Singer and actress Yui pushed through the rain and completed her first half marathon in her life.
Yui shared on her social media on the 2nd, "I completed my first half marathon in my life," and announced her participation in the '2026 New Balance Half Race Seoul'.
The released photo showed Yui with her arms spread wide and her thumb raised in front of the 'FINISH' arch. Under a gray sky on wet roads, among runners wearing raincoats, Yui was smiling brightly in a black cap and running vest. Although the weather was foul with raindrops falling, her expression was clearer than anyone else's.
The posted time was 2 hours, 9 minutes and 28 seconds. It comfortably cleared the 2 hour 30 minute cutoff.
Yui confessed, "Running was not easy after pelvic and knee injuries." The training process was not smooth. She admitted, "After running 22 km in three hours I was very worried about whether I could make the cutoff."
The actual race was more intense. The course ran from Gwanghwamun Square to Jamsil Sports Complex. Yui said she repeatedly raised and lowered her pace to pull herself together. She said, "With 2 km left my pace dropped to the seven-minute range," but she found strength again amid the cheers pouring in from both sides of the road. It was a moment when she ran alongside citizens waving their hands in the rain.
After finishing, she added, "Today I exceeded my limits, and I now have another reason to live hard." It meant the day was not a simple sports challenge but one in which she kept a promise to herself.
On Jan. 1 this year Yui showed her commitment to running by completing a 10 km "Sunrise Run" in the 1 hour 7 minute range. Previously, she drew attention by breaking limits through challenges in triathlon and boxing on Iron Girls.
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