1 down, 3 to go

Usually not known for my athletic qualities, last friday I find myself  in Knokke for my first official running tour. The first of 4 Knack Ladies runs would start there at 14.30 and I thought a mere 3,5 km would be right up my alley. That was the goal….  However upon arrival Ido sign in for the 10K, just in order to see where all my training of the last months has lead me. Bart looks worried, but manages to hide - not very well though -  his anxiety and just tells me not to overdo it. 

My last memory of a running tour was at the age of 12, and is still somewhat of a trauma till this day. No, not because it was so horrible or painfull – it was just plain embarrassing. Cause at the age of 12 I cheated, and took a – non official –  shortcut through the woods. Like so many others (no excuse though) but silly enough I just did it right in front of the audience . As you can imagine, a dishonorable diskwalification was mine not to mention the humiliation. Still today I cannot explain what the hell came over me, we shall say I was temporarily insane due to fatigue or something…

Since then twenty years have passed, without me even thinking about participating at another running event. And still there I was, waiting for the start signal for my first 10K ever. And this time, I did run the whole official parcours till the end. So not only surprising myself on my athletic capabilities, since friday my childhood trauma has been washed away a bit. I imagine that after completing the full Knack Ladies Run cycle, I will be as good as new!