Sunday, March 29, 2009

Confessions of a Runner

>200m
I always feel nervous before I sprint a distance of more than 200m. It makes my stomach go feeling all weird. It is a phobia I have after I ran a 300m distance earlier this year.
It was one of the worst experience I ever had. Halfway through my 300m race, I could not feel my legs and my hands. My whole body was numb and my body felt like a machine than just kept accerlating. There was no feeling at all. No pain. No exhaustion. Nothing...

However, after crossing the finishing line, when my leg muscles were not so worked up anymore, the pain then set in. It was a pain so terrible that my fellow trackers and I could only stumble on the floor and gasp for breath. It was a living hell.

Ever since, I have always feared races above 200m be it during training or competitions. Even when I run a 200m I still feel a little nervous though not so bad. I guess I will just have to train more. Hopefully, this phobia will soon go away.
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2 comments:

  1. DeckardMarch 31, 2009 at 5:01 AM

    I had a funny feeling that your confession would relate to track. You didn't disappoint. Have you tried reading "Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner"?

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  2. 张黯峰April 8, 2009 at 7:07 AM

    Haha, i already told you to learn some Qing Gong from me but you wouldn't listen. No wonder! Prawnhead:)

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