I have hesitated for a long time before I wrote this article. I was afraid it would be too personal. Eventually I decided to share my experience with you about my first long-distance running with three boys in Singapore. I just wish to convey the message that: your potential is beyond your imagination.
The boys ( Junfei, Yingzi and xuchong) may accuse me of exaggerating my experience. For them, it’s a piece of cake. But for me, I must inform my readers that the longest distance I had ever run without a stop was 800 meters. That day, when I complete the running from Eton Hall to Horpark, I was surprised to find out I had covered a total distance of nearly 4000 meters! I was nearly fainted! Although I managed to hold back my excitement on the way back to Eton Hall(I did not want to be teased by the boys), I could not help thinking it over when I went to bed that night.
I attribute this little achievement to three factors: friends’ accompany and support, determination and good physical condition.
I don’t think I have a sufficiently strong will to finish a task when it comes to something I am not good at. I am inclined to withdraw from the challenges and remain in a comfortable situation. Not surprisingly, I avoided all fierce confrontation in sports with others and did not have enough courage to compete against myself.
That day, if it were not for Yingzi and Jinfei’s accompany and encouragement, I wouldn’t have covered the full distance. Though I didn’t express my gratitude to them, in my heart I am very happy that I have made friends with these warmhearted people.
What drove me to the long-distance running was a superficial motivation, losing weight. As I have mentioned in the previous blog, I am putting on weight since I came here. However, I treated myself with a full plate that evening. It seemed that all my effort went into vain. . . If only I was more resolute, I would have achieved my weight-reducing goal. And the next week, due to my poor physical condition I didn’t join them…
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You reminded me of my own experiences. I also thought about to lose some weight, but it seemed too hard for me to stick to it continuously. After a short period of time, I would quit. Maybe it is better to have a group of friends to support what I am doing, then I will be able to persist instead of giving up. However, the strongest power lies in ourselves. Hopefully, I will try best to make full use of my own power of will. Hope you will achieve your goal.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations! I know it is not that easy for a person to run as long as 4 kilometers, especially for a girl who has never tried before. I think your unawareness of the total distance benefits you a lot. Maybe, if you knew that you have 4 kilometers to cover before you started, you would feel that is impossible for you, and you would be less confident. On the other hand, this kind of coincidental achievement will bring you confidence. I believe that if you are asked to run that far next time, you will surely manage because you know you can!
ReplyDeleteFirst of all, thank you for giving the sanction for allowing us to be your friends. I knew it seemed extremely impossible for a rookie to cover such long. But, fortunately, however, you did it, did not you? Everyone would have insuffiencient confidence before he did something. That is part of the reason, I think, sometimes you need to be over confident, or even unpragmatic. Blindly trust may lead to a success that you hardly can believe to reach. I believe the next time if we asked you out for jogging again, you wuld be more untrammeled.
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