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They just want your money!

My running buddies and I were just thinking...
Running events were supposed to be a community social responsibility projects of mega companies to wash off their sins and write off some expenditure for income tax purposes. However, looking at the escalation of entry fees and the diminishing amount of freebies in their goody bag, the runs itself are becoming a money making ponzi scheme. In the name of health and zest to liquefy the fat accumulated from inactivity and fast food, more and more are participating in these runs but the quality of the merchandise remains mysteriously the same if not a turn for the worse!
The T-shirts are sponsored, so are the drinks, snacks and the contents of the goodie bag. So, why the RM60 entrance fee? To line their pockets?
Interestingly the last major running events had the same colour T-shirts (MPI, Newton and today event - Mizuno Wave 10km Run) - only the cuts are different. Did they use the remnants of the material from the same supplier?
On the ground, I started the week trying to recover from the sore calf muscles that I picked up from last week's 15km Sunday morning run but in vain. At the 1km mark, the sinking nagging feeling started bogging me at my right calf. I was asking myself, "Is this going to be my DNC (Did not complete) race?" The true mark of a sportsman is not winning in record times but in actually completing the race despite all adversities. Hence, dragging myself at a slower than usual pace to last the race, I persevered. Every kilometer covered felt like ten. After some time, at about 8km mark, the pain was actually bearable. I actually managed to scale the killer hill at the tail end of the run before the finishing line in 1h5m.
Now to recover to get back to my usual running mode.....
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  1. Anonymous15 January 2012 at 19:21

    I'm proud of You for completing your race. Don't give up daddy!! :)

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