"If I hadn't caught a cold this time, could I have finished the race?"

"I dropped out halfway, will my friends laugh at me at the post-race gathering?"

"I used to persevere, why can't I do it this time?"

"Why can't I overcome even this little difficulty?"

20 kilometers, panting heavily (as usual, ask a friend from the northeast if you don't understand), I've never sweated this much in a full marathon. The severe cold I brought from the Wuxi Marathon is wreaking havoc in my ears and stomach, and my waist pack is soaked through; I only know to mechanically take the next step at great cost.

"I..."

"Can't run anymore?"

From the Shuangyi Marathon to the Wuxi Marathon, and now to the Chongqing Marathon, three races in one month. I vaguely remember that 'three races' in Japanese means 'teacher' (experts, please don't mock).

Grand Slam, double gold label, perfect for a personal best. In short, there are too many reasons not to miss the Chongqing Marathon.

So, the severe cold mentioned in the flashback (the previous text is a flashback, theoretically mentioned here for the first time, I'm not sure if it's equivalent to a montage) didn't stop me.

I.

Came.

Speaking of which, the organizers of the Chongqing Marathon must be like the city's architects, with a bit of OCD, particularly fond of axial symmetry.

Taken from the East Yuandao building at the starting point, isn't it very symmetrical (emphasizing again, I took it, I took it).Let's take another look at the starting point.

Double twin towers, symmetrical and symmetrical.

This time's medal, striving for axial symmetry.

As a fan of axial (OCD) symmetry, I feel very satisfied.

The organizing committee not only loves axial (OCD) symmetry but is also adorably proud.

"Without a household registration book, you still dare to come and collect materials," saying this, it seems the next sentence should be, who isn't a little princess.

Friends at the marathon expo holding up banners.

The squid is really tall, but it looks like the legs are the same length, haha :)

Come on, give me a plan, how to run with a cold.

Even if I can't eat, Chongqing's hotpot is still very satisfying.

So, the morning rain in Chongqing lightly dampens the dust.

The Chongqing Marathon has arrived.

Volunteers worked hard, the organizing committee worked hard, the host Wang Chao, who talked non-stop for 6 hours before the start, worked hard (I heard he's also a sub-3:10 marathoner), the audience worked hard, the morning rain worked hard, the mineral water worked hard.

The photographers this year are generally young.

Yes, generally young.

I've been chewing on this sentence for a long time, and still don't know how to read it, summoning the language gods.

Master, why are you nearsighted?

Spider-Man, why aren't you flying?

Sweat soaked through my shirt, mud covered my pants (and socks).

Alright, let's travel back to the beginning of this article.

I

Can't run anymore

This time, I decided to listen to my body's advice

Shuangyi, Wuxi, Chongqing, three races in three weeks, back to back to back,This month's mileage is only 110 kilometers, with almost no training besides the races.At the halfway exit, looking back at everyone moving forward on the track, I had a moment where I wanted to put my bib back on.

But, I decided to listen to my body's advice

Can't run anymore

I

Failure does not equal a failure.

Finishing the race is not the point.

Continuing to run is.

Setting a goal

I want to see what I look like running 200 kilometers a month

I want to see what I look like running for the sake of running

I want to see what I look like confident on the track

I want to see what Chongqing running and loving looks like