tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51711445538363058432024-03-05T13:55:18.859+08:00Mission Possible 42.195beehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08963813032800771604noreply@blogger.comBlogger99125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171144553836305843.post-7199632569452522362012-08-12T13:18:00.001+08:002012-08-12T13:18:18.286+08:00Resume blogging<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVjHnfoSqfRRAX7QLOacYzWxuhPnD5dJc_H-9iAg2Cz1md3DGjSFaAV3Yb7wNZQCTkx10QO_lddAE9Zuy6JViMayPqJT13Si0Mk9hRdcpRwPkz-eDpfpWiXKE5B6MBn97wlzICCck8xzM/s1600/%253D%253Futf-8%253FB%253FSU1HMDA2NDMtMjAxMjA2MTEtMDcyNS5qcGc%253D%253F%253D-798287"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVjHnfoSqfRRAX7QLOacYzWxuhPnD5dJc_H-9iAg2Cz1md3DGjSFaAV3Yb7wNZQCTkx10QO_lddAE9Zuy6JViMayPqJT13Si0Mk9hRdcpRwPkz-eDpfpWiXKE5B6MBn97wlzICCck8xzM/s320/%253D%253Futf-8%253FB%253FSU1HMDA2NDMtMjAxMjA2MTEtMDcyNS5qcGc%253D%253F%253D-798287" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5775651681073172370" /></a></p>I have stopped blogging at this blog for a while due to many reasons. One of them of course is just too lazy and too tired to write. Anyway I want to start writing again and record down what I have been doing on running.
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<br>It has been a great year for me until July. I have participated in 2 full marathon at the early part of the year. The night marathon at Energizer Night Marathon and the Standard Chartered Marathon. One with PW (Personal Worst) and the other one with a PB (Personal Best). What a great contrast between the two. I was still half way in my full marathon training program when I participate in the Energizer Night Marathon, so was not fully prepared, and coupled with the event at night, it was such a suffering towards the end of the run. However I'm glad I did it and managed to finish at the end. It was a new and different experience running at night until nearly 2am in the morning.
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<br>In Standard Chartered, the condition was quite different. At least I was more prepared. I was also experimenting with a new shoes model from New Balance, called NB Minimus. The shoes is surprising very comfortable and I believe part of my PB performance have something to do with this light weight shoes.
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<br>Running continues with slower pace and frequency after that. Partly due to greater work and family commitment.
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<br>Until next time, keep running and stay healthy.beehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08963813032800771604noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171144553836305843.post-89402573271010783792011-07-17T22:12:00.001+08:002011-07-17T22:12:41.960+08:00SCKLM 2011 - my 3rd full marathon<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPd2iFTXpsobzXLsS2ff_-UBI6c0DfTAxYi_fhunoH5mT-dXjxa3hCtl3DDWPq4L1el-AHOmodlV-rj3GvESesiwTztW8Qne8XfIxhnSqcnQ71GgbKTVR6_0cf7kI3xh1jFf0hfKqO_rY/s1600/%253D%253Futf-8%253FB%253FSU1HMDA4MzAtMjAxMTA2MjYtMTAzOS5qcGc%253D%253F%253D-761961"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPd2iFTXpsobzXLsS2ff_-UBI6c0DfTAxYi_fhunoH5mT-dXjxa3hCtl3DDWPq4L1el-AHOmodlV-rj3GvESesiwTztW8Qne8XfIxhnSqcnQ71GgbKTVR6_0cf7kI3xh1jFf0hfKqO_rY/s320/%253D%253Futf-8%253FB%253FSU1HMDA4MzAtMjAxMTA2MjYtMTAzOS5qcGc%253D%253F%253D-761961" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630324005200079458" /></a></p>The SCKLM is three weeks ago now. Not much time left for blogging these days after all the usual things. <p>This year's SCKLM is my 3rd full marathon, also my 3rd attempt to achieve a sub-5 finish. The result however was disappointing. At the end my legs couldn't take the challenge and I was suffering from cramps starting from the 25th kilometer. I managed to finish with a time of 5 hours 37 minutes, only slightly better than my 1st full marathon almost 2 years ago at the same event. <p>Looking back at the run, I was running fairly comfortably until 25km actually until the cramps kicked in suddenly. My 1st 10km pace was around 66 minutes and similarly for the 2nd 10km. In fact I slowed my pace down to 7 minutes per km after the 20km mark, trying to conserve energy. However all these didn't help at the end. <p>Anyway setbacks are part of life, I'll train hard again for next year's edition and hopefully a better result next time. <p>Until then keep running and stay healthy.beehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08963813032800771604noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171144553836305843.post-69826422706620196742010-10-03T16:59:00.000+08:002010-10-03T18:19:13.737+08:00Newton Run 2010<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbriAeT1as3_VJBJM8F9p42qVaE-NIXG7ZRcfd6S48pJ5ZVW8lh5cVlE1y7JGskj3GYpYr-hyhy3eD17-2QvULCrOOlC4eJNCMUhQP8NoNfCT3xrD6EEWPxz3OVdbXBL8alpxNJ5URL-g/s1600/=%3Futf-8%3FB%3FSU1HMDAwNDYtMjAxMDA5MjYtMDkwMS5qcGc=%3F=-753739"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbriAeT1as3_VJBJM8F9p42qVaE-NIXG7ZRcfd6S48pJ5ZVW8lh5cVlE1y7JGskj3GYpYr-hyhy3eD17-2QvULCrOOlC4eJNCMUhQP8NoNfCT3xrD6EEWPxz3OVdbXBL8alpxNJ5URL-g/s320/=%3Futf-8%3FB%3FSU1HMDAwNDYtMjAxMDA5MjYtMDkwMS5qcGc=%3F=-753739" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523762398106271922" /></a></p>Race Day: 26 September 2010
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<br>This is the longest run I did since the half marathon in June.
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<br>My longest training run before this is only 13km.
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<br>Seriously lack of training due to busy work schedule (maybe just an excuse;) and perhaps the real reason is lack of motivation.
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<br>The run is held at Bandar Kinrara, the place I started my running adventure. Most of the route is quite familiar to me since I lived nearby for many years.
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<br>On the race day morning, I woke up at 5am and drove to Bandar Kinrara after a quick preparation. Reached there at around 5.30am. The race starts at 6.30am so still have plenty of time to kill.
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<br>I was walking around trying to look for familiar faces when someone walked straight to me and said "Hi!". It was a pleasant surprise to find Chee Cheng, my old friend to participate in this run as well. We chatted for a while and Chee Cheng left to look for his friend.
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<br>The 25km run started sharp at 6.30am and all the runners started the journey to conquer the challenging 25km route.
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<br>It was a tough hilly routes and the worst of all (I mean for slower runners like me) is the heat after 8.30am. It was burning hot for the next 1 hour until the finishing line.
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<br>I finished the run slightly after 9.30am. Time taken is 3 hours and 6 minutes. Lucky to still qualify for the finishing medal.
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<br>Other friends who participated all did quite well. CP finished within 2.5 hours and Pang Sir finished Top 4 in the senior veteran category. Chee Cheng in his first long distance run also finished within 3.5 hours. Not bad for a beginner.
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<br>As for me, I'm happy just to get out and do some running. I doubt I would have done any distance longer than 15km if not because of this;)beehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08963813032800771604noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171144553836305843.post-3851552724072846132010-06-27T18:18:00.000+08:002010-06-27T18:18:36.671+08:00SCKLM 2010<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu1NxdD8iCUCd3jEAKaCqPYr6-U-xTuB60jPDUiWYb7wJG-69L5RxD5orkDqi_E_YONEv0HZ4iRHjhO3HPBrUc_ncYR6xeoC-QimB_U9h2ATZ0F51ysWfb0RfDIiujqsYZ98ZWH2hkTbE/s1600/untitled.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu1NxdD8iCUCd3jEAKaCqPYr6-U-xTuB60jPDUiWYb7wJG-69L5RxD5orkDqi_E_YONEv0HZ4iRHjhO3HPBrUc_ncYR6xeoC-QimB_U9h2ATZ0F51ysWfb0RfDIiujqsYZ98ZWH2hkTbE/s320/untitled.JPG" /></a></div><br />
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This is my longest run since the last New Balance 15k.<br />
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I was suffering from the pain on the same left knee again but this time it's a bit better. The pain only started after 8km or so. I was able to endure it throughout the run with a few run/walk breaks.<br />
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I started the journey from home at about 3.45am this morning. The World Cup match between USA and Ghana is ongoing and quite a number my friends are watching (evidence from instant comment on my facebook status update:).<br />
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Reached Padang Merbuk slightly after 4.15am. Parked my car, picked up all the stuffs and walked to Dataran Merdeka.<br />
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When I reached there the Full Marathon runners already queuing up in front of the starting line. I managed to find CP easily. Had some chat with him and took some photos before the downpour started. It was getting heavier just before the starting time of the full marathon.<br />
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After the full marathon runners went away, I walk around Dataran to see what they have. Nothing much really so I decided to take a toilet break before the race start.<br />
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I bumped in Andre at the starting line after that. Chatted with him and both of us started the run together.<br />
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I was pacing myself and lose sight of Andre shortly after the start.<br />
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At about 5km point, I met Lam Sing Kong, chatted for a while then Yoke Kuan appeared beside. I chatted and paced with her until 10km before going ahead on my own when she needed a walk break.<br />
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The rest of the run is pretty straight forward and I finally reached Dataran Merderka again at around 2 hours 30 mins after the start.<br />
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Not an impressive pace but I'm still very happy to finish the run in one piece :)beehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08963813032800771604noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171144553836305843.post-25578659557156233062010-05-23T15:12:00.001+08:002010-05-23T15:12:10.642+08:00My New Balance 15k Pace Chart<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZyjsJXPdeRNed7AeEogyc9YTO0KT2hEu7FTvekTjb1HVZC-vNH0pfF1AK6oCT7IMnr556m8mEPr6uD4hHJgUuz-q98rVF995HgZ95TSq774mCxDArhrB_NU-1p1_aEPZBTNJaHDNK-AA/s1600/=%3Futf-8%3FB%3FQ2FwdHVyZTE0XzI5XzUwLmpwZw==%3F=-730642"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZyjsJXPdeRNed7AeEogyc9YTO0KT2hEu7FTvekTjb1HVZC-vNH0pfF1AK6oCT7IMnr556m8mEPr6uD4hHJgUuz-q98rVF995HgZ95TSq774mCxDArhrB_NU-1p1_aEPZBTNJaHDNK-AA/s320/=%3Futf-8%3FB%3FQ2FwdHVyZTE0XzI5XzUwLmpwZw==%3F=-730642" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474359863723266402" /></a></p>This is my New Balance 15k pace chart. <p>Not doing very well after hitting the hills and when the knee pain set in. <p>I've been doing minimum running lately to let the knee fully recovered from whatever injury it is having. <p>Meantime I just signed up for Standard Chartered Half Marathon run. 21k is still a huge challenge for me in my current condition. Will have to kick start the training next Monday to be fully fit for it.beehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08963813032800771604noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171144553836305843.post-89849668060316734772010-01-17T11:38:00.001+08:002010-01-17T11:38:20.559+08:00Pacesetters 30kA good start to the running season this year.
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<br>I just finished the Pacesetters New Balance 30k run this morning despite not much of training.
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<br>The consequence of course is the suffering at the last 5k.
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<br>My finishing time 3h29m. Total distance recorded by the GPS is 30.2km. Average pace of 6m56s per km.
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<br>I started with a comfortable pace. Reached 10k in 59m.
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<br>The route brought us to the famous (at least for runners) Sri Hartamas Petronas station then return through a loop around Matrade and Government building near Jalan Duta. Reached 15k in 1h31m.
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<br>At around 20k, we reached the infamous double hill route. It was a very tough challenge to run up the hill after 20k. Reached 20k in 2h06m.
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<br>The route from 20k onwards is very hilly. I decided to walk up the hills to conserve energy. My worry was I couldn't finish if I spent too much energy on those hills. Reached 25k in 2h46m.
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<br>The suffering started after the 25k. Both my calves were at the edge of getting cramped and my knees were getting painful. So I started to alternate run-walk until the last km.
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<br>Overall the race was well organised with plenty of water-stations.
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<br>I decided not to bring any water having faith in Pacesetters' ability to organise a good race:)
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<br>Also had the opportunity to meet a fellow runner from KK - must apologise I don't know how to spell his name. I'm sure will meet him again in many future races.
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<br>Until the next challenge.. Keep running..beehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08963813032800771604noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171144553836305843.post-47365240247291141412010-01-09T12:25:00.001+08:002010-01-09T12:25:41.929+08:00Spies on the run<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLYulU2-pWq0pesxkK7G74RkGY1nHR5Cb8SX50bVbcEZX5js-VyAluEOfcmY8G_FqKAw3vfDP_vq-0dgc4csfz9yFyMMzMLvKzC4jYJDnxKAsGetC9DtCKvx0zi23P2vNNCi4l-uNIJ88/s1600-h/=%3Futf-8%3FB%3FMF9JTUFHRV85ODguanBn%3F=-741930"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLYulU2-pWq0pesxkK7G74RkGY1nHR5Cb8SX50bVbcEZX5js-VyAluEOfcmY8G_FqKAw3vfDP_vq-0dgc4csfz9yFyMMzMLvKzC4jYJDnxKAsGetC9DtCKvx0zi23P2vNNCi4l-uNIJ88/s320/=%3Futf-8%3FB%3FMF9JTUFHRV85ODguanBn%3F=-741930" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424591549254984162" /></a></p>CP sent this MMS a moment ago.
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<br>Oops!! Must really train hard next week...
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<br>Sent: Jan 9, 2010 12:07 PM
<br>Subject: Spies on the run
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<br>Agent 007 & 008 are going to run 30km next sunday...beehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08963813032800771604noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171144553836305843.post-62178822627441063192009-12-31T19:13:00.000+08:002009-12-31T19:24:03.808+08:00Goodbye 2009 and Happy New Year 2010<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhGH_XUx5clKAYeEtjRoEyDN4aMgTZPHTHG2_Pw-alKvDrdy6C0i1A8l4crd1B2NpXTDkbsFWVOBGHLOGu1jQ2oipmSNcIQ80fJ1WSDOfwFi_Y67bixhH_-c8a9t5HdA8yTw2fjWDc8Yk/s1600-h/=%3Futf-8%3FB%3FSU1HMDAyOTYtMjAwOTEyMjctMDgzMS5qcGc=%3F=-743809"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhGH_XUx5clKAYeEtjRoEyDN4aMgTZPHTHG2_Pw-alKvDrdy6C0i1A8l4crd1B2NpXTDkbsFWVOBGHLOGu1jQ2oipmSNcIQ80fJ1WSDOfwFi_Y67bixhH_-c8a9t5HdA8yTw2fjWDc8Yk/s320/=%3Futf-8%3FB%3FSU1HMDAyOTYtMjAwOTEyMjctMDgzMS5qcGc=%3F=-743809" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421359594928941058" /></a></p>This is my final entry for year 2009.
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<br>Just to recount what I have done in the running circuits this year:
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<br>1. Completed 1st and 2nd marathon runs but fell short of the sub-5 target. Ya need to try again..
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<br>2. Completed 2 half marathons - Bidor and Adidas King of the Road.
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<br>4. Completed a 15k race, a 12k race and 2 x 10k races.
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<br>5. Completed KL Towerthon.
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<br>A short list but it has been a tremendous year.
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<br>I look forward to 2010 and more friends joining races with me:)beehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08963813032800771604noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171144553836305843.post-55560606705636611812009-12-12T16:49:00.000+08:002009-12-12T16:49:52.941+08:00Here it goes again...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtQbUnRRCgxcJxAdTa3Az8144GTn0nDx78iaGnRFOIzf5E1xmcX1hQAKPLDRkyyanZI4qwCFER77lnNcV4fnDdf4jFg_xRq38MFbM8mSVYu3rgliPj7XTV4qiMKGuyF0aTVVhAb9hWXcI/s1600-h/Untitled.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtQbUnRRCgxcJxAdTa3Az8144GTn0nDx78iaGnRFOIzf5E1xmcX1hQAKPLDRkyyanZI4qwCFER77lnNcV4fnDdf4jFg_xRq38MFbM8mSVYu3rgliPj7XTV4qiMKGuyF0aTVVhAb9hWXcI/s320/Untitled.jpg" /></a><br />
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CP had travelled with his family a day earlier. <p>I couldn't join him because I still need to bring the kids to their Kumon class on Saturday morning. <br>I reached Sunway Hotel at about 4:30pm and went for a quick meal in a old restaurant at the famous New Lane just beside the hotel. <p>Then I sms to inform CP I'm here. He invited me to join his daughter's birthday party at his in-law's place in Island Glade. I joined them at around 7:30pm for a quick dinner. I must apologise to Ashley for not bringing her a present. I promise to get a bigger one next time:)<p>After the dinner, I head back to the hotel for a short nap, wake up at 12:00am and head to CP's place again at 12:40am to fetch him to the starting line. <p>Even though only 600 plus full marathon runners, the venue is surprisingly packed with a lot of people. Some even setup a camp there to save on hotel fee. There are a lot of quarter marathon and half marathon runners. Many of them are students.<p>The marathon started sharp on time at 2:30am, officiated by Penang Chief Minister YAB Lim Guan Eng. Drums rolling along the starting line to accompany all the runners. The atmosphere was magnificent. <p>Very different and well organised compared to the recent SCKLM. <p>I started the race fully charged and was setting quite a good pace, now proven to be too fast. Reached 5km mark at 27m40s.<p>After the u-turn near Seagate Plant, we headed to the bridge. I was still running at sub-6 mins pace. Reached 10km mark at 57m45s. I will suffer for this pace towards the end 3 hours later.<p>Running at the bridge was a nice experience. The sea breeze was cooling and I paced myself with someone who looked like a veteran runner from Melaka. We reached 15km mark at 1h31m10s. <br>I stopped at the banana station and grabbed 2 bananas. Proven to be another wrong decision. My stomach muscles started to get uncomfortable with the load in it. <p>The 20km mark is after turning back from the toll gate. I reached the mark at 2h05m03s. Just 5 mins above my PB for 20km. Still going strong.<p>We joined up with the half marathon runners just before the mid point of the bridge and the road is full of people after that until the 30km mark. The atmosphere was party-like with a lot of half marathon runners taking leisure walk at the bridge. I reached the 25km mark at 2h41m19s. <p>The 30km mark is after the turning to the Jelutong Expressway. I keep looking for the signboard indicating this distance but can't locate it during the run. Based on the GPS, I reached 30km at 3h20m17s. I need to beat this timing in the up coming Pacesetters 30k run. <p>I saw CP who is on his way back after the final u-turn somewhere between 30km to 35km. He looked tired. I called to give him a cheer. <p>After a long and suffering run at Jelutong Expressway I finally reached 35km mark at 4h01m41s and then 40km mark at 4h41m22s. <p>The distance measured by GPS and organiser's marker is completely out of synced after the 30km mark. The organiser placed the 35km marker at 33.9km according to the GPS but placed the 40km marker at about 41km based on the GPS. <p>Based on the GPS I reached 42.2km at 4h57m38s. In the final official result I did a 5h08m. GPS reading said the distance is 43.8km. <p>I think GPS is measuring actual travelled distance while the organiser is measuring the course distance. <p>CP was there as promised when I crossed the finishing line. He had to wait longer than expected because my sub-5 target didn't materialised this time. Nevermind I will try again, maybe sooner than expected:)<p>After the run I walked around to cool down and did some stretching to avoid any cramps. I went over to the medical tent to get some ice for the calves while CP waits for his wife who is doing the 10k fun run. <p>3 of us went over to Island Glade for breakfast before I said goodbye to them and head back to the hotel. <p>A friend who came back from UK called to meet up with him and a few others in G Plaza for a quick lunch before I depart home. <p>The journey back to home was quite tough since I didn't sleep the whole night and didn't have any rest after the run. I reached home after 6 hours of drive with many stops for rest. It's safer to take a public transport next time. <p>Signed off from PBIM 2009.beehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08963813032800771604noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171144553836305843.post-50815557120254860762009-11-25T22:15:00.001+08:002009-11-25T22:15:09.919+08:00PBIM - the long journeyRunning a full marathon definitely isn't in my new year resolution. I've surprised myself to have done it - twice.<p>I started going outdoor in late 2006 with a broken bike (it cost me RM149 from Tesco). <p>A couple of months later I stopped riding after a bad accident with my elder son.<p>Then I started to walk. I tried to run at the beginning but couldn't last for more than 5 minutes. <p>I continue this throughout 2007 and the target was to complete a 1000km journey. I did it with a daily routine of 4km a day. The routine started at 6am but sometime it's too late when the kids wake up so I changed it to 530 and at the end 5am. <p>2008 is the year I started to run more. <p>After the 1000km, I realised I have a better stamina and can run continuously for 4 to 5km. So I started to look around for a road race to participate. I was searching for something 5 or 6km but the nearest I could find is the Mizuno 10km run. <p>It's now a history but Mizuno 10k is the starting point of a more serious running engagement, leading to 2 marathon finishes this year. <p>I trained for the run, but unfortunately injured my big toe a day before the run in a company futsal game. <p>Despite the injury I still showed up and took that important first step with my buddies - Will, CP, Janice and James and it was hell limping all the way to the finish line. <p>That was the toughest run for me so far. In my mind it topped the final stretch along Jelutong Expressway last Sunday. <p>Nothing is ever the same again after that. <p>I participated in 2 more run - IOI 7km and Malakoff 12km that year. <p>A big breakthrough happened in Jan this year on a rainy Saturday morning. I did my first 20km run with CP, Ken Wei, Andre and Jon. It was the notorious 2 x reverse double hill route.<p>The next race I participated in was the Great Eastern 20k. I did my first sub 2 hours finish. I was feeling good even towards the end. <p>I can't remember how it all started but the thought of running full marathon started around that time. CP used to say - "Marathon is the furthest I would go". I must ask him again after his sub 4 finish last Sunday:)<p>After that 3 of us (CP, KW) started to train on longer distances. 21km, 25km, 28km and finally a 30km run. That's when I decided to commit myself to a marathon. <p>I registered online for PBIM on the first day, the 4th person to register for the full marathon and given the bib number of A00004. <p>Then came the news about SCKLM. At first we were not sure whether there is enough time to train for it. But after a lot of thought, all of us, including a surprised candidate Ravin, signed up for the race. <p>The rest of the stories on SCKLM can be found in this blog. <p>I continued to train after SCKLM and participated in a few more races. However my timing seems to have hit the plateau and can't improve further. On top of that I was constantly hit with knee problem and had to take it easy. <p>Despite all the difficulties, I'm glad to still manage to get in shape for PBIM and set a new PB.<p>In a positive way, I leave a lot of room for improvement and this will keep me motivated to continue my marathon journey. <p>Until the next race... PBIM race report coming up next...beehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08963813032800771604noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171144553836305843.post-36188504890997096882009-11-23T10:28:00.002+08:002009-11-23T10:30:53.013+08:00PBIM - The result is outThat was fast. The organiser released the official result almost immediately after the race.<br />
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Here are some interesting facts:<br />
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1.654 participated in full marathon category. Only 66 women.<br />
2. 520 from host country Malaysia. Singapore is the next largest with 46 followed by Kenya (14), Japan (13), Thailand (12) and USA (8).<br />
3. Men Veteran outscored Men Open by 295 to 293.<br />
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5. My official result is 5:08:37. Position 157/293 in Men Open. 316/588 in All Men. 358/654 in All categories.<br />
6. In term of Malaysia only. I'm 265/520 overall. 117/239 in Men Open. 246/484 in All Men.beehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08963813032800771604noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171144553836305843.post-38819267216054382812009-11-22T10:59:00.000+08:002009-11-22T11:00:39.313+08:00Quick update from Penang Bridge Marathon 2009<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1YgXquekebYJXH3_OGgMyRDHsvsdioT7tRY88vZoOoCUDQOAMWF-N-U7qriJo4Jx3AneM_GNedRNsfhYn2LLIj0iUBqouG__-WyKZ-T-b3ddZAZ-Hsw7WhyphenhyphenjSkuvpGiEG4zKIX5Xvfok/s1600/=%3Futf-8%3FB%3FSU1HMDAxMTktMjAwOTExMjItMDc0Mi5qcGc=%3F=-739314"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1YgXquekebYJXH3_OGgMyRDHsvsdioT7tRY88vZoOoCUDQOAMWF-N-U7qriJo4Jx3AneM_GNedRNsfhYn2LLIj0iUBqouG__-WyKZ-T-b3ddZAZ-Hsw7WhyphenhyphenjSkuvpGiEG4zKIX5Xvfok/s320/=%3Futf-8%3FB%3FSU1HMDAxMTktMjAwOTExMjItMDc0Mi5qcGc=%3F=-739314" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406757547470159810" /></a></p>Another mission accomplished.
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<br>Finished my 2nd marathon this morning with the time of 5 hours 08 minutes. A big improvement from the first one (5 hours 42 minutes).
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<br>The only regret is I didn't manage to get below 5 hours. Argh... it was so close.
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<br>Anyway it's a good lesson learnt for me. I pushed too hard too early in the run and as the consequence suffered badly from 30km onwards.
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<br>Next time I must know my realistic pace and pace it from the beginning. Call this pacing strategy:)
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<br>I started with a fast 5.5mins pace in the first 10k and slightly over 6mins until 20k. This sort of pace killed all energy storage in the muscles after 30k because I wasn't trained for it.
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<br>Anyway despite my underachievement, I was very happy to find out CP managed to do a sub 4 hours run. His finishing time is 3 hours 57 mins. What a blistering pace. The pace I can only dream of.
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<br>A BIG congratulation to him.
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<br>This sub-4 finish will make him one of the marathon elite in the running community. He even finished ahead of notable runners like Kenny Tan, Eugene, Frank etc.beehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08963813032800771604noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171144553836305843.post-34839200133028766602009-11-21T17:46:00.000+08:002009-11-21T17:47:56.834+08:00New Lane<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGCfGB8K4cZohrnHYlSjIGo5PpASilFmKfmDp4jactNAEAarkXDj3qf9UzeZp7xLsZQs2ZAgg5RbC2OJMKOGorggwtkNun4phQyW3bxOnTxvH0eIzHEyIl09nCeg054EJYftnrr_Ye9HA/s1600/=%3Futf-8%3FB%3FSU1HMDAxMDctMjAwOTExMjEtMTY1Ny5qcGc=%3F=-776835"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGCfGB8K4cZohrnHYlSjIGo5PpASilFmKfmDp4jactNAEAarkXDj3qf9UzeZp7xLsZQs2ZAgg5RbC2OJMKOGorggwtkNun4phQyW3bxOnTxvH0eIzHEyIl09nCeg054EJYftnrr_Ye9HA/s320/=%3Futf-8%3FB%3FSU1HMDAxMDctMjAwOTExMjEtMTY1Ny5qcGc=%3F=-776835" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406491418101995154" /></a></p>Due to late booking, all the places near Bayan Lepas have been fully booked.
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<br>So I end up staying in the Sunway Hotel beside New Lane road.
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<br>My friend from Penang told me this street is famous for its pork porridge and port intestine noodle (correct translation for 猪肠粉?).
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<br>I will try them tomorrow after my run.
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<br>Another thing, I just realised this place is very near to the Magazine road. No wonder the buildings look quite familiar when I was searching for the hotel.
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<br>I used to come here very often before schooling and when grandmother is still staying around here.beehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08963813032800771604noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171144553836305843.post-2041930772381911942009-11-21T07:23:00.000+08:002009-11-21T07:24:23.386+08:00Final kilometres<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivNOE08D7wutzhfuZBsuKW9I-fQ9W-7j_kZ1AJ0I7xXoog1jVN8C4REHYxyWP9F6ljfth_JS4MkQBeAug0XWcxw7xl2yn9f3VXD9hf_n0zOUAvYJxBH80Qp1k5Dt4nlcXeWj0mAfTVO04/s1600/=%3Futf-8%3FB%3FSU1HMDAwOTctMjAwOTExMjEtMDcxMy5qcGc=%3F=-763387"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivNOE08D7wutzhfuZBsuKW9I-fQ9W-7j_kZ1AJ0I7xXoog1jVN8C4REHYxyWP9F6ljfth_JS4MkQBeAug0XWcxw7xl2yn9f3VXD9hf_n0zOUAvYJxBH80Qp1k5Dt4nlcXeWj0mAfTVO04/s320/=%3Futf-8%3FB%3FSU1HMDAwOTctMjAwOTExMjEtMDcxMy5qcGc=%3F=-763387" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406330727141638978" /></a></p>After 16 weeks, 577km and various cross training, the hardest part of the journey is finally over:)
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<br>The last 42.2km shouldn't be that difficult and it should be over in less than 5 hours (I hope:).
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<br>I'll be heading to Penang after lunch today. Still need to settle the kids' kumon class, parent teacher day and the most important part, need to bring them for breakfast.
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<br>Hopefully there is time to take some rest before heading to Queenbay Mall tonight.
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<br>Wish me luck..beehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08963813032800771604noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171144553836305843.post-53168210922475645392009-11-20T21:56:00.001+08:002009-11-20T21:56:52.231+08:00Final ChecklistI will be heading to Penang around noon tomorrow.
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<br>Here is the final checklist:
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<br>1. Running shoes (including a pair of spare shoes) with shocks
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<br>2. Bib and timing chip
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<br>3. Water belt and bottle
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<br>4. Accelerade powder
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<br>5. Power Gel x 2
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<br>6. Powerbar
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<br>7. Knee guard
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<br>8. Head band and a cap
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<br>9. Ipod nano
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<br>10. Watch
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<br>11. Phone charger
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<br>12. Spare clothes
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<br>13. Small plastic bag to protect the phone if it rains
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<br>14. Armband for the phone
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<br>Did I miss anything important?beehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08963813032800771604noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171144553836305843.post-44683799314050515562009-11-15T14:59:00.001+08:002009-11-15T14:59:43.312+08:00Last push for PBIM<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVM8veNfK8a7SEWC0l1PK9ao0Sk0aGC1yxRHL8P2oMgpHum0c2EYDkkY0-TktI4vSh1izkH_2-tVbIEzAiryGmNagSuW_rnUcS7PlrxG6D6BuQZr3kR9szCpExsXctTP0s_4ZZ5JrhxNo/s1600-h/=%3Futf-8%3FB%3FSU1HMDAwNDMtMjAwOTExMDQtMDU0OC5qcGc=%3F=-783313"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVM8veNfK8a7SEWC0l1PK9ao0Sk0aGC1yxRHL8P2oMgpHum0c2EYDkkY0-TktI4vSh1izkH_2-tVbIEzAiryGmNagSuW_rnUcS7PlrxG6D6BuQZr3kR9szCpExsXctTP0s_4ZZ5JrhxNo/s320/=%3Futf-8%3FB%3FSU1HMDAwNDMtMjAwOTExMDQtMDU0OC5qcGc=%3F=-783313" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404221556220516946" /></a></p>Last week's training went well according to the plan.
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<br>I managed to do my last long run (21km) on sunday and followed it up with a few 10k runs.
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<br>Total mileage logged is 70km. Highest mileage in a week so far.
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<br>I hope that will be enough to last me for the full distance. Let see whether this unconventional training method works or not.
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<br>Next week will be tapering and carbo loading week.
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<br>My plan is to continue with 5 to 6km easy run everyday until friday. Saturday will be rest day plus travelling to Penang.
<br>I haven't book my accommodation in Penang yet. Anyone with spare room or bed to offer please let me know:)beehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08963813032800771604noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171144553836305843.post-58115947585903371412009-11-12T06:56:00.001+08:002009-11-12T06:56:15.671+08:00PBIM race pack has arrived<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEUqdS-Wm1LIhNXb8uxF-OHhjlB3JX0GnWJV9IDFEo_YnM_4mI8xK25WmAd3kGLINJUjylzDHzr_FH2vRSPPsqk08IMHcYuFupqi7dPjJkHTmkknLWl0jBjPlOVej7VBiYV1_FrrmW_NY/s1600-h/=%3Futf-8%3FB%3FSU1HMDAwNzctMjAwOTExMTAtMTI1MS5qcGc=%3F=-775672"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEUqdS-Wm1LIhNXb8uxF-OHhjlB3JX0GnWJV9IDFEo_YnM_4mI8xK25WmAd3kGLINJUjylzDHzr_FH2vRSPPsqk08IMHcYuFupqi7dPjJkHTmkknLWl0jBjPlOVej7VBiYV1_FrrmW_NY/s320/=%3Futf-8%3FB%3FSU1HMDAwNzctMjAwOTExMTAtMTI1MS5qcGc=%3F=-775672" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402983711408177346" /></a></p>The PBIM race pack reached me 2 days ago.
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<br>Nothing much inside.
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<br>1 running vest which look a bit too small and uncomfortable for me.
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<br>1 yellow backpack with DiGi's logo on it which I don't think I will carry. It's against my green nature:)
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<br>1 race guide with some speeches from Lim Guan Eng, DiGi's CEO etc. The running route in the guide is quite vague to me but perhaps I'm not living in Penang so can't really appreciate all the landmarks.
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<br>The rest are bits and pieces of sponsors' samples.
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<br>My race bib is A00004. The 4th person to register for the full marathon event at my age group. It would have been nice if I waited for 3 more persons to register ahead of me:)beehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08963813032800771604noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171144553836305843.post-59133067844279603622009-11-09T22:01:00.001+08:002009-11-09T22:01:41.752+08:00Peak Mileage<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin4tDeSVKblbLv2B3xgC_DEsQl8RsXS_xwxuD5rxwxS0m2AJ_6m3wxUBqCPkNVTf05zh3bkc9cnT_guwjEH3-mXPecDtwyu2ObvDa-b-lwCK4VXLRWcaaNnP8iStiEF5GDVrG7mmg0Ifw/s1600-h/=%3Futf-8%3FB%3FSU1HMDAwNTUtMjAwOTExMDctMDc0Ny5qcGc=%3F=-701753"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin4tDeSVKblbLv2B3xgC_DEsQl8RsXS_xwxuD5rxwxS0m2AJ_6m3wxUBqCPkNVTf05zh3bkc9cnT_guwjEH3-mXPecDtwyu2ObvDa-b-lwCK4VXLRWcaaNnP8iStiEF5GDVrG7mmg0Ifw/s320/=%3Futf-8%3FB%3FSU1HMDAwNTUtMjAwOTExMDctMDc0Ny5qcGc=%3F=-701753" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402103787048826386" /></a></p>Less than 12 days to Penang Bridge Marathon.. and I've yet to put in that "must do" 30k run to survive the full distance.
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<br>In fact my longest distance in a single run todate is 21.3k run which I did on Sunday.
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<br>Time to panic? No. I'm actually experimenting (or should I say gamble) with a training program that totalled up to 60k per week but with shorter daily run.
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<br>If this work, I will use it again in my future marathon trainings. It allows me to have better consistency in term of commitment. You don't feel like giving up before that 30k run or demoralised due to a bad run.
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<br>I started this method after I injured my right knee. Works well so far and my weekly mileage has exceeded 60k last week.
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<br>Will do another 60k this week before I taper off next week.beehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08963813032800771604noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171144553836305843.post-18172444345515124762009-11-05T06:55:00.001+08:002009-11-05T06:55:08.899+08:00Yasso 800This technique is discovered by Bart Yasso, the Chief Running Officer of Runner's World magazine.<br /><br />It will help you to predict your marathon time with some adjustment depending on your running experience, type of course and weather condition.<br /><br />Here is how it works, if you can run Yasso 800 (10 x 800 meters interval run with equal amount of jog in between) in 4:00 (min:sec) per interval then your marathon time will be 4:00 (hour:min).<br /><br />So for those who are aiming to go for sub-4, you should test out at 3:50 per 800m with similar amount of jog time in between. <br /><br />Bart Yasso said you need to make 10 to 15 mins adjustment for newbies. His definition of newbies is those who has run less than 10 marathons:)<br /><br />One more thing, it is advisable to do this 2 weeks before the actual marathon date.beehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08963813032800771604noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171144553836305843.post-2378243162054961482009-11-01T15:00:00.001+08:002009-11-01T15:00:13.308+08:00Not there yetThe knee is getting better after 2 weeks. My guess is it will take another week for it to be fully recovered.<br /><br />Meantime I'm continuing my daily training with short runs. Slightly longer, upto 12k, during the weekend and keeping the pace slow and easy.<br /><br />So far I have managed to build up a mileage of 55km last week.<br /><br />Will continue with the same strategy next week and hopefully will recover in time for a 30km long run on saturday or sunday.beehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08963813032800771604noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171144553836305843.post-51022454540684927072009-10-25T15:23:00.001+08:002009-10-25T15:23:37.632+08:00Mizuno Run 2009It was a very productive week both in work and running.<br /><br />I managed to get the mileage up again and hopefully can maintain it there for the next 3 weeks despite the knee problem.<br /><br />My knee started acting up again after the 10k run on Monday. I managed to run through the slight pain throughout the week and the good thing is it didn't worsen.<br /><br />The problem shifted to the right knee this time and it's quite different from the injury I had before SCKLM. This time the pain occur every time I stretch out my leg. So in order to prevent the pain, I have to land my leg as softly as possible and push it back further than usual to compensate.<br /><br />Luckily this hasn't caused any big imbalance to the running style so far.<br /><br />At first I wasn't quite sure whether this style of running will enable me to run at 6 mins pace until I tested it out in the Mizuno Run this morning. I has tested it at 7.5 to 8 mins pace before and it was working fine.<br /><br />More about the Mizuno Run.<br /><br />I started the run this morning among the big crowd and wasn't even aware that the race has been flagged off until I saw the front runners sped off the starting line.<br /><br />Then it was 2-3km of runners sardine. I had to run off the road many times to get ahead of slower runners. The track started to clear out after 3km and that's when I started to pick up the pace slightly into my cruising speed.<br /><br />According to my GPS, I reached 5km mark at 28:38 with average pace of 5:43 per km. Way beyond my initial expectation:)<br /><br />I reached the 8km mark at 44:56 and average pace improved to 5:37 per km after the crowd clear out.<br /><br />The route become more hilly after that. Despite that I managed to maintain the steady pace and reached the 10km mark at 56:43, still keeping the pace up at 5:40 per km.<br /><br />The biggest challenge of this run is the last 1km before returning to the stadium. I think the organiser meant to make it the "heart-break hill" for this run. I had to walk some 200m up this hill to catch my breath before speeding all the way to the finishing line.<br /><br />My race time: 64:14. Average pace 5:43.<br /><br />Total mileage this week: 46kmbeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08963813032800771604noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171144553836305843.post-91726980286513927032009-10-18T16:47:00.001+08:002009-10-18T16:47:46.288+08:00Balancing Act<div style="text-align: center"><a href="http://media.shozu.com/cache/portal/media/14360b/33554445"><img src="http://media.shozu.com/cache/portal/media/14360b/33554445_journal" /></a></div><br/>(This was posted last sunday - 1¹Oct but somehow didn't go through. This is the last post from Shozu)<br /><br />Work has taken a lot of my waking hours in the last 2 weeks.<br /><br />As a result, I have to skip a lot of my morning run to get enough sleeping hours.<br /><br />However this wasn't such a bad thing after all since my knees is starting to give problem and I needed the rest anyway.<br /><br />I started my run again this friday with a 12km run and it felt good. I did 11km more yesterday and another 7km this morning without any uncomfortable sign.<br /><br />I had to cut short this morning's run due to late start and rain. Hope to catch up on the mileage tomorrow morning.<br /><br />Overall I'm happy with the pace that I'm able to put in right now which is about 65 mins per 10km. The challenge will be to maintain it to at least 25km. That will be my goal pace in the Penang Bridge Marathon.<br /><br />More training to go and I need to start hitting the distance of 25km or more.. beehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08963813032800771604noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171144553836305843.post-73361416477267723742009-10-18T15:23:00.001+08:002009-10-18T15:23:48.065+08:00No more excusesLess than 35 days to go for the Penang Bridge Marathon.<br /><br />You could be interested to know how is my training going so far?<br /><br />Two words could summarized the whole situation - "No good".<br /><br />It has been 3 weeks since I did any serious running. What I have done so far is only patches of 10 to 15km runs.<br /><br />Time seems to be flying past and suddenly I found myself in a situation no better than when I was training for KLIM. At least during that training I had a valid "excuse" to skip some of the runs. I was hurt with knee injury.<br /><br />I must give myself no more excuses starting from next week. Marathon training is not something that can be cramped into the last 2 weeks or one will suffer greatly during the run.<br /><br />Here I come..<br />beehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08963813032800771604noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171144553836305843.post-92227191260216857142009-10-18T13:50:00.001+08:002009-10-18T13:50:50.279+08:00Test post from CellSpinTestbeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08963813032800771604noreply@blogger.com0