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Thursday, April 20

Game for any challenge!

I think i am really becoming invincible.
So many challenges within the span of 3 days.
Not that i've win, but at least i've tried and enjoyed myself.
So proud of myself.

Tue:
Suddenly! there was this interdepartment badminton competition. We got into the semi finals simply because of walk overs from other departments. I played my only game with Tay and i've lost 4-15. Those who have seen me playing and i myself deep down that the 4 points i've scored were all with my heart and soul. Nevertheless, we came in 3rd!

Wed:
IPPT! perfect score! (as always). Basically among the 30 over participants for the test, only 4 got gold. And 3 of them are from my platoon, me wk and yk. (nv didn't take the test). At first we were all worried that we aren't able to do it due to muscle ache from badminton the day before. But we managed to pull through. Especially for the 2.4 km run. We were all encouraging each other by shouting and clapping during the last 800m. Eventually got into the first 3 positions. With me in the first place of cos.... Our accomplishment was the talk of the day by everyone in the unit... ...

Thur:
Hurdles! yes, hurdle meaning the barrier found on the running track which you need to jump across. Today is the first time i've ever run hurdles. And guess what? Its the finals for Atheletics Meet 2006 Hurdles event!

It all started at Wed afternoon when my phone rang,"Td! we need you to take part in the 400m hurdles event tml"
"TML? Its like i've just completed my fitness test this morning and you want me to take part in hurdles tml? i've nv run hurdles before!"
Eventually i've agreed. Hence wed night, nv guided me to learn the tecnique with a Foldable Table (which can give the actual distance), a stool, a lit and a white tape.
In 1 night, i've learnt the essence of jumping.

We reached the track at 1345 this afternoon. I was just able to register my name when someone came to tell me that there is another space for 110m hurdles and wanted me to join.

I'm game for a challenge! (Those who do not know, the hurdles for the 110m are much higher then the 4oom ones)

2pm exactly,nv was in lane 1, i found myself standing on lane 2, I was thinking "woa, here i am running the 110m hurdles finals and i only knew it like 15 mins ago"
10 hurdles were lined up straight infront. 10 m and 1 hurdle, meaning every 4-6 steps have to jump.
The empire explained the rules of the competition and used an inauspicious example, "..For example if lane 2 jump and run to lane 6, he will be disqualified!This happened before...."

I was like -_-lll . how he knew this is my first time running hurdle?

Within minutes, the race started. I ran for a few seconds and found a hurdle.
The very first hurdle i'll be jumping across in my life. I made a leap.
Before i knew it, i found myself being tripped over and i fell on the ground.

Run!! Complete the race! Just finish it off! i told myself...

I ran, jumped and ran, jumped and ran, jumped. I recalled nv's words from the day before "these are just irritants! these are just barrier that are holding you back, they are nothing! Just jump over all these irritants"
The fear i had on jumping the folding table that was SO high suddenly vanished.

I can't believe that a 110m race can be so tiring. I came to the last hurdle. I was all drained. I had to make a choice.
I did something that made the entire spectators laughing and every participants doing the field events at the same time to stop what ever they are doing to laugh.

I raised my leg about to jump and i realised i cant do it anymore, hence i kicked down the hurdle, waited for it to fall and ran across it. The sight was hilarious, very cartoon. Not something that you will see in the Finals of a Athelatic Meet.

Eventualy i got into the fifth position. Was so happy that i was able to complete the race. Oh! did i mention that there are only 5 runners participating?

Its another 30 mins when the 400m began. The initial plan of mine was to jump over the first 5 hurdles and i'll start to fall down at the 6th or 7th and will kick down the last few. Nonetheless, I ran, jumping over every single one.
And this time, i wasn't the last.

Once again, i've proved myself that i can do anything, so long as i set my mind to it.

|[ zofz | 7:49 PM ]|