Running in The Rain

Sundown Marathon 2012 is my first marathon in the midnight. When I signed up for this, I didn't know the timing will be this crazy. The past 4 years, I think the race started around 10pm and I thought that was acceptable.

But no, this year they've decided to change to 12.30am. I was shocked, needless to say. But I was excited too, to have a first run at midnight.

For the whole week, it started to pour at night. I was praying hard that it won't happen to us when we're running our half marathon. But clearly the sky didn't hear my prayers (As if I even had one), and it was pouring rain when I entered my 18km.

When it started to drizzle, I ran with my head down, thinking "Shit, I have to get to the finishing line asap." But after a while, I said to myself "What the heck! I'm wet anyway".

I've always been secretly wanting to walk in the rain, without umbrella. Now here I am, running a half marathon in the rain. My dream came true! The only worry I had at that time was my iPhone, but my pouch proved it worth the price that I paid.

I can't describe how beautiful the rain was when I looked up and just let the raindrops falling onto my face. I wish I had a camera to capture the moment.

I didn't regret a single moment that I signed up for this race. I might even considering this for next year :)