Weekend Getaway

  

I could still recall the first time I pick up my shoes and started jogging.  I could barely jog continuously for more than 5 minutes.  I felt so weak and hopeless when my 8 year old daughter has done better than me.

She advised me “Mom, focus at the tiles on the road, start counting them and in no time you shall reach to the end.”

That was in year 2006, that's when i told myself i have to start jogging!!

Within the same year, all my families’ members engaged in these same activities.  We were heavily engaged in Marathon.  Our age were ranging between 4 years old to 77 years old.

This word “Marathon” made me a little nervous; Marathon is an endurance foot race cover 42.2kM (26 miles, 385 yards) and am I heading to it?  My knowledge on Marathon was so shallow then, they do have Marathon for 3KM, 5KM, 7KM, 10KM, 15KM,  25km, 30km beside the Half Marathon – 21KM and Full Marathon – 42KM.  Well, I obviously started off on the minimum KM with my children.

I would call it a great family outing or weekend getaway.  To be able to spend a fresh morning breeze, bright healthy sunlight and later with delicious breakfast, what else could anyone ask more?  In addition, the satisfaction, thrill and achievement when one touches the finishing line were indescribable!!

Along my involvement in Marathon, I have learned lots of good training information and met lots of friend with good advices and tips.  My greatest regret was I have yet to achieve the Full Marathon.  While my son has achieved Half Marathon, my husband has achieved Full Marathon, and I trust I will not give up on this.

And the ultimate contentment for taking part in Marathon for all these while was feeling Healthy and physically fit as ever, not only me, but my family’s member and friends as well.