Who could have pull off such a feat other than the company with the swoosh. Yes it's true, Nike will be holding the largest running event - The Human Race on 31 August 2008. 1 million runners from 20 countries will race that day. Malaysia, unfortunately, is not one of those countries (not surprising actually) BUT our neighbor down south is! Check it all out at www.nikeplus.com.sg.
When we first heard about this event back last year, I was immediately challenged by my colleagues (more like my employees, the younger ones...how dare they!) to participate. You see, I have been running for the past couple of years but I have never participated in a marathon. Well, i do use Nike+ to log my runs and i occasionally bragged about how many clicks i did that day. Serves me right!
I've been training for the past couple of weeks...waking up at 6.30am and running on weekends. 7km was the furthest I've gone. 10KM does not seem too hard or too far away : ) Sometimes I do slack a bit but then I've got my little mini to keep me in check. He's a cute little guy, complains when I missed my run and dance when I clocked in some clicks. So far he has done the MC hammer thing (sorry i forgot what you call it) and some line dance steps...really cool!
Check out my Nike+ Mini in action at this link - http://nikeplus.nike.com/nikeplus/?l=runners,avatar_viewer,1216767593
How to get your very own Nike+ Mini? Well, its simple, just log on to nikeplus.com.my, register for an account. There's a selection for 'MY NIKE+ MINI' under 'MY RUNS'. Click on it and you are on your way to create your very own mini! However to make your mini comes alive (more interesting of course), you will need to sync your runs so you will need to own a Nike+ sport kit or the newly launched Nike+ Sportband (do not require an IPOD nano to sync your runs... way cool!).
23 more days to go. Now i am really looking forward to it. Can really feel the excitement as the countdown to race day begins. I will definitely blog about the experience after the race so keep posted. Time to show those young , unfit boys at the office how it’s supposed to be done. Be sure to root for me cos im holding the torch for the mighty mid 30’s generation.
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Way to go! Keep on running and don't forget to refresh with Coke.
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