Running Is Fun

My 9th AHM-SBR - Left and Right Leg

2011-09-08T00:05:00.001+08:00

My 9th Army Half Marathon

I got a 3 second different from my left and right leg. Fantastic. Either i screw up, or the timing chip screw up.

Right Leg - 1h:39m:19s (net)
Left Leg - 1h:39m:22s (net)

=D

Lets hope i can survive the 10th next year.

No Frills Series 10km & 15km, 13 Aug 2011 - by Running Guild

2011-07-01T22:23:00.001+08:00

The Motivation Behind The No Frills Series by Running Guild

Dear friends, often we hear of comments mentioning that races are increasing their registration fees every year and there are few events that retain the same price over the years.. I always wished we could return to the good old days where races were just a few bucks and they were kept simple, pure and people ran for the sake of the experience, the joy, and the exhilaration of racing with fellow friends/competitors and/or just want to have fun outdoors and meeting new friends, some even become lifelong partners. If you share the same sentiments as some of us do, we would like to invite you and your friends/groups/colleagues/families/relatives to join us at our inaugural No Frills Series at a very minimal cost of only $13, which covers all the essential aspects of an event, including your safety, which is of paramount importance to us.

We hope to see you there!

Let us bring back the Good Old Days of Running!!

Gear Up for a Fun Racing Experience

Join as a Team or as an Individual

Have FUN!! in the midst of Racing

Foster Friendship & Bonding with your team

Categories:

A) One Shot, One Kill 10km (Individual or Team)
B) One Shot, One Kill 15km (Individual or Team)
C) Yes, I am Crazy - Do both 10km & 15km (Individual Only)

Start Time:
- 10km at 4.00pm
- 15km at 5.30pm

Registration Cost:

$13 for either 10km or 15km

$24 if you sign up for both distances

Closing Date of Registration: 24 July 2011

Click HERE to Register

What's In Store:
- Limited Edition Dri-Fit Event T-Shirt (optional at only $13 each)
- Lucky draw for all participants
- Distance Markers at every kilometre
- Drinks (Isotonic & Mineral Water)
- Medical/Ambulance
- Timing
- E-Certificate with your timing
- Prizes (for the top 10 Individuals & top 3 Teams - combined fastest 3 timings of each team)
- Post-race food/refreshment
- Complimentary Baggage Deposit/Retrieval

Teams:
- Teams must have a minimum number of 3 members.
- There is no limit on the number of members.
- Teams are not allowed to compete in the Individual categories.

Check it out HERE

20km

2011-05-21T20:55:00.000+08:00

Today i did a run which is close to 20km.

I ended at 1:36..... Comparing it with to what i did in April.. can see slight improvement..

Yeah!!

Telok Blangah loops

2011-04-19T22:05:00.000+08:00

Running up was fun.

Motivation is coming back.

Understand it was a 1.1km loop. Seems like i managed to did about 7 or 8 loops i guess.

Pain Factor = 0.

I think i am recovering.
Let me reconfirmed with another run during the weekend.

Running with the Slackers

2011-04-16T23:33:00.001+08:00

Had a 17km Run + 1km Walk at ECP.

I should join the slackers more often.
The run almost killed me.

My longest run up to date this year.
1:42
My legs are still holding up.
Good news.

Up and Down Mt Faber

2011-04-07T21:30:00.000+08:00

Cooling weather. First time running in the evening at Mt Faber with the club. I went up and down twice.
So surprise that they know i am coming. Thanks to Bug.

Distance: 13km
Time: No idea
Pain Factor: 1/10

After 4months out, i finally see light at the end of the tunnel. Now lets just hope that its not a bloody train.
=)

Weekend Run

2011-04-04T12:24:00.002+08:00

14km
1 hour 20mins.
Pain Factor - 2/10

Am i really back?

I think i am back

2011-03-31T20:31:00.000+08:00

Distance- 6km
Time - 32:29
Pain Level - 0%

Cool.

Back?

2011-03-30T23:31:00.000+08:00

4km
20min 30sec
Pain = 0.

Keep it up.

Kakis in Hougang

2011-01-08T14:02:00.000+08:00

Some how i managed to got myself awake and join the Kakis in Hougang for a great 10km run. The morning weather was somewhat cooling without the sun. Never really notice how nice the scenery was in the morning. I should try to start doing this more often. The number of runs i did in the first week of 2011 equals to the number of runs i did in the past 3 months.

Well, it doesn seems all that great actually. An old injury which left decided to visit me again. So my wish for a great start does not seems to be happening that well. Lets me take a short break before deciding how i should approach my running season.

2nd run of 2011

2011-01-06T22:06:00.000+08:00

2nd run of the year. Not very encouraging at the moment.. But it was a nice cooling run around the city. I hope i can have it often.

New Year Day Run at East side

2011-01-01T23:46:00.001+08:00

Its surprising that i managed to wake up to join the Eastlanders for their east side run this morning. Managed to reach Bedok Reservior while they were just setting off. Its been quite sometime since i ran there. Of course i did not did the full route which the group was suppose to run which is to reach ecp. Did a U-turn back at Kembangan MRT and a loop around Bedok Reservior.

I am back

2010-12-30T00:44:00.002+08:00

As the title says,

I am back.. Lets hope 2011 will be a better year...

Runner's World Magazine " May Issue"

2010-04-21T23:44:00.000+08:00

This arrived by mail on Monday.

I realize that the previous 3-4 issues this year are still in its original wrapping. What a waste of money if I do not read it.
Believe that my subscription is ending soon. Think its better not to renew the subscription.

First Local Race Sign up in 2010

2010-04-14T23:44:00.001+08:00

Signed up for my first local race of the year.
With so much events and races coming up, almost every weekend you see a event be it run, swim , bike , whatever.
Organizers seems to be cashing in on the sporting craze with the increase in registration fee for existing races or new races seems to be getting more and more expensive.

Have decided to minimize races for this year. Quite a huge amount save too on race fee too.

Singapore Bay Run - 12 September.
My 8th year into the run.
Will it be fun this time around?

Slack

2010-01-09T01:04:00.000+08:00

I need to start getting back to fitness again....

Ok, i will start in Feb... take another month break,

Ferrata Wall at Orchard

2009-11-30T23:59:00.000+08:00

Running is Not Fun

2009-10-21T19:30:00.003+08:00

Running is not fun anymore.

Siao lizo.

Too Lazy to Blog

2009-10-17T22:22:00.002+08:00

Ok, maybe i am just too lazy to blog.....

Hopefully i find the motivation again

Yellow Ribbon Prison Run 2009

2009-09-08T09:48:00.023+08:00

Here is the mysterious blogger again. hehe.

Telee is again just toooo busy to blog about his runs again....

Ahem ahem.

Can you see the timing for this run on the right?

*faints* It's an astonishing 56:27min.

Why huh why huh?

Becos he was late for the run, and decided that it will be a slow & easy run.....

LOOK. Can u spot his 3-layers of fats? :D

The weird thing is, he, being a full-time farmer now, should be plowing & harvesting hard at his farms..... shld be as fit as a cow mahz...

Still dare to drink so many cups of milo after having his "best" PW in 2009!

Still dare to eat Anderson ice cream after the run!

Still dare to say it's a walk for the run ! :P

tsk tsk.

All in all, he is suffering from an identity crisis right now.....

but he is still glad that he went for the run. becos....

So many good goodies for the run! More PWs to come! Join his PW family! :)

AHM 2009

2009-08-25T16:29:00.028+08:00

The mysterious blogger is back once again for teelee becos of his very lack of updates =D

Well, why the lack of updates? It is becos he has been very busy pigging out & having lots of fun.

Not training, eating.

Not training, slping.

Not training, playing games :P

A SLACKER & PART-TIME FARMER NOW -

and he is proud to announce that he had his PW (Personal Worst) in AHM 2009!

Games session :)

Oink oink! Look similar or not? =D

The day before AHM, doing his carbo loading - but everyday he is doing carbo loading loh! =X

On the day of the AHM!

After the run. See, smile till so vibrant... Becos got burn some fats...

Evening went to jiak laksa right after the AHM run -_-

Everything gone... =X

Ok i guess that's abt it for now, if not kena scolding liao ;P

Pattaya Marathon 2009

2009-07-21T21:37:00.010+08:00

I have not blogged since my last marathon in KL.

Time to start writing again , if this is going to be the case , than i probably be blogging 3-4times a year. =D

Day 1

We met up with YH at the airport. A 2hrs plane ride and 90mins bus ride later. We arrived in pattya. There was posters, banners on the marathon almost everywhere.

Check-into the hotel which was like 30metres from the start point. Race expo was about the same distance away.. Saw some sgrunners and many singaporeans.

Lunch was next, Oishi ramen was on the menu , swensens sundae was next.

With some time to spare , a movie came next. Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince. I slept through the 1st hour of the movie..(Yawns)

After movie we had dinner. Met up with YH and her friends who brought us to this restaurant by the sea. . Than we headed up this hill to catch a night view of the city. All cities looks the same to me though. Headed back to the hotel for a rest to prepare for the morning run.

Day 2

Alarm rang at 3.50am. Snooze till 4.00am. Marathon start time is at 4.30am. Took a slice of bread , armed myself with a bottle of gatorade and off i went. The wheelchair category was flagged off at 4:20am. we were flag off 10mins later. Judging from the time i took to cross the starting point, there should be about 800 runners doing the full distance.

I am very impressed with organizers for this event. The road was totally closed for the runners to run on. They divided the other side of the road into 2, so it doesn really affect drivers, maybe just a bit of jam. . Only bad part most of the route is running on the highway. So might get a bit bored for the 1st part of the run.

Distance markers was place at almost every km. I said almost because i might miss out on a few markers. But managed to see about 90% of it.

My 1st 10.5km took me 55mins. It consist of a long stretch of gentle downhill.

My 2nd 10.5km took me 53mins. The 2nd quarter is the opposite. A long stretch of gentle uphill.

Again , the organizers got me impress. Water points were place at almost every 2km or 2.5km apart. Why almost? Cause there is some water points which were only 1km apart. Only no isotonic drinks. But plenty of ice water.

The 3rd 10.5km took me a long long time. So did the last quarter. Why? Cause i never expect it to be so hilly. A extract from one of the articles stated this. Being one of the most popular but also hardest marathon courses, the Pattaya Marathon 2009 is definitely not for the light-hearted.Pattaya Marathon 2009, which will take place on July 19th, is definitely one of the toughest courses one can find. It runs through hills and follows the picturesque beach road which adds to the appeal and the enjoyment of the event.Not all individuals can handle the tough route with the numerous hills and the steep inclines. To read more about it, please click here .

So walking up the hills become very common after the 30km mark. Although the last 5km was flat and running beside the sea. Its not very good to have the sea breeze hitting you head on after 37km.

Still i enjoyed the scenic beach route , hills and steep inclines.

**Official Results

Number of marathon runners = 660

Number of finishers = 603

Chip time = 3:46:04, gun time = 3:52:01

Well, thats not all , the fun actually started only after the run.

Standard Chartered KL Marathon 2009

2009-06-30T10:04:00.008+08:00

Busy weekend.

27th June (Sat) - 8.30am - 1.30pm

Help out as Road Marshals for Touche Walkaton at Sentosa.

27th June (Sat) - 2.00pm - 4.30pm

Took a nap

27th June (Sat) - 4.30pm - 5.00pm

Pack my bag for KL Marathon

27th June (Sat) - 6.30pm

Arrived at Changi Airport

27th June (Sat) - 9.00pm

Arrived at KLIA

27th June (Sat) - 10.30pm
Arrived at Tunes Hotel - Collected my race pack from TLR

27th June (Sat) - 11.00pm - Brough a Ramy Burger and some Bread for Dinner and Morning Breakfast.

28th June (Sun) - 12.00am - Fell asleep

28th June (Sun) - 03.30am - Woke up preparing for the Marathon, bread for breakfast

28th June (Sun) - 04.00am - Met Babu and TLR where we ran to start point. 1.5km away.

28th June (Sun) - 04.40am - Started drizzling and took cover at shelter.

28th June (Sun) - 04.58am - Run flagged off with a slightly heavier than drizzle weather

28th June (Sun) - 05.15am - IMD overtook us (sprinting) at the 2km mark.

28th June (Sun) - 05.56am - Did 1st 10.5km in 58min

28th June (Sun) - 06.53am - Did 2nd 10.5km in 57min

28th June (Sun) - 07.48am - Did 3rd 10.5km in 57min

28th June (Sun) - 08.43am - Did 4th 10.5km in 55min

Took 3hr 48min for the marathon. Saw Harmoni,Aero,IMD,Shute,Mohan, lots more along the way or at the end point.

28th June (Sun) - 10.30am - Checked out of hotel

28th June (Sun) - 11.00am - Played Mafia at the shopping centre

28th June (Sun) - 12.00pm - Shute pick me up , had lunch at Tony Romas.

28th June (Sun) - 2.30pm - Met up with Mr & Mrs IMD

28th June (Sun) - 3.00pm - 8.00pm - On our way back from KL to Sin

Weekend activities ceased at 10.00pm. Back in Sin less than 24Hrs later.

How?

This kind of blogging style good?

Saturday Run

2009-06-24T00:18:00.001+08:00

Yes!!!!!

Casue i am lazy to blog,

Here are the links to my Sat Run. So Click Here and Here

MR25 Cross Country Marathon

2009-06-16T15:47:00.004+08:00

I decided to try doing the Cross Country Marathon in MR after completing 84km 2weeks ago.

I never expect that the lack of sleep will cause me to suffer quite a bit for this.
My Preparation for Cross Country Marathon.
Did 1 lap around MR 1week after 84km to get myself used to the terrain. Thats about it.

MR XC Marathon consists of 4laps of 10.5km around Macritchie Reservior.

Registration is free for MR25 members. Public have to pay $20 bucks for the race.

1st Lap was 55mins.
2nd Lap was 57mins.
3rd Lap was 56mins.
And my last Lap took 1Hr 40mins. Fantastic. The sleep monster took over my mind and i had to take a nap.

And so 4hrs 46mins was my finish time for the Run. Good Job Keep it up.
Have to remember to sleep more before a run.

Sundown Marathon 2009

2009-06-01T23:23:00.004+08:00

Distance Ran - 84km

Time Taken - 10 Hr 39 Min 09 Sec

Ki siao lizo. We have 600++ Siao lang who ran 84km.

Congrats.

RacePacl

2009-05-23T22:38:00.000+08:00

Sundown Race Pack,
Nothing Special though.

I have sinned!!!!!!!

2009-05-09T00:25:00.002+08:00

Once again i have sinned,

$112 , 1 pair of shoe , 3 pair of socks.

DS Trainer 12

A parcel from Bangkok

2009-05-07T20:47:00.004+08:00

About 6months after the Bangkok Marathon

This arrive in my mailbox. What a surprise.

After flipping through the Booklet, which include the official race results & photos, i came to a conclusion. Bangkok Marathon should be part of the Greatest Race on Earth instead of Singapore.

I

My 60Km Run with TLR

2009-05-03T22:40:00.003+08:00

Bedok , Paya Lebar , Macpherson , Serangoon Road , Moulmein Road , Bukit Timah Road , Dunearn Road , Bukit Batok , Jurong East , Clementi , West Coast , Kent Ridge Park , Hort Park , Telok Blangah Hill Park , Mt Faber Park , Keppel Road , Shenton Way , Nicoll Highway , Geylang , Eunos , Bedok

GateCrashing the Dusty Run II

2009-04-11T04:47:00.003+08:00

We started our run from bedok reservior and meet up with TFB at ECP. We than proceed to complete the 30km dusty run , did a slightly longer route and end at 33km. Than off we went back to bedok reservior.

Total distance covered - 50.2km

Time Taken - 6Hr 31 Min

Am i crazy?

Running the Actual Sundown Marathon Route

2009-04-05T02:46:00.003+08:00

Ran the actual Marathon route tonite. Took 5Hrs 17min. Distance covered is about 41.78km.

I am so tired to blog more. How am i going to run the same route twice.
Siao lizo.

SubUrban Run , With a Stroke of Luck

2009-03-24T21:03:00.002+08:00

I signed up for the Sub Urban Run and did not expected this.

Congrats to Team Beyond Boundaries for coming in 3rd.
I think its because all the fast runners decided not to enter. Its been a long time since i collected a prize.

New Route, Running Across the Sungei Serangoon River

2009-03-24T20:42:00.003+08:00

Heard about a new road link and decided to try it out today. Too bad the road doesn show up on googlemap yet.
Never realize that the Sungei Serangoon River is so wide till you are on the bridge.

The new road is 1.32km long, which consists of a 200m vehicular bridge across Sungei Serangoon (Buangkok Bridge) and a flyover over KPE (Buangkok Flyover)
There were quite a few runners on the road today. It was a cooling run today. No traffic light,fresh air,good weather.

My Saturday Long Run

2009-02-28T10:22:00.003+08:00

Is 27km Consider long? Hmmmmmmm, did a slow slow run in almost 3hours.

Sat

2009-02-21T16:49:00.002+08:00

Sunday Run to Tampines

2009-02-15T12:23:00.002+08:00

Woke up late, suppose to start at 630am, but in the end started 1hour later , so i have to rush as i was suppose to be at Tampines MRT by 830am.

Not at all a comfortable run down , suffering since its been some time running at a fast pace. Did about 10km in 48mins. Not too bad. Still i am not that ready for longer and faster run yet.

Sat Morning Run

2009-02-14T12:14:00.000+08:00

SCSM Cert Arrived by Post

2009-02-04T23:48:00.004+08:00

Ar, The cert came laminated for us. Good. Lets see if i can cut 20mins off in 2009.

Finally i Blogged again - Run to Bedok Reservior

2009-02-03T21:16:00.002+08:00

I slacked , did not blog , did not really ran. Chinese New Year really had a good break.

Day 9 of Chinese New Year , skipped running on the treadmill today, forgot to bring my running attire to work.

Rushed home, changed and off i went for my LSD, how do i define LSD, actually i also don't know. Without a route in mind, and sick of the park connecter , i headed towards the direction of Ubi. The last time i took this route was almost 1year ago. The weather was kind enough , windy enough.

And before i knew it , i reach Bedok Reservior , so i decided to run around the reservior before heading back home.

I decided to cut short this entry, cause i am hungry. And the lazy bug came in to ask me to stop.

Overall , it was a good run. 17.2km
1hr 29min

WooHoo!!!!

Other updates other than runs,

I am hoping for a peaceful year ahead. 1month passed peacefully already.
11 more to go.
Keep It Up

Huat Huat Run.

2009-01-27T19:07:00.001+08:00

HUAT AR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I woke up late since its holiday.

Did a run about 6km.....

Lets hope that it can be my HUAT HUAT Run.

I wanted to do more, but i think maybe ate too much , so could only last 6km.

I hope the next time round can run more.

HUAT AR.

Various Running Tees For Sale

2009-01-20T23:32:00.003+08:00

Chinese New Year is Coming, time to do some spring cleaning!!!

I have the following tees for sale.

Brand New with Tag

2006 Mizuno Wave Run Tee - Size S - $5
2008 Mizuno Wave Run Running Singlet - Size S - $10

2005 SCSM Finisher Tee Size S - $5
2008 SCSM Finisher Tee Size XS- $20
2005 SCSM Running Singlet Size XS - $10

Interested Parties Please Leave me a msg,email,call,sms, whatever contact you have.

Mon & Tues Run

2009-01-20T23:01:00.001+08:00

My runs are getting shorter by the day.

Yesterday i did 5km around the park connector.

Today i did 8km on the treadmill in 1hr.

Siao lizo...

I need to buck up on my long runs soon.

Banana Relay 2009

2009-01-18T23:56:00.003+08:00

A group of human bananas!!!!!!!

Look like one?

Hougang to Sembawang

2009-01-10T11:34:00.003+08:00

Running to sembawang took me close to 2hours to complete.

I took the train and switch the bus back home. Took me 1hour.

Wonder how efficient the public transport is nowadays.

Still i manage to have a good run today. Keep it up.

Updates!!!!!!

2009-01-09T20:50:00.001+08:00

Somehow something went wrong. This week suddenly ki siao.

Ran on Tuesday out on the road, did 9km plus some slopes.

Ran on Wed in the Gym , 4km easy.

Ran on Thursday , Track workout

Ran on Friday in the Gym, 7km easy.

See, Ki Siao lizo.

Happy New Year 2009

2009-01-01T10:31:00.002+08:00

Looking back at my running resolutions for 2008

1)To be able to run 10km by Jan - Achieved
2)To be able to run 21km by Feb - Achieved
3)To be able to run either the sundown marathon or lion city marathon. - Achieved, Completed Sundown Marathon in 5hour 45min
4)To achived Operation PB for SCSM '08' - Did not Acomplished
5)To take part in MR Ultra-marathon '08' - Achieved , 5 laps in 9hrs 22min
6)To stay injury free for the year 2008 - Achieved

Because i slacked too much , Op PB did not happen. Did 3marathons and 2 ultra marathon this year.

Looking forward , Hopefully i am able to maintain and keep running . Doing more marathons or ultra .
Happy New Year To All

1st Run in the Gym.

2008-12-30T22:30:00.000+08:00

Managed to do a recovery today after work , in the most unexpected place for me. The Gym.

I managed to do 7.5km in about 40mines. Maybe i will be visiting the gym for more runs often.

MR 25 Ultra Marathon 2008 - A Chapter to Close 2008

2008-12-29T23:13:00.003+08:00

I gave this event a miss last year due to my ITB. This year, back i came. Although slower and weaker.

I had the job of transporting 20cartons of 100plus for the runners this year. So i reach MR early for once.

With the new multi carpark ready, there was lots of parking space. Also a large number of runners doing the run this year.

Met up with many runners and saw many familiar faces. Had no plans on the number of laps that i want to do this year.

Started the 1st lap well , did most of the loop with ultra in front of me. With good and cooling weather for the 1st lap. Took a few minutes break before i continue on with the 2nd lap.

Was running the 2nd lap alone most of the time.... 2nd lap was about 2-3 minutes faster. Took a banana and had some drinks before i carry on the 3rd lap.. I average a 1hr 5min for the 1st 3laps. And that is when i started to felt sleepy and tired. I knew that it will happen somehow, but did not realize that it can be that bad.

My 4th lap , i manage to meet up with ripley who was doing her 3rd lap , so we walk up the slopes an run on some flat ground. And i decided that i will be taking a break while waiting for ripley to complete her 4th lap and than we can finish the 5th lap together.

Upon reaching the fitness corner, about 39km done. My eyes could not take it anymore and i took a nap at the fitness corner , estimated that i took about 20-25mins napping. In the end, i completed my 4th lap in 2hr+ .

Reaching the start point, had char siew rice provided by MR25, and i doze off under the shelter. Thanks to BOSE who let me took a nap in his car and also for the drinks.

Ripley came back about another 2hrs later. And off we went for our 5th and final lap. Met Shute along the way and many thanks for getting us durians. We completed the 5th lap just under 2hours.

And so i completed MR 25 Ultra-marathon completed 52.5km in 9hours 22minus.
This include 3hours of nap time.

It was a good way to end the year 2008. I have to start planning for 2009 soon.

January Issue of RW

2008-12-27T23:38:00.001+08:00

The January Issue of RW arrived by post.

Tuesday Run

2008-12-23T19:38:00.002+08:00

Managed to keep up the routine of a midweek run today , still stuck on 4sets of 800. Doesn seem to see a big improvement at the moment. So i guess i need to put in more hours on run.

Did about 7km today. The main course is this coming sunday. So my weekdays run are going to be easy for this week.

Looking forward to sunday.

Friday and Saturday Run

2008-12-20T08:50:00.004+08:00

Friday

Very cooling day. 8km. A good way to end the work week.

Saturday

I tried to recce my way to workplace today, the first phrase was all right. Got a bit lost during the 2nd phrase. But managed to make it somehow. And so took me about 45mins. On the return route back , the sun came out , became hot and so , i took the MRT from potong pasir back home. What a slacker , but manage a 13km. Good way to start the weekend. =D

Thursday Workout

2008-12-18T19:34:00.002+08:00

Yeah, i am running again, this week could not manage to fit in a decent run. I guess its all boils down to bad time management. I really have to do something about it. This weekend will try to find a route to run down to work so that i can have more decent run in the coming months to come.

As for today , manage to do 4 sets of 800 . And about another 3km after that. Its two more weeks till the end of the year and i wish to end the year on a high...

Motivation please come and look for me. =D

Weekdays Run

2008-12-11T21:58:00.001+08:00

Did 2 runs on Tuesday and Thursday,

5km each day.

Okie, i slacked.

But its okie. Take a break.

Still looking for my motivation.

Help!!

SCSM Results

2008-12-11T21:13:00.004+08:00

ome stats on my SCSM 2008 Result.

TIME:3h:54m:52s (gun) / 3h:48m:42s (net)

10km - 50min 23sec
21km - 1hr 43min 59sec

30km - 2hr 30min 35sec
42km - 3hr 48min 42sec

Result in Entire Field - 441st place
11952 finishers behind. About 4% of finishers ahead.
Result based on CHIP time: 368th place

Average Speed at 5:25min/km

From 0 km to 10km - 5:02min/km

From 11km to 21km - 4:52min/km

From 22km to 30km - 5:11min/km

From 31km to 42km - 6:24min/km

So it seems like i need more training in my last quarter. Guess its due to a lack of training. But its always good to complete a marathon in sub 4 time. Sg.

SCSM 2008 - OP PB did not happen

2008-12-07T19:37:00.002+08:00

Ar, managed to reach the event area at 330am. Where some test have to be conducted. So when all tests are done its already 515am and somehow its a freaking JAM to the start point. With only one entry point into the start point, i felt that its not good idea with one entry point. It SUXS manz..
And before i knew it the race has already started and i was stuck at the bad so far off. It took me 5mins or more before i crossed the start point. Basket. And so Me and IMD was stuck with the crowd. We had to play catch up to gain back the lost time, although its by chip time.

And so for the 1st 10-12 km , we had to up the pace while siaming runners. Dammit. So shack!! Estimated were running a sub 5min pace. Slowly managed to overtake the 5hr 15min Pacer, and we carry on this way till we finally caught up with the 4hr pacer at about the 14km mark. Averaging a 5min/km pace i estimated. So the pace was maintained till the 21km mark where i knew i could not carry on such a pace. Shit, i am a slacker. Not enough training. My 1st 21km took me about 1hr 40min or so. I have to wait till the actual result come out.

After that , i reduce the pace while IMD left me behind and speed off. With that i started to run at my own pace. I was hoping that i will be able to last for as long as possible.

32-33km into the race , i finally started to take a walk, slight pain started to come in. What make things worse was the 1/2 marathon started merging with the full marathon route. And the freaking route was so packed, it was a complete MESS. I spent so much time dodging the runners.. At the 39km mark , we started merging with the 10km runners. Simply not the way to have such a thing happen at a World Class Event. But well i guess its no more a world class event.

Well , to be a bit fair , the water point and stuffs were still good. But will consider to run or not next year if its still going to be so bad.

Anyway i ended the run in 3hr 53min. Thats the gun time. Hopefully can shave off 5-6mins. Net time should be about 3hr 48min.
I should think of my PB another time..

Its time to take a break

Bangkok Marathon 2008 and a stroke of luck!

2008-11-29T01:04:00.004+08:00

I was on the same flight with zco , ripley , licht to bangkok. We saw harmoni on the plane too. Upon reaching Bangkok and clearing the customs, Ripley and licht went off to meet her friend. Off i went with zco to check in to the hotel before collecting the race pack. The race pack collection was a breeze, no que , no nothing. Hassle free.

After that , i managed to contact eliza who was staying in the same hotel with us , along with her , she introduce us to Mohan, Hazel and another girl who brought us to this fantastic place to have dinner . Its at a rooftop of one of the building. Good place , good atmosphere. Back to the hotel to rest.
Woke up at 1250am to prepare for the run which start at 2am. I opted for the 2am start time instead of the 3:30am start time as so to be able to run without any stress.

The 1st 26km was running on the highway of Bangkok..

Their water points are placed every 2km apart. Only when the run when into the streets of Bangkok did it become more interesting. I tried to maintain a constant pace throughout the whole run which i think i actually did managed to.
The Nice Aunties manning the water points with fruits too.

In the end i crossed the finishing line in 3hr 57min. Which was not too bad.. and i manged to take a photos with the elites, i know the 1st , 2nd position are in there. Very friendly of them. So Shiok

I spent the next 2 days walking and shopping around the heart of bangkok city, and yeah, lucky because i managed to took the flight back home before the airport closed. So thats why.
So so so lucky.

Counting Down.

2008-11-21T22:21:00.002+08:00

Finally the time has come,

Since i have been slacking for the month of november. It is unlikely that i will do well for bangkok marathon. And so , i will just have fun and enjoy.

At least i managed to run yesterday, although its just 5km.

Hopefully when i come back , i can arrange my time better. Need to have better time management.

Today managed to run 10km, at least managed to keep myself going.

Its time to have fun. Yeah!!!

Runner's World December Issue

2008-11-16T16:38:00.003+08:00

Runner's World December Issue was in the mail yesterday. Looks like it can keep me busy for a while.

Weekend Run

2008-11-16T16:36:00.003+08:00

Today , i met up with Neo for a run at ECP , somehow my body felt heavy, legs felt heavy , donno whats wrong, maybe i stop running for too long. And Bangkok marathon is in another 7days, Fantastic.

But managed to covered about 21km today. Lets hope i can complete the marathon in one piece...

I have Sinned

2008-11-15T17:52:00.005+08:00

Again i have sinned. It was too good a deal to be missed.
Well at least i did my part in boosting the singapore economy

Fastwitch 2, old model , at $39.00

Grid Phoenix at $49.00 My currently pair still all right, why did i buy another pair. =D

See , i still have my hurrciane 10 in the box unused. -_-"

Bad News Today

2008-11-13T21:26:00.003+08:00

I saw 2 bad news today.

Firstly , Tigers maul cleaner at Singapore Zoo. I wonder if the tigers are not fed enough at the zoo..

Secondly , for those who watch the taiwanese version of superstar.
黎礎寧 from 星光三班 who got third position commit suicide. Its such a sad piece of news.. I have added some clips of her performance during the contest. =(
黎礎寧 rest in peace.
And if you are wondering , i don't watch the singapore version at all.

黎礎寧 & A-Lin 我還是不懂

黎礎寧 - Save me from myself

葉瑋庭 & 黎礎寧 - 假娃娃

Finally I ran

2008-11-13T21:21:00.002+08:00

Yes, finally i ran , took me a long time. The past few times i tried to run, the rain came and i took it as a excuse not too run.

I managed a 10km today in 45min. Breathless already. I think that my PB this year harad to achive already. So i shall relax and just run as i feel like.

Thursday Run

2008-11-06T21:19:00.000+08:00

I am getting bored, today i managed to ran 6km.

than i Stop. Hopefully this weekend i can squeeze something in.

My shortest post ever.

A run at last!!

2008-11-04T20:37:00.002+08:00

Today i finally took some time off to go for a short run. Almost left me breathless.
I managed to complete 10km in 47mins.

If i continue this pace for a marathon. I will do about 3hr 20min. woohooo..

Just kidding.

10 ways to know if you've been in the corporate world too long:
1. You ask the waiter what the restaurant's core competencies are.
2. You decide to re-organise your family into a "team-based organization."
3. You refer to dating as test marketing.
4. You can spell "paradigm."
5. You actually know what a paradigm is.
6. Your Valentine's Day cards have bullet points.
7. You give constructive feedback to your dog.
8. You believe you never have any problems in your life, just "issues" and "improvement opportunities."
9. You can explain to somebody the difference between "re-engineering", "down-sizing", "right-sizing", and "firing people's behinds."
10. You actually believe your explanation in number 9.

The Ten "If'"s of Employment
1. If it rings, put it on hold.
2. If it clunks, call the repairman.
3. If it whistles, ignore it.
4. If it’s a friend, stop work and chat.
5. If it’s the boss, look busy.
6. If it talks, take notes.
7. If it’s handwritten, type it.
8. If it’s typed, copy it.
9. If it’s copied, file it.
10. If it’s Friday, forget it

Day 80/117 OP PB SCSM08

2008-10-30T19:34:00.002+08:00

Chances of me getting a PB for SCSM 08 is getting smaller and smaller.

Today i managed to run a slow 5km about 5min/km around the canal.
Last Sunday, i met up with Neo at MR where we did 2loops. And coming this sunday, it is the MR25 35km progressive run.
A flashback for the past 2 years when i did this run,

2006 - Had flu and ran the 35km in MR , I suffered quite badly after the run.
2007 - The ITB which flared up during the 35km in MR kept me out for almost 6months.

Let me hope that 2008 will be a good year.

North Face Video

2008-10-29T23:14:00.000+08:00

Interesting!!!

No Updates

2008-10-28T00:33:00.002+08:00

Yeah!

I am just too lazy to blog for the past week or so. Hopefully i get some motivation to start typing again.

I did a marathon today - Well almost

2008-10-19T16:28:00.003+08:00

I could not complete what i set out to do today , to run for 4hours and to complete a marathon.

So sad, well as least i tried.

My run started at 645am today. I should have start earlier, but wasted too much time at home. And so because of that , i suffered later on. Armed with a EZ Link card and a $5.00 note and with no planned route in mind, i went towards the direction of Ang Mo Kio again. Such good weather, for only the 1st hour..

Reach Bishan Park , than run further down till i reach lower pierce reservoir. Took a toilet break and got myself a drink at the petrol station. After which i went towards upper thomson road and turn into Upper Pierce reservoir. By this time,the cooling weather has already become the hot and humid. When i reach the junction of Mandai Road , i went towards the direction of yishun.. .

Headed to Yishun stadium , and took a wrong turn. which lead me to khatib Mrt, this means that i was heading up north instead of back to hougang. Well, the harm has already been done, i tried to rectify my error and turn into Yishun Ring Loop, so stupid of me, a loop means you will end up back in the same place again, but i went into it.. The weather was getting hotter and hotter. So too lazy to think , i just carry on running , and when i saw the mrt track , thought i arrived back at Khatib MRT. BUT NO.............. I saw........ that i have reach yishun. Which is even further. -_-/ Great.

So I followed the MRT track where i pass by Yishun MRT, than Khatib MRT , than finally back to Yishun Stadium where i make the wrong turn..

I went towards the direction of Orchid Country Club this time, but went and bought another drink to carry along. Almost 9am. And i had been running for about 2hours 30min. Reach the seletar Dam , where i knew it will link me back to YCK later on.

Reach Seletar Country Club and this was the hottest stretch of my whole run. There was construction by the side of the road , the stupid sun decided to come out in full force and i was trying to make my way home. Reach the seletar camp finally , and further down was Jalan Kayu. I ran down somemore where i finally reach the junction of Sengkang and Yio Chu Kang.

Decided to take a bus home from there. Too hot a day. Cham , so in the end the devil took over me.. Well i estimated a 36km. So 6km more to a marathon. I shall leave it for another day than.. =D

36km in about 3hr 15min.
Est time for 42 is 3hr 45min.
Alamak, behind schedule lizo.

Cooling Run Down to YCK

2008-10-16T22:15:00.003+08:00

Today was a cooling day.

My run brought me down to AMK MRT , I followed the track and went to YCK MRT station. From there i went and turn into YCK Road , lots of up and down slopes with a number of traffic lights.

Took about 1hr 30min for 16km...... Good Run.

Day 64 of 117 , OP PB SCSM 08

2008-10-14T21:14:00.004+08:00

Work have been piling up lately , I have less time to slack at work....... still, i managed to leave OTD. Something which is getting harder.

Yesterday i managed to run a 5km to recover from the Sunday 32km run. At least my legs felt really good. No ache and pains.

Today i went and did the Hougang ---> Sengkang ----> Punggol Route. I named it the HSP route. I covered up to a distance of 14km. Felt so good. I am not slacking anymore.

Ultramarathon Man - Confessions of an All Night Runner

2008-10-12T23:42:00.004+08:00

I just finish reading Dean Karnazes - Ultramarathon Man - Confessions of an All Night Runner .
Its unlike me to just borrow a book from the library and actually sit down and read it.. I actually took just 2 nights to finish reading his book.

Its pretty impressive. And i truly enjoy reading it.

It looks like i have found some motivation to carry on running.

Sunday Run at East Coast Park with the Fatbird Pacers

2008-10-12T19:30:00.002+08:00

And so the title tell it all, but i was late cause waiting for Neo, so had to play catch up. Neo got injury by playing soccer and told me carry on.

Pratically i was running today morning run by myself. It was a hot day , and i had to make a few water stops at the return leg to cool myself down.

Overall covered about 32km in 2hr 48min.

About a 5:16/km Pace. That works up to be a 3:45 pace for a marathon. Looks like i still have some way to go if i want to get a PB for SCSM.

North Face 100 Singapore Results

2008-10-11T11:52:00.003+08:00

A total of 313 Runners , 18 Runners Did Not Start, 50 Runners Did Not Finish

245 Mens , 68 Ladies

Out of the 191 men who started the race , I was placed 48th . Damm. I need to buck up.

We were placed 9th out of the 87 mens teams which completed the run.

More detail results can be found here

North Face Photos

2008-10-09T23:40:00.007+08:00

Pre Race Photos

Race Photos

Post Race Photos

Updates

2008-10-09T23:00:00.002+08:00

I have been busy to update lately. Thats because i am becoming lazy. Why am i becoming lazy? I also dono.

But after the North Face Run , i am becoming a slacker. Thats not very good. Although i have fully recovered from that tough 50km run.

On Monday , i did a short 2km recovery run , why 2km? Thats because i am feeling hungry after 2km , so i decided to stop.

So feeling guilty , i ran again on tuesday evening. This time i manage to do longer than 2km, why longer than 2km you say. That because i am not feeling so hungry this time run. But after 3.8km i felt hungry. so i stop at 3.8km. But this time, i did not felt so guilty, only 50% guilty.

And so because of that , wed became my rest day.

Today , i felt great, so it was a good evening to run. But but , but , I got called out for dinner. And so i went for dinner. Argh, so i could not run. But , but , but............. when i reach home , i felt guilty again..... .... . .. . . . .. . so.... ...so.... .. .. i rested ---- 20min..... 40min....... 1hour...... before i changed into my running attire and off i went to RUN.........

So i went and did a 8.8km run at the park connecter.. . I lap every 2.2km....... which make it 4sets. ... .

1st 2.2km-11:25
2nd 2.2km-10:39
3rd 2.2km-10:01
4th 2.2km-9:00

So i did about 8.8km in 41:06 .....

I am not feeling guilty anymore....................=D

North Face 100 - Its Tough

2008-10-05T20:12:00.003+08:00

One of the most toughest race i ever did. The North Face 100. Although we just ran 50km each.

Arrived at MR car park about 6 30am. That's to make sure i get a parking space.. Many of the North Face participants were already there preparing for the run. Met up with the Sgrunners at the car park. I was doing some last minute preparations like topping up my hydration bag, which was empty. Had 2 slices of raisin bread and chit chatting with the rest while waiting for Neo to arrive. My preparations was basically done last minute.

Neo arrived at 7am sharp. The rest of the sgrunners have already made their way to the start point at the zig zag bridge area to collect their time chip. About 7 20 , we finally made our way down to the start point. As usual , many familiar faces all around. After collecting our race chip, we were chatting and hanging around with the rest while waiting for the run to begin.

At 8am sharp, the run was flagged off. I started together with Neo into lornie road. Expected soon that i will not be able to catch up with him. After the stretch of Lornie road. I was left behind by neo when we running into trail. So started to run my own race.. going into northern trail, was looking out for ripley who was there to take photos for us.. Upon reaching rifle range road, i believe had already covered 10km or so. Saw Dreamrunner & Do cheering us on at the barrier. Running on the road was so much easier , trail running is really tough. The marshalls did a good job directing us at split junctions. There was quite a lot of directions signs and stickers too.

Just went i though that i experience the worst. I arrived at the foot of bukit timah hill. Naturally, the route brought us up to the top of the hill.. After running 17km of trails and road. Going up a 160m steep hill is not easy. So i started my slow walk up the hill , it such a torturing walk up. I saw lai chee running up the hill behind me. What good endurance from her. And so for the 2nd half up the hill , i started to do a slow jog up together to the top of the hill. But lai chee overtook me anyway. Haaaa! There was a surprise at the top of the hill. Doreamon Red and TKtan were there supporting the runner's and taking pictures, together with her home-made pocari sweat konnyuku jello. Wah, so refreshing and motivating..

Going back down the hill was bad , moving back into the trail, the steps was huge and hard to run down for people with short legs like me... carry on till i see familiar route again, where we did our north face training run before.. The road that lead us to Zhenghua park. The weather was kind , the route was not. My shoes was all filled with mud. But its cooling though. Saw the sgrunners support team station just outside track 15 , cheering us on. So many thanks to them. Had a cool refreshing 100plus there. Wah really shiok.

I was hoping to reach check point 3 soon. But i started walking up the slopes which really took up a lot of my time. Finally CP 3 was in sight. Thanks to Ripley and FD who was there to help us take pictures again. I will give thumbs up to the northface support station , I filled up my hydration bag with 100plus, COLD 100 plus... That was at the 21km/22km mark. But i felt that running with cold 100plus was a bad choice, cause i was drinking away at it almost non-stop. Already reduce my performance. From CP 3 to CP 4 was about 7.5km . As usual , i walked up slopes, and run down slopes , straight road sometimes walk , sometime run.. had to run into some vegatation areas , sandy road and than zhenghua park before reaching CP 4.
By than I had already covered 30km. My hydration bag 100plus was no more cooling. Took the chance to refilled 100 plus again. Added some ice this time. Since CP 3,4 and 5 were all at the same place. I added about 1litre of 100plus, planned to refilled again when i come back.

From checkpoint 4 to 5 is about 6.5km. Just 100m after i embarked on the run, FD was at the park under the shelter, i took about 5-10min rest there. The route was more or less similiar , just running in the other direction. But slowly getting used to the tough terrain. Walk quite a lot though. But my pace was a bit faster. Just a bit only. Reaching CP5 at 36.5km , took a final topup of 100 plus, took some time to stretch. And finally its time to make my way back to the end point. I felt a bit of strain on my left hamstring, and started to stretch my leg. A kind runner pass me a salt capsule. Thank you so much. But i could not recall who he was.

Soon i was back at the entrance of track 15 again. Where the Sgrunners support team was. The tired me decided to take a break there. Tried to take a short nap for a few minutes. Had some drink, chit chat, took out my milo bar, but can only managed to finish 1/3 of the bar. What a waste of milo bar.. I was offered a donut , so thank you. It was filling. ... So estimated i spent a good 20-25mins at the sgrunner support station.

Finally continue with the race, and 5mins after i restarted, it started to rain, not complaining though, better than hot weather. Not very heavy though, some drizzle here and there... Got my shoes muddy again, since its already so dirty no difference. I was too tired and lazy to siam the mud and look for a path. And the mud is so cooling.

41km, reached the end of rifle range road. Put in some effort to run on the road back to rifle range. Its the easiest part to run before hitting the trail again. Once i reach the trail road again , its back to my walk upslope and run downslope again. It seems forever before i manage to reach the ranger station. 45km covered... 5km to go.. Going back into the northern trail , the last 3km of trail. Was suffering... But did not walk as much, 49 km , I was out of the trail, the last 1km back was running on road. Much more comfortable , can feel a bit of cramp coming in. Luckily the cramp decided to stay away.

Finally I managed to complete the run in 6 hour 35min. Its not really a impressive time. But at least i managed to complete it in one piece. Ripley was at the end point taking photos for us. I was handed my medal. Neo finished in 5th position and bug was in 8th. Should have let both of them team up together and they will be able to get a 3rd placing.

Lai Chee and Lesley came in 2nd and 3rd position in the woman's cat, and so they came in 1st in the woman duo. Congrats to them..

Apart from the drinks waiting for us at the end point, there was subway, jelly, egg, fruits, ice cocktail, yogurt and much more. I had a good time feasting on the food..

This 50km ultra marathon is really tough , and right now, its one of the toughest race i ever did. The organizers in my view did a great job. They gave us a really challenging route to run. Everything was in place. Not messy at all. Maybe its because of just 300 participants.

*Acknowledgments*

Thanks to the Sgrunner's Support Team - Terry, Passion, Charmane, Fruittloops, Spencer, SealBoon and Senza for the support given to us, the drinks, cheering and the donut.

Thanks to Ripley and FD for the photos , at so many different places..

Thanks to Tktan, doraemon_red and jj at the top of bukit timah hill. For taking photos and the jello.

Thanks to bug,cheow and the rest who organized some recce run for northface.

Thanks to Neo who agree to join the run 1week before the race.

Lastly special thanks to my semi retired - mizuno creation which managed to hold up for the whole run. I gave it a really good wash after the run..

I am really feeling like a old man now. Aching back, aching legs.

The pictures will come in later on.

Tapering For North Face or is it

2008-10-02T22:50:00.003+08:00

Ok.. With 2 days left to go. Its time to taper down already. Still i have not actually captured the actual meaning of tapering down before a race..

I assume that tapering is reducing of exercise just before a important race. But, north face is not a important race , its just a built up to my Operation PB for SCSM.

Anyway, i managed just 5km today.
Thought of doing 10km. But i was hungry and tired after work. And yep, north face is on saturday. Must taper.

I managed to lap my time every 1km.
So i did
4:09 for 1st km
4:00 for 2nd km
4:07 for 3rd km
4:03 for 4th km
4:05 for 5th km

I did a 20:26 for 5km.

Hmmmmmm, so i am wondering, if this is called tapering. I hope it is. =X

Back to the track today.

2008-09-30T20:02:00.004+08:00

Today i went back to my 800m sets on the track. Bo Chup, i left work OTD (On The Dot)
That is because tommorrow is HOLIDAY.

I wanted to see if there is any improvement over the past one month.

Comparing the timing i did about 1month ago.

One Month Ago
Sep 4th

Set 1 : 2:55
Set 2 : 2:55
Set 3 : 2:55
Set 4 : 2:56
Set 5 : 2:58
Set 6 : 2:58
Set 7 : 2:58
Set 8 : 2:51

2mins rest per set.

One Month After
Sep 30th
Set 1: 2.51
Set 2: 2.49
Set 3: 2.54
Set 4: 2.55
Set 5: 2.57
Set 6: 2.57
Set 7: 2.56
Set 8: 2.54

1 400m jog (rest)

Looking back at the past time and present time. I can see no freaking improvement . Nahiahiaahiahiahia.
Why is that so. The only difference is the rest time in between. Instead of taking a 2min break per 800m set, i switch to a 400m slow jog.

Looks like i need some errrrrr advice. How.

Anyway today run was quite good. 3 km Warmup and Warmdown.
Track i did 24rounds which is 9.6..

Total i did 12.6km .... Woohoooooo.
I am now planning my training program after north face 100.

A Day Of Reading, and slacking

2008-09-30T00:36:00.002+08:00

I tried not to slack. But still i did.

Tommorrow i will try to make my way back into training. North Face is in 4more days.

I am still on the Run Less,Run Faster book. Wondering if the training programm really helps. It looks good. I shall try it.

Map For North Face 100 Singapore

2008-09-28T21:42:00.005+08:00

If anyone is able to read the MAP please tell me......

Its kinda hard to read it.

A day of Books and Magazines

2008-09-28T01:30:00.007+08:00

3 days after i received my first issue of Runner's World.

This arrived in my mailbox again.

So kinda confused me. But a few others also recieved it. So i guess its normal.

The North Face collection also include this magazine,

Happen to visit Toa Payoh Library and i found these books.

A visit to roentgen blog let me saw this book.

Ultra Marathon Man

My last impression of Dean Karnazes is his 50 marathons in 50 states in 50days. And since i saw the book, i took the chance to take it home for 2weeks. Hopefully i can get some motivation from it.

The next book which caught my eye was this

Run Less , Run Faster , featured in Runner's World.

Its suppose to teach you how to run faster but run less. I think its suits me well, along with everyone else.. Lets hope that i am able to find some suitable training programm or at least manage to pick up some thing useful. ...

I just happen to borrow this because i am curious. Lets see what can i learn from chi running. If i have the time though .

This 2weeks will be fully booked with so many things to read already.

North Face Race Pack Collection

2008-09-28T01:09:00.005+08:00

This weekend, i decided to take a break from running. To give my body a rest, so i have become a slacker this week. Its been a while since i ever slept till 11am. The last time should be a few months ago.... Cham si.

Today race pack collection day for the North Face 100 . My original team mate could not make it back to singapore on race day. I guess its due to work commitments. And so after receiving the news yesterday , i had to find a replacement . So Neo was the first person that came to my mind. No objections from him and so now my official team mate for North Face 100 is Neo .

Back to the race pack collection . Saw many familiar faces there. Ultra,TLR,RR,Riply,Cheow,KK, Lai Chee, Leshley, and so much more i could not recall.Glad that the organizer let me make a last minute changes to the name list. The goodie back had nothing fantastic in it.

A shirt , a tag , maps which its quite hard for me to understand , some samples , a writing pad and a bottle of 100plus. -_-"

Weekly Interval Training At the Track

2008-09-25T21:14:00.002+08:00

Today i manage to make it early for intervals due so some reason......
Its good that i been managing it for 4weeks already.

As usual i started of with a 4km set. But before that, i ran from home down to the stadium. Its nothing new already. Maybe i should run to another stadium soon.

Anyway my 10laps around the track took me 15min 46 sec. So at least i maintain under a 4min pace still. Although its a tiring day. Still not too bad.

Next i started of with a set of 2km. The 5laps took me 7min 46 sec , not too bad . My 2nd set took 7min 48 sec. Quite constant . At least all is under 4min pace. So now there is some improvement shown.

Took a slow warm down run back home.

Lets hope that i can carry on the sets.
I have about 2months to go for Operation PB SCSM.

Keep it up!!!!!!!!!!!!

MEDICAL ALERT - CONTAGIOUS VIRUS

2008-09-24T09:43:00.000+08:00

MEDICAL ALERT - CONTAGIOUS VIRUS

The Center for Disease Control has issued a medical alert about a highly contagious, potentially dangerous virus that is transmitted orally, by hand, and even electronically.
This virus is called Weary Overload Recreational Killer (WORK). If you receive WORK from your boss, any of your colleagues, or anyone else via any means whatsoever - DO NOT TOUCH IT. This virus will wipe out your private life completely.
If you should come into contact with WORK you should immediately leave the premises. Take two good friends to the nearest grocery store and purchase one or both of the antidotes - Work Isolating Neutralizer Extract (WINE) and Bothersome Employer Elimination Rebooter (BEER). Take the antidote repeatedly until WORK has been completely eliminated from your system.
You should immediately forward this medical alert to five friends. If you do not have five friends, you have already been infected and WORK is controlling your life.

Wahahah!!!!! Do you have five friends?

Runner's World Magazine

2008-09-23T21:27:00.003+08:00

I went to open my mail box today, and finally saw this.

My October Issue Of Runner's World. =D
Yeah!!!!!!!!!

Thanks to Ripley for coordinating the bulk purchase.
Now i got 2 years subscription. Heh Heh Heh

Tuesday Run - Day 43 of 117 - Wu Zao Day, Jin Ho , Well Done

2008-09-23T21:03:00.004+08:00

Today as usual , i leave on the dot.. Well done right. Its not that easy to leave on the dot.

I quickly rush back back to prepare for my routine run. Even though i did 33km 2days ago. I cannot slack, must run. So quickly change and off i went.. Was very humid today. No good, warm , sweating a lot.

I went down from hougang -----------> yio chu kang road ----------> seletar west farmway----> fernvale -----> sengkang -------> hougang.

Total about 11.5km . So its a very good day. Wu ZAO day.
Well Done , Jin Ho . . Keep it up . .

North Face Training Run - 13 Days to Go - Day 41/117

2008-09-21T19:28:00.008+08:00

This morning total 9 of us was down to MR for our longest run (aim 4hr, approx. 30km)...

Reported at start line: kk, Cheow, Lai Chee, Leshley, Neo, Acidburn & Friend and Bug. I retired my trail shoes and was running with my semi-retired Mizuno Creation. I am expecting to fully retire this pair of shoes at the end of the year. Lets hope it will be able to last till than.

Together the 9 of us started off into the northern trail and to rifle range road. Thank goodness for the dry weather yesterday. The rifle range trail was DRY, fantastic.

Actually i also don't know how to describe the route, so i guess let the pictures to the talking. Pictures are taken by Bug.

We reach the end of the trail. Took a short walk while waiting for the rest to catch up.

Next we turn into this trail , i am not too sure what it is call. But i know that it leads to this mountain biking trail and than to Zhenghua Park.But first we have to cross this small barrier.

There was many hikers,trackers,mountain bikers and some muddy ground.

Soon we reach the bukit timah mountain biking trail. We have to give way to mountain bikes.

And soon after, we reach Zhenghua park. I notice that this is a very quiet place, a very nice place, but as of now, the only way i know how to get there is to run there.

We carry on the run into another mountain bike trail. Its called Track 15. I really feel that this is a good place. How nice if can built a house here.

Reach a live firing area, long time never see this sign. But we should be safe since we are not going to enter the area. The place never put any sign saying no cameras allowed. So i think safe to take picture. =D

The mountain bike trail brought us to many mountain bikers, i think this area is paradise for them. They are friendly peoples though. Giving way to runners, although we tried not to block their way too much.

We were than running up and down slopes. The slopes are quite steeps and similiar to those at MR. At one point of time, I manage to overtake a biker on the upslope.

The expressway is just beside us, manage to catch a sign that says BKE 6km.. But this is really a ulu place, other than bikers, i never see any runners or hikers.

Saw the signboard that says Gangsa Loop, I hope that the national park will do something about the dirty signboard and maps. Please clean it up someday. Even though its a ulu place.

There, we encountered more bikers.

Somehow i found this place familiar, i believe i have been here before during some training years back. Anyway, we reach mandai range where just nice reaching 2hours. Meaning its time to u-turn back. And managed to get ourself some Nice cool drink. Its really shiok.

Thanks to Mr Biker for taking a picture for us.

We started back on the return route , LaiChee hurt her ankle on the return leg, but she managed to carry on and finish it. Fantastic.
Neo and me targeted the ranger station as a rest point.

We took quite a long rest there waiting for acidburn to arrived. Laichee,Leshley and Acidburn's Friend went off first, doing the MR normal loop back, while we wait for acidburn. Actually its just a excuse for us to take a rest.

Carrying on with the loop , we caught sight of Kayano pet lizard.

Finally reached the end point.

Took 4 hrs 30min , we covered about 32-33km.

It was a great run, when we came back it was almost noon. This should be enough to make it for north face 100 in 2weeks time.

A weekend Short Run

2008-09-20T23:59:00.003+08:00

Before i went to work , i force myself to wake up in the morning to run. Ok, actually i did not force myself to wake up since i am already awake, i force myself to go and run.

4km, thats all i managed , before i decided to stop & went home. Wash up and went to work. Cham si. Saturday not a good day to run, not if there is work later on.

Guess i have to put my hope on sunday already.

But before that, i am going to present......................................

Project

Agar

Part II

The taste is better than Project I .........

At least i can see i am on the right track this time.

I need some experts to give me advice.

Is there any?

Agar Agar

2008-09-17T23:52:00.003+08:00

I tried making Agar Agar , somehow it doesn work out right. If there is any kind soul who can teach me how to make nice Agar Agar , please tell me. =D But for free okie.

My experiment of agar agar turn out to be like this.

The milky layer mix with my jelly layer.. Let hope my next try will be better.

A great workout at the track - Day 38 of 117 . Operation PB

2008-09-17T23:52:00.002+08:00

I managed to pull myself out of work at 6. Somehow manage to start my run before 7pm. Am i fast or what.

I ran down to hougang stadium. That took 1.5km.

Stretched , ok i did not really stretched , the slow run down to the stadium warmed me up enough. And so i started.

I ran around the track , ......1 lap , ......2 lap , ......3 lap , ......4 lap , ......5 lap , ......6 lap , ......7 lap , ......8 lap , ......9 lap and than 10. 10 LAPS. That took me 15min 54 sec. Hurray. I broke the 4min/pace mark. But i almost hit my limit. So its a no good , no good run. The next time i shall do better.

Next i carry on , decided to try out on 1.6km. 2 sets. So i ran ........ ......1 LAP , ......2LAP , ......3LAP , ......4LAP..... Yeah managed to complete 1st set.. in 6:04 Thats still under a 4min pace. So Well done well done.

Set 2----> I ran , 1LAP , .....2LAP......3LAP.......4 LAP....... . I went breathless. But still finish in a 6:03. So today i consider a great workout at the track.

=D

Nice post right?

Year It YourSelf.

2008-09-17T23:52:00.001+08:00

Its a bit crazy i know, But, as requested. I have to post this on my blog.!!!!!!

So people, please year it yourself ok?.

Tuesday Run - Potong Pasir Park Connector and a Wall Of Words

2008-09-16T20:35:00.007+08:00

Today i tried to left work on the dot. Well, almost almost. Still manage to reach home with the mood for a run..
With no route in mind today, i just went where my mind and legs decided to take me.
I went the other direction towards lorong ah soo.. And to the junction of upper serangoon road. Wanted to go towards serangoon stadium, but somehow went the other direction and reach Serangoon MRT.
Today was a good day for running. There was many runners out on the road. Kept on running till i reach the old graveyard , now a makeshift running ground for the gukkas. Decided not to run inside but kept on going straight till i reach the junction of Potong pasir town.
I don't know why, but i decided to turn into potong pasir neighbourhood , maybe its because i have never run inside before. And so it took me on a new running route which i have not explored before. Thought of doing a loop and than going back the same way. But than i saw this Park Connector. And so, off i went into the connector, it says about 3km long. I was running beside this big drain which i think lead to kallang river..Many runners can be spotted running at this connector.At one point of time, I reach a junction where i have to cross a overhead bridge that leads to braddell. So instead of doing a u-turn back home, i went all the way, i saw the bishan MRT deport, than Bishan Stadium. So its back to a familiar route again. I reach AMK MRT and went back towards hougang.
A run from Hougang --> Lorong Ah Soo --> Upper Serangoon Road --> Potong Pasir --> Bishan --> Ang Mo Kio --> Hougang took about 16km. Damn 16km only. But still a bit overran today already.
So glad of a new running route. So how do you all like my wall of words. =D

Swing KPE - Singapore First Tunnel Run

2008-09-14T22:57:00.016+08:00

Actually i am suppose to Blog About the first tunnel run. But , i am really too lazy to blog about it. So what should i do. Yeah. More PICS, Less talk. I think that will be better.

Some pictures extracted from Taz Blog, since we ran down to the start point instead of taking the shuttle bus. so the full story can be found there. As for me , i summarize the whole run. That be it.

I ran with my waterbag today. I also donno why , just felt like running with it. Upon reaching the event site. We saw this.

Have to insert your CASH CARD, if not cannot get to the start point.

So we went into the 10km holding area, I manged to went to the front by cutting the queue. You can see me queue cutting caught in the act. at the left side. Opps.

The first 1-2km , pictures taken from taz.... the lights were off for the lantern walk. Its something new. Running in a tunnel with the lights off.

Ok , for the 1st 5km , i did about 20:54, thats about a 4:10 pace. Quite ok. Stuffy and hot tunnel. My 2nd 5km, i decided to relax, take photos, enjoy the run.

The start of the U-turn back to the end point.

The Nice warning signboards inside the tunnel.

The distance markers. Its quite accurate.

You see any part that looks a running event? Or it looks more like a clubbing event..

Finally reached the finishing point. Its says 45min 29sec. Not too bad. Since i stop almost every km to snap some photos. Good run good run.

IMD told me about the Milo van. Seldom we see milo van in singapore races.

And so , i rush down to the MILO van to attack the MILO. There is always a advantage when you finish your run faster than others. The quite empty queue at the MILO VAN.

The result. Shiok.

The goodie bag after the run. Taken from Taz

So hang around for a while , before walking down to kovan instead of taking the bus..

Overall, its a fun run.. what can you expect from a free event.

Weekend Runs at ECP

2008-09-14T21:46:00.003+08:00

I realize that my weekends is always more tiring than weekdays. Even after work also not that tired... Every monday when back to work is so much more tiring.

But back to my weekends. Yesterday decided to join the Pacer group at ECP for a run. A last minute decision.

Arrived at ECP around 630am. But parked at the wrong carpark. So took a slow jog down to the skating ring to meet up with the rest of them. There was a large group of sgrunners and the pacers.

The menu was a 22km or so run. The run started about 650am, started off slowly, warming up my body.. it was a cold start. Bug was in front of me and i decided to just run beside him.. I was worried that it will rain anytime, the sky looks dark.. Upon reaching NSRCC, saw tekko and Mrs Tekko doing their runs. They ran further down nearer to coastal road, while we u-turn at NSRCC and ran towards fort road. Practically , its a run to both end of ECP.

It started raining when we reach the 14-15km run. But just for a while , the weather today make it perfect for a run.. We pick up the pace in the last 2-3km.

Overall it was a comfortable run.

Heard it was about 21.2km. Took 1hr 42 to complete.

That works out to be a 4:48 pace. Hmmm its good for a training run. But have to cut down more for Operation PB.

As usual , photo taking after the run, chit chat a bit before heading home.

Intervals on the Track - Day 31 of 117

2008-09-12T09:23:00.003+08:00

I could not blog yesterday cause i lost internet access. Its always so freaking shack when there is no access to the web. This shows that how much the stupid internet affects our live so much.
But i believe i found the root to the problem. At least i hope.

As i am blogging this , i am risking being found out for blogging at work. =D

And so , back to the topic. Intervals yesterday. I ran down to hougang stadium. I felt a bit of heavy legs, but i dono why.

Anyway i managed to start off with 1 set of 4 km. Took me 16min 27sec. That works out to be 4min 7sec per km. Not too bad. But can be improved.

Next i went back to my 800m sets.

Managed to complete 4sets today.

Set 01 - 3:00
Set 02 - 2:55
Set 03 - 2:56
Set 04 - 2:52

After which i did my run back home.
So altogether did about 10.5km. Not too bad for today. Lets hope that i can see improvement soon.

I wonder when my Runner's World Magazine will arrived. *waiting*

Running Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon For Free

2008-09-10T23:03:00.002+08:00

Dear all runners ,

Would you like to run standard chartered singapore marathon for free? Here is a chance now.

Looking for runners who can run 3:30 for SCSM 2008. And you be able to run the race for free + other attractive goodies.

Interested runners please contact me for more details.

Thanks.

Standard Chartered Bangkok International Marathon E mail confirmation

2008-09-10T22:52:00.002+08:00

Finally recieved confirmation for Standard Chartered Bangkok Marathon .

So everything is settled than.

Hotel has been booked. Race registered. Flight booked.

Good time to take a break over there.
But first i have to clear north face 100 next month!

Early Mid Week Run - Day 29 of 117

2008-09-09T22:02:00.006+08:00

Due to some technichal problems at work , i manage only to reach home at 8pm. Wasting no time, I changed and prepare for my run.

My legs felt heavy and tired. My body felt tired and sleepy. My stomach feeling hungry. Damn.

In the end , still manage to go for a short run. I went 1loop around my area , which is about 2.5km. After that its a anyhow run, went towards hougang stadium. Not much runners on the road today. I went towards upper serangoon road which have quite a number of up and down slopes, kind of shiok to go up and down.

Turn back into lorong ah soo and back hope.

Did about 9.5km today in about 45minutes. Not too bad. Hope the shackness goes away soon. I believe this is going to be a tiring week.

I have still not receive any confirmation mail from Bangkok Marathon, so tired of waiting and my emails to them got no respond. How.? Help!!

Glass Electronic Weighing Scale For Sale

2008-09-08T22:22:00.002+08:00

Glass Electronic Personal Scale For Sale

Bathroom Scale

-Equipped with 4 precision strain gauge sensors system

-Capacity: 150kg

-Division: 0.1kg

-Auto Zero/Auto Off

-Low Battery/Over Load Indication.

-Power: 1 piece of lithium battery.

Looks Classy. In Great working Condition.

I am selling it off for $9

Please Contact Me for more information.

Running Is Fun

My 9th AHM-SBR - Left and Right Leg

No Frills Series 10km & 15km, 13 Aug 2011 - by Running Guild

Teams:- Teams must have a minimum number of 3 members.- There is no limit on the number of members.- Teams are not allowed to compete in the Individual categories.

20km

Telok Blangah loops

Running with the Slackers

Up and Down Mt Faber

Weekend Run

I think i am back

Back?

Kakis in Hougang

2nd run of 2011

New Year Day Run at East side

I am back

Runner's World Magazine " May Issue"

First Local Race Sign up in 2010

Slack

Ferrata Wall at Orchard

Running is Not Fun

Too Lazy to Blog

Yellow Ribbon Prison Run 2009

AHM 2009

Pattaya Marathon 2009

Standard Chartered KL Marathon 2009

Saturday Run

MR25 Cross Country Marathon

Sundown Marathon 2009

RacePacl

I have sinned!!!!!!!

A parcel from Bangkok

My 60Km Run with TLR

GateCrashing the Dusty Run II

Running the Actual Sundown Marathon Route

SubUrban Run , With a Stroke of Luck

New Route, Running Across the Sungei Serangoon River

My Saturday Long Run

Sat

Sunday Run to Tampines

Sat Morning Run

SCSM Cert Arrived by Post

Finally i Blogged again - Run to Bedok Reservior

Huat Huat Run.

Various Running Tees For Sale

Mon & Tues Run

Banana Relay 2009

Hougang to Sembawang

Updates!!!!!!

Happy New Year 2009

1st Run in the Gym.

MR 25 Ultra Marathon 2008 - A Chapter to Close 2008

January Issue of RW

Tuesday Run

Friday and Saturday Run

Thursday Workout

Weekdays Run

SCSM Results

SCSM 2008 - OP PB did not happen

Bangkok Marathon 2008 and a stroke of luck!

Counting Down.

Runner's World December Issue

Weekend Run

I have Sinned

Bad News Today

Finally I ran

Thursday Run

A run at last!!

Day 80/117 OP PB SCSM08

North Face Video

No Updates

I did a marathon today - Well almost

Cooling Run Down to YCK

Day 64 of 117 , OP PB SCSM 08

Ultramarathon Man - Confessions of an All Night Runner

Sunday Run at East Coast Park with the Fatbird Pacers

North Face 100 Singapore Results

North Face Photos

Updates

North Face 100 - Its Tough

Tapering For North Face or is it

Teams:
- Teams must have a minimum number of 3 members.
- There is no limit on the number of members.
- Teams are not allowed to compete in the Individual categories.