Everybody has their own story in #jogjamarathon2018 and I believe they are all good and inspiring. Well, I'm not sure mine is inspiring, but I want to share mine too.
So here's the story... Someone said, victory is paid for in sweat, courage and preparation. So, started from the 1st week of February, I decided to have my training with the hope that I can make my own victory.
It was good at the beginning, I completed my schedule as good as the plan. But in the middle of the training, I got eye surgery. It was really painful (for my body and soul) because I have to pause my training for a week to recover.
I was still continued training after that. I gathered all my left time, courage and power to maximize the result before April the 15th. I felt my body and spirit was burning. My friends called me "the girl on fire", girl with too much spirit they said. Unfortunately a week before the race day, I got sick (catched cold and sore throat). The pain was real. I went to the doctor twice, begging for their magic to cure me. But they couldn't do anything except for giving me the pils. I drank too many kind of pils, but it was like nothing happened. My family and friends tried to stop me, "please don't risk your life in the race," they said. But I know myself. I could be really stubborn in this. In the end, I still took the flight to Jogja and did the race. No kidding, I ran like a zombie. It was the most terrible race that happened to me in the whole life.
The good news is that I completed the race safely. The result was far far away from my timing targets but I'm not sad at all.
I don't know why but becoming the part of the race yesterday is just good enough for me. I'm completely happy, happy meeting new person and friends, sharing hugs and smile just like old friends. I think this is the most valuable thing in running life. Sometimes it's not about winning, but it's also about little things that makes you happy.
I make it count! That's it. And I feel like a champion.
Ps:
There are many race events ahead. This is not over yet. Let's continue the journey!
#wheninjogja
#mjm2018
#thegirlonfire
#believeinyourself
#justdoit✔️
#teamnike
