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It's been a week since i ran the *unofficial* [grr...] 2.4km run. Was so fed up last week coz i ran like xiao and later found out it was not counted. :(

This morning was the actual 2.4km run. I had a slight sore throat and a slight stomachache from this morning's breakfast, and my left leg isn't fully recovered after sean yap [the individual champion of U-14 Inter-house Math Quiz] injured it while i was tackling him in a soccer game. :@

After warm-ups and putting on of the number tag, our class waited for our turn to start running. Then i thought, what if my stomachache worked against me? What if my left leg suddenly can't be moved? Arghz. Couldn't take those thought off my head. Though i was very determined to get at least a C i.e. a timing of 12:40mins at most.

Finally, my class got ready at the start point. i got my stop watch ready. The teacher there got us to tie our shoelaces. i tied the left shoe, but while i was about to tie the other shoe, the teacher said we had to start liaoz b4 a large group of other students come passing by. it's like, wth. i decided to leave the right shoe a little loose.

"Go!" - the teacher.

Decided to sprint for the first half a round. Then i decided to jog a little slower. By the end of the first round, fatigue has somehow set in me.

Somewhere around the 3rd round, i suddenly got stitches. I was like, omg.

Fourth to fifth round, i overtook Alex, Shih Ee and Marc See, and lapped Wei Zhong, Zi Guang and some others whom i forgot... Just as i was finishing the 4th round, i took out my specs and wiped my face, and suddenly, my specs slipped out. I was, like, "oh shit". Then I heard the teacher, who saw i continued to run, say to a student official, "hey you go pick up the specs, make sure he gets it after the run." I was thinking, how the hell did it slip out of my hands?!?

Last round, 300m to go, i suddenly slowed my speed, i really couldn't take it anymore. Anyway, at the speed i'm going, i was sure i can get C. Then 150m left, i saw my frens sprinting liaoz, so i decided to sprint. mervyn, alex and fang jin overtook me there.

Total time: 12:29mins --> Official timing not known, but my watch says that. Improved by 1 second!

Personal NAPFA Score 2004

4X10m --> 10.6s B
Sit Ups --> 40 B
Inclined Pull Ups --> 24 B
Standing Broad Jump --> 194cm C
Sit and Reach --> 34cm C
2.4km Run --> 12:29min C

Grand total: 3 Bs, 3 Cs
Award: GOLD

So happy.

And till the next time, it's me, woonie, signing off.

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