Everyone have a special date

25 July is a date that special to me personally.

Of course, it's special to both my parents, as they brought me to this world some many years ago.

However, for me, it's the day I done my first 30 km run on 2011.

It was before I started to train for the first marathon. Before that time, I was training for half marathon and never go any distance beyond that. That day, for some reasons, I was at the feeling of doing something special. Therefore, in that evening I was out for a run with a distance I never try before. No time limit. I went to padang polo for about 10 loops, 1 loop at Jesselton and 10 loops at botanical garden. I guess that was the only time I stay so late at botanical garden. It's something new for me at that time. I feel that 30 km is a milestone, be it a physiological or psychological one. Cross that mark, it's like you are grow taller for bigger, like energy up for one level.

Last year I have done the same distance just to make it an anniversary. Last year was almost a half dead experience as I brought only 600 ml of water and been away of training some time.

This year, by the time I am typing this (6:35 a.m.), the weather is disturb by the haze. In the dark morning sky, I can see a white layer floating in the air. Peeping out the windows every half an hour, keep updating API status. All signs pointing to "better not to run".

I hope the condition will get improved this afternoon to make this run for me possible.

I guess everyone has some memorable event in their running life. This is one of mine.

Worsening haze at 10:00 a.m., Mount Erskine area. Looks like a run is not possible today.