I was lucky enough to have met Agnes last month. I have not
been to MPSJ in months. I go there once in a
something rarer than a blue moon. So happened that the one time I
decided to go to MPSJ, Agnes came up to me and invited me to do a time trial
for this relay event. One thing lead to another, and I was registered for this
event.
I have not done relays since high school, so this event for
me was a much anticipated event, yet at the same time a nerve-wrecking one.
Relays are different from solo events. For relay events - there is an element of pressure to it. There
is an element of not wanting to bring your team mates down.
I was very lucky to meet new people and have new friends as
my teammates. Meet my team, Voon Ying, Carol, En Zhen and myself. We managed to
place 1st in the Under 26 team and place 3rd overall.
I have so many people I would like to thank for this.
Firstly, of course my team mates. They did one heck of a great job. A major thanks to Voon Ying for turning back
to pace me and encourage me during my section of the run. A big thanks go to
Agnes for having spotted me, hence allowing me this opportunity to meet new
people and have this wonderful experience. Thanks to Ronnie for coordinating our team and helping us with the collection of
our race packs. Thanks to the Pace Setter Athletics Club for giving me the
opportunity to run this race. A major surprise was seeing Alex at the race.
Definitely have got to thank Alex for cheering and also taking photos. Lastly,
to those who cheered for me and supported me, whether during the race or when I
was trying to train for it, a huge thank you.
Our first runner back from her leg, passing the baton on to carol
out of breath after running my leg of the race
subang represent
photo credits to alex
photo credits, also to alex
Now, to reveal a little secret: there was only 5 teams in
the Under 26 Category. Technically, if we walked the entire race, we would still
place 4th runner up. We thought that was major funny.
and this was the entire pace setter running team for the day. congratulations and good job everybody.
I’m on a break next week – no running events. Time to shop
for some new running gear.
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