Still stuck in the rut of essay writing. I take comfort in the fact that these essays require a more practical approach and not the substantive law type that I used to do in Warwick which requires an analysis of the statutes and a comparison between cases.
In any case, I have a few things I'm looking forward to after the essays are done.
One is that I've arranged to bring my Godson out to Jacob Ballas on the 9th. Was very happy when there was evidently a bond growing between the 2 of us, and honestly, a little bit of a relief too that he is starting to recognise his Godpa but since then, I've not seen him in quite a while already and I thought I better spend a day or two with him to make sure he doesn't forget me. Hehe..
And why do I say that it is a day or two? Well, my kind friends, F in particular, have taken the trouble of organising a little birthday lunch for me the next day and I'm assuming my Godson will make an appearance as well. F messaged me some time back, asking cheekily if I'm free for lunch on 10th. She also asked me to suggest a place and though I had a place in mind, my atas self always does a self-check and so I didn't dare suggest a place, leaving it to them to decide instead. The decision was made and it was supposed to be No Signboard (?!!). Didn't want to do that and since I already got an idea of the budget they had in mind, I suggested Jules Cafe Bar and though I got chided for it, it looks like we're indeed going to Jules! Yay!
In other news, I finally did a 10km run under an hour yesterday! Wasn't too keen on running initially but given the amount of workload over the next few days, I knew I had to grab my chance for a workout whenever possible so quickly slipped on my shoes and headed out of the house. Started the run and surprisingly, despite not having had any dinner, I felt in good form, my legs felt light as air and my pace was pretty decent! I resisted all temptation to look at my watch as I didn't want to spoil this feel-good moment but when I finally did so at where I knew was roughly the 7km mark, I was about 40 seconds off the pace. At that point in time, almost all of me felt like it wasn't going to happen after all, that I'll just do a decent run and some day, that elusive 10km/hr pace might finally come.
I kept going anyway, this time with very little aspirations apart from completing the 10km run. Then when I got to the 8.2km mark, I looked at my watch again and I was about 30 seconds off the pace. I decided it was worth a try, especially if I upped the pace a little. "Defying Gravity" from the Ipod timely kicked in at that stage and I felt myself running freely. A woman at the bus stop, in her eagerness to flag the bus, did not realise I was there and I had to slow down a little and shouted for her to move out of the way but apart from that, I just busted my lungs entirely and at the bus park near my house, I look as my watch switch from 9.99km to 10km and I pressed "stop" immediately. Time: 59min 49 seconds. I did a little punch in the air, fully knowing that some of these truck drivers sometimes spend the night in their truck and some might see my silly antics. I was too happy to care less. 2 years after my first 10km at AHM where I clocked a paltry 1 hr 12 mins, I finally brought it under an hour. Much thanks has to go to ZY, she of course is not privy to this blog but the few runs I've done with her made me realise I could do decently at a higher pace and after a few runs, I manage to find that higher pace at which I'm comfortable with. Looking forward to singing up for a 10km run one of these days, officially clock in that 1 hour timing and have a certificate for keepsake. Happiness defined.
No comments:
Post a Comment