Start From Here - Borneo Marathon 2011

Our shoes after the 5-hour race. Taken on May 1, 2011.

On May 1, 2011, Monami and I finished the first full-marathon in our lives at Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia.

The Borneo Marathon started at 4 a.m. So we woke up at 2 a.m., had some bread and a energy bar, and cabbed to the venue in darkness. Temperature was desperately high - 32 degree celsius.

Mo and I set a good pace in the first half, finishing 21 kilometers in 2 hours 5 minutes. But then Mo flatted out with an aching diaphragm. Nevertheless, we held up till the bitter end and reached the goal at the 42th kilometer in 5 hours 20 minutes.Mo and I cooling under the burning sun.

Despite of the fact that you would occasionally run with traffic (yes, I mean random cars would be chasing your ass) and air pollution from car combustion was quite bad in downtown Kota Kinabalu, we passed a great time and had great fun!