Ahaha, so I finally have this little bit of time to blog about Poly 50! It was a really abrupt, impromptu decision for me to take over one of the Team 3 members to run... I was handling my project on last Tuesday night when I received this call lol. So was I shocked. Like ultimate shock. Because I had not have the thought of ever running for any competitions or marathon, let alone for SPA for Poly 50. Boy. So I spent the whole night in shock and disbelief lol. 

Yep, so the next day everyone heard of the news lol, then they were like kind of cheering me on. One side of me was happy I had so many friends who're supporting me. One side of me became more pressurized by the 'great' expectations everyone had? LOL. They were like, "aiya you can do it one la. Don't you gym???" And I was like yeah, but I jog at my own pace in the gym and all lol. This poly 50 so xiong one... Sobs. Yeah anyway, had some issues with the singlet as well, cause I didn't purchase one :'( Save money until like that. But thanks to one of my girls who lent hers to me! And I haven't had the chance to return her yet! 

Then we headed to T11 for warm up! Was damn sian because I was really afraid I couldn't run! Then they told me I was the first runner for Team 3 somemore. Walao.

So yeah, there I was with the other two teams' girls. Hehe. Was trying to hype myself up so that I wouldn't be shivering. So there I was all smiley lol. How retarded. We were talking about pooh bear and everything under the sky lol. Collecting my baton was a retarded moment too! I went to every station asking for my baton to find out that it was at the other far end because my tag number was "17". Geez, I asked like three stations and they said the same thing ok, "oh number 17 is over there, *points left*" EMBARRASSING PLEASE. T^T

Whistle was blown, flag was swung, there we go. Everyone speeding off and pushing about! And there I was, still with the smile plastered to my face lol ~________~ Okay la, after that I think my smile was taken down because the girl beside me tried to overtake, she did, but she whamped into the girl in front of her and jammed break. Walao, lucky my reflexes fast enough, I leaped to her right before her leg got to trip me of the grounds. I wonder if anyone caught me doing that stunt lol. 

Anyway, the first runners were so crazy, they were speeding ahead, pushing everything that's in their way, leaping off anything that's beneath their shoes. So I was kind of lagging behind a little thereafter, as compared to the other two teams! Plus I was trying to balance myself off the slippery road lol. It was drizzling sighs. So I went down the slope very carefully and tried to speed up after that. Weeh, passed my baton to the next runner and boy, I was panting a little already. Maybe not so much, but my leg muscles were pumping. I could feel how much extra energy I was using than the normal. 

Then the downpour started zz. BUT I WAS HYPED ALREADY. It's kind of fun running in the drizzle, but WHY DID YOU HAVE TO SHOWER BUCKETS OF RAIN WATER. Had to shelter my eyes with my hands and keep a lookout for the next runner in the chaos lol. Soon later, it was my turn again. Ran off with the baton in my hand, and wow, this route was sure long lol. Every three strides I take, every three swings of my arms, I wiped my face once with my palm... Halfway of striding and I got tired already, the male runners all zoomed past me like swish swosh swish swosh in their shoes. I could literally feel the breeze from their running lol. Then I was thinking, "why the hell am I running so slow???" So I tried to push myself further, saw this girl pacing herself in front of me, so I told myself to overtake, and I did! Overtook as I ran to the next station, but. Here's the problem, I couldn't find my team mate lol!!! Everyone shifted forward, such that I couldn't rely on the tag numbers anymore! Lucky enough, I heard her shouting for me and passed the baton. The downpour wasn't going to stop anytime. Then seconds later, they announced for the race to be stopped :(

Damned, we were doing okay. But the race was cancelled, not even postponed, but cancelled. I WAS SO HYPED UP ALREADY, PREPPED MYSELF AS A RUNNER. WHY. My first run became... a warm up lol. With me running for only twice out of the 9 times.

Hmm, but I enjoyed it! Three of our teams got to at least run 7 rounds while the other schools/cca had an average of roughly 5 rounds teehee.

Drenched but satisfied.

Tdah! My first and, last(?) running tag that's in green!!

Mm, first running experience, and it was great. Don't know if I will be going for more, but this definitely gave me a whole different view of running. I don't loathe it like I do in the past. But it's still not to the extend where I will like it. Not sure if I'll try something like that again, because I can't take the pressure of a competition, but I might try! Because I love the sense of accomplishment thereafter. :')

Thank you SPA for such a unknowing opportunity. A whole new discovery about myself lol.