Spirit of the Marathon

Love after Love by Derek Walcott

“Love After Love

The time will come
when, with elation
you will greet yourself arriving
at your own door, in your own mirror
and each will smile at the other’s welcome,

and say, sit here. Eat.
You will love again the stranger who was your self.
Give wine. Give bread. Give back your heart
to itself, to the stranger who has loved you

all your life, whom you ignored
for another, who knows you by heart.
Take down the love letters from the bookshelf,

the photographs, the desperate notes,
peel your own image from the mirror.
Sit. Feast on your life.”

― Derek Walcott

World Vision Run journal - June 24, 2012

Ran the 10K. There were not so many runners, and the road is a little wide and free, except during the gun start. Started uneasy as i needed to pee. About around 5 minutes, saw a portalet and immediately relieved myself. 

from there i started to get serious on my run. Run a normal jogging pace until around 40 minutes nonstop, hydrate and walked for a couple of minutes. 

And then run again. Reached the kalayaan overpass, pero inatay. Walked again for a minute or two. then ran again, inatay ulit. then ran all the way to the finish line.

Finished in 1hr 11minutes according to records. Failed to time myself with my watch. Will not forget next time. 

Still within the one hour time, need to beat the 1 hour window!

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