Of late i've not been having much success when it comes to my main exercise activity (which is running, btw). Having been busy for much of the first half of the June holidays, traveling and sick for the rest of it, and recuperating from the aforementioned sickness for the first week or so into the new term, i didn't run at all for jsut over a month, before finally starting again a couple of weeks ago, and pretty much starting from near scratch as far as fitness levels and stamina are concerned. Furthermore, there have been quite a few events going on at my usual running spot (ECP) at my usual running slot (early Saturday morning), which led to me being chased out once due to the SEA Games and diverted another time due to some other event.
Hence i was pretty happy with myself last Sat, when i actually felt a semblance of the fitness and stamina levels that i once had, and even though there was a route cordoned off for some triathlon, it was only on the bike path, so i thought i was good to go on the running path.
However, i soon encountered a roadblock, in the form of a pathway stretching right across the running path for triathletes to use when transitioning from the sea to their bikes. I had to wait around a minute (which to me is enough to cut your momentum) for the pathway to be free for me to cross it. Of course, this is a public place, so they have every right to do this. What i could have done without was the organiser's adding insult to injury by blasting Queen's Don't Stop Me Now out loud, presumably as a fitting motivational soundtrack for the exhausted triathletes. Ironically though, now i (along with several others) was the one who ended up being stopped thanks to them.. Certainly not a good time (good time) for me..
