BESTRONG

This photo was taken during the Khon Kaen Marathon last year. I joined the race because I love the race and friends, just like what this picture captures. The picture shows that everyone is a runner, each with different physical condition—some older, some younger, some with short legs, others with long ones and I’m just a runner with my wheelchair. Regardless of these differences, we can run together and compete, just like in real life.

Bang Saen Marathon, my third participation (the fifth overall for marathons), here’s a short note for myself:

The moment where we have the chance to stand on the starting line… ⬅️ Look to your left – You will see an aunt with healthy and strong bodies. ➡️ Look to your right – You will see a young lady with lightweight and strong legs. ⬇️ Look behind – you will see a beautiful aunt with a fit and firm body and young face. This shows that she puts a lot of time into exercising and training for the marathon.

This is my first 100K training run. Usually, if I have the time, I tend to practice as close to the target distance as possible in the days leading up to a long run. I gradually increase the distances, such as 11K, 22K, 33K, 44K, and most recently, the previous long run was 66K. I plan meticulously until my body tells me it’s ready.

If you have been following my work and direction you’d realise I often said “BE STRONG”, I do mean both physically and mentally! Problems are everywhere in any society and in all our walks of life, aren’t there? Yet, if we’re perfectly healthy, no matter how hard the problem we could have an ability and mentality to see, to think, to analyze what’s right and what’s not right. We could bring ourselves to face and solve the problems effectively.

In this ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, everyone is too busy in adapting things in life in order to get through it. This is already really difficult for the common people. Yet, things are way more difficult for the PWDs whose physical condition is highly limited and, therefore, need urgent supports from the government.

If we don’t exercise, our body, our health will fall back steadily. Then how can we fight against Covid19… Keep yourself as safe as possible for both us and others. Exercise is the way to get on fighting with disease.

February 1, 2020 Original video from the event with my mod, as part of the 3rd Marathon races. A lot of fun. Crossing over the Rama VIII Bridge was ‘NOT EASY’ at all, it required more practice than before. Our bodies naturally differ from one another. Some are weaker, and some are stronger. However, above all else, we can enjoy together, compete in the same race, with the same sportsmanship. Everyone’s duty is to break down their own walls of the heart. Clips https://youtu.be/XYrACTRw-r0

Flashback to the very first day I committed to do a workout by running, it came to me as a mere non-sense thought. Joining the race? No way! It first appeared to me as a regular exercise for health purpose. As a goal -setter in nature, however, I began seriously setting a goal for each drill and gradually raised the bar to the next level, each with a more challenging distance and time. I mostly trained at park and watched up all the records. One year passed. Two years, three, and more. Until I underwent a negative growth, and boring …

Friends of mine always asked why you put so much efforts in practicing and exercising? Today I’d like to tell you something…