Notes
Didn't press firmly when stepping on the chip mat during finish.... timing should be around 2:10:4x. According to official result is 02:10:17!
Was a bit like doing experiment. Started out a little too fast, trying to overtake other girls as many as possible, already tired after 7K, could feel myself getting slower.
"Luckily", it rained heavily at about 10km, at the time, I was just after the u-turn at Penang Bridge and was heading uphill. The rain hit the face hard, I could barely open my eyes. This had helped to stay focus to just continue running. When hitting the peak and getting downhill, I felt the "second wind", it was like running in cold weather in Europe, picking up. On the other hand, the rain also caused the shoe lace on the right shoes loosen twice, gotta stop for awhile to tight it.
I was a bit tired at the last 2 to 3km, but I wanted to give everything out. I pushed myself to the max, made sure I was not overtaken by any other female runner, finally I recorded the fastest pace at the last km, and the highest heart rate too!
I have learned something about myself and my body in this race. A lot of rooms to improve, but overall it was a very satisfying performance for me. Keep on training and lose weight!