Chicken chop day

I tried a 12km run during Army Half Marathon and clocked a timing of 1hr and 10min.

Was glad that i could still complete the distance, because

1. I couldnt really remember when i last ran
2. My shorts kept slipping off my hip bones as i was on my final 5km.

Talking about the shorts make my blood boil. Its this pair of asics running shorts( this particular pair that expose my beautiful thighs ) that came loose. This pair of shorts saw me through my runner days in 20SA back in Feb 2002. Over time the elastic band within the pants came loose. That's the background story.

The final 5km was like dragging class 5 vehicle tire on my hip, simply because the shorts started to slide of my hips. Somehow the pants had SO much sweat that with every stride i take, i expose 0.5cm of my blue underwear. I got freaking fed up and decided to run with both my hands on my hips.

This lady came up to me and asked if i had some form of excruciating pain on my hips. I said thanks, with a constipated look.

The aftermath?

A poor boy with aching lats, quads, shin, calves and watever major muscle group you can think of on a monday morning in Changi Airport, coupled with some shit rough throat.

A good start for me. A wonderful first day at work.

Chyekiat ever mention somewhere that pain is a sign of weakness leaving your body.

I hope he is darn right.