, are you a runner?

Yes, I am a runner. I am actually a part time runner, and full time student, Major in ACCA and Degree in Procrastinating. LOL.

Inspiration that suddenly came

It has been a controversy issue, why a Malay boy would love to run? Why he doesn’t play futsal, like other typical boys out there?

Well, when I was a kid, I am not a runner. I am not an athlete. Even during when I am in secondary school, I rarely participated in any track and field events, or sports.

My father works as a policeman (now he has retired). During his young age, he actively exercised at gym. 

He was a bodybuilder. When he married, he had no longer went exercise at gym, as now his commitment 

will be his family.

Fun Fact: When a bodybuilder stop doing those sort of exercises, his muscle will slowly turn to fat and his kulit will be menggelebeh.

That’s happened to my father. I can say, he look fatter during that time, although I don’t even notice those changes.

To make it simpler, my father chose to run, as it required less commitment, compared to exercising at gym. You can just run anywhere, as long as there is land there. For a person who has already at 40s and want to 

start exercise at gym, it is actually harder to start from scratch.

My father started be a runner when I was in Standard 3 (or 4) in primary school. Do you think I was amazed with him? NO! I hate running during that time. My father usually start run around 6.30 a.m. , which means I had to walk to the school. Pppfft.

Sometimes my father participated in running event, and my mother will force me to accompany him, so that I would be inspired to be a runner also in the future. It means I had to wake up earlier in the morning at 5.20 a.m., take bath with icy cool water. Who wants to do that when you can qada’ your sleep after a long tiring weekdays?

When I was in Standard 6, I started to follow my father ran at the park (rarely), but enough to inspire me. Plus, when my father bought new running shoes, the older one will be passed to me. Gladly, my feet fit with the shoes.

I never imagine that I can reach this stage so far. I was just a typical 5km runner 2 years ago. Last year, I participated in my first 10km and 21km run, and I managed to finish the Half Marathon running event twice last year. This year I will be participating in my first Full Marathon event.

Running is actually boring. You may end up run alone at the park, or at the roadside. Boredom can kill your spirit to keep running. That’s why I choose to listen to the music when I run, so that it would not be boring at all.

So why I choose to run?

For me, why I choose to run is running is the easiest sport. You just have to wear running shoes (or even with barefoot), bring your determination, motivation, inspiration, and run. Another reason is, I may borrow my father’s running gear also if I want to run at home, such as running shoes and compression pants. Hehe.

You can be a futsal player. You can be a basketball player. You can be anything. It is not an offence if you are doing or being different from other people. As long as you practise a healthy lifestyle, you are already board on the correct ship.

In the next post, I will review about running gears that I used. So stay tuned!