I forgot to blog, until recently. But that doesn’t mean, I forgot to run too. I’ve been running regularly. Though as an average runner, I knew I needed help. Never asked for one but my dear friends Berns and Jade, who may have been Samaritans in their past lives, offered that I train with them. So I did. The reason why I always finish strong, uninjured and beaming. I have yet to master sprint and the freshness they exude after each race, a knack I truly admire. Our training was crazy, but worth the exhaustion.
Things were normal, then came the removal of Berns and Jade’s name from a supposed remarkable race due to an alleged cheating. This episode will definitely leave a mark in the running community. The 2 are consistent participants in road races for the last 2 and a half years, like Condura, Milo, Adidas, Botak, to name a few. Already joined 2 international marathons - Standard Chartered Marathon in Dec 2010 and Great Wall of China early this year. Berns and Jade never cheated in the race. What made me say so? A sane person will not spend, nor even travel by land for 12 hours only to cheat in a race.
I have a very few close friends, by choice. Call it a cliché but I go by my parents’ anecdote of “telling who my friends are and will surely be told of I am”. When one values parents wisdoms in their decisions, how would one go wrong? So I chose the circle I am now, where Berns and Jade are part of.
In running, Berns and Jade
Start with strategy.
Endurance is their forte
Coolness is their charm
Things have been said and done. Runners and even non-runners shared piece of their minds, objective and subjective. What’s left of me then.
So NOW
I cry .
I cry because I cannot bear seeing my friends suffer from an offense they never committed, nor ever think of committing.
I plead.
I plead for the truth to come out. I plead for the essence of running to prevail : sportsmanship, camaraderie and peace. And I plead that the issue does not die a natural death.
For those who started it all, can you face yourself in the mirror and honestly say that you are happy for what had happened only because of running, or sheer competition? Are you happy that the dignity of 2 innocent individuals have been tainted because of what you have done? Can you proudly face your family and say that you have done the right thing? Can you still sleep tightly? If YES, then
I PRAY.
I pray for divine intervention. I pray for your souls.
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