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Training log

2009-11-03T00:11:00.006+08:00

Mon 02 nov
training my brain power....balancing balance sheet

Tue 03 nov
Distance : 10km
Time : 1hr05mins
Calories burnt : 715
Treadmill

Wed 04 nov
working late...very demoralised

Thurs 05 nov
Distance : 15km
Time : 1hr 38 mins
Calories : 1060
treadmill
and managed to finish watching the new tv series, Castle...not too bad...but i wish the lead actor is more good looking :P

Fri 06 nov
swam 35mins 45 laps*20m

Sat 07 nov
distance : 25km
time : 2 hrs 45 mins
treadmill....

watched paranormal activity..

Training log 26 Oct - 1 Nov

2009-10-27T13:20:00.006+08:00

Sun 25/10
dragged myself to the pool, swam and was flabbergasted with some of the so-called "swimmer". Some of them, (2 couples) hogged the whole two lanes not for swimming but for just talking and hugging....man and 5-6 people are left with another 3 lanes to swim. *rolled eyes*

since there is no running goals for the rest of the year...i came up with my new goals, to lose 10kg in 3 months!!!! so if i over-eat...please just go ahead and slap me !!

Mon 26/10
Took the day off to see my dentist, a long overdue business...the mouth pain, the heart pain cos the pocket bleed big time :(

5km run @ 7min pace, calf still sore and ankle felt weak.
cross-skiing machine - 30mins
total calories burnt = 210 + 365

went for a massage...the calf is so painful and the masseur is merciless....

Tue 27/10
Swim : 1.2km
Time : 1 hr (breaststroke : 35laps *20m, freestyle : 15laps*20m)

Wed 28/10
Run : 10km
Time : 1hr
Calories burnt = 710

Thurs 29/10
work late

Fri 30/10
work late

Sat 31/10
Run
Distance : 20km
Time : 2hr 06mns
Treadmill
calories burnt : 1450

Cross trainer
45mins

cycling
25mins

Sun 01/11
Worldwide runners, walkers and cyclists - map your routes
Distance : 10.62
Time : 1hr 09mins

TNF - 追夢雖然辛苦，起碼不痛苦

2009-10-25T09:08:00.003+08:00

a BIG thank you to the support team (LT, Tiwazz, Charlotte, Loonz, Tekko and Mrs Tekko, one lady whom i do not know her name, Evangeline, Kelly). The real heros are the one who waited and endure with us and providing us the support. THANK YOU!

Thank you to the training partners who weeks after weeks pushed us nearer and nearer towards our goals and to the one who claimed he is not as crazy as us (when he is in fact crazier than any one of us), thank you for the training plan and "suffering" with us when he didnt even have to.

Thanks to my partner for the good pace and patience during the race :).

Ran both TNF, i enjoyed the race much better this year in spite of the tougher route. All the trainings helped physically and mentally, much more prepared than last year and was able to run more strategically, learning to conserve energy and plan the timing. But one thing needs to improve is the re-fuelling, drank too much and worse too much "cocktail" of 100 plus, barley, coke and hydrolite combined with hammergel, snickers.....the end results => LS haha.

Luckily, still managed to come back under 7hr 30 mins. Shaved off 39 mins from my last year's timing....this is a revenge run..to come back and complete unfinished business.

Finally, 2 unfinished business from last year completed this year, felt a sense of relief yet lost at the same time. What is next? for now, i wont think about signing up for another trail race or any race for that matter...at least till next Monday when i am fully recover mentally and physically....now i am just gonna relax and chill out and sleep late.

Training Log

2009-10-13T10:12:00.002+08:00

lately been experiencing insomnia, dunno why just refused to sleep, work is quite stressful lately, i dare not even sleep for fear of waking up late for meeting the next day...kinda make me regret not leaving when i have the chance...but no point crying over split milk.

Monday
was super tired..decided to just head to the gym, need some "pick-me-up" which is a run.
Distance : 10km
Time : 1 hr

Training Log

2009-10-05T21:59:00.003+08:00

Mon
really drained....took mc today .
Went to the gym :X, did some run on the treadmill...and some leg press.
just need to go away and let out some steam...

Tue
working late...

Wed
working late again.......

Thurs, fri....same old story

Sat
28km in 4:30 mins..didnt feel as cui as last week, felt much better during the run. guess sleep is much more important than carbo loading..must make sure to get a good night sleep the whole week leading the race day.

sun
must be getting old...woke up to backache and fever...slept the whole day.

the pf didnt improve much..needed massage again..

2009-10-05T14:10:00.001+08:00

need to do some overhaul to the machine...after TNF....no more races until finish fixing the engine...haiz..

Training log 28 Sept

2009-09-29T23:17:00.003+08:00

Mon
no workout

Tue
Distance:5km?
Margaret Drive-River Valley-Patterson Rd-Borders
Was a real good run....vent out all my frustration and anger....

went to Ion orchard for a walk after the run....almost got lost...need to go out more

Sat
cui weekend...with lack of sleep and some problem...the sat run was totally zapping the energy out of me...even the pf was feeling numb...at some part of the run..really feel like throwing the bag on the floor and just zzz. Thanks to XZ for the company at the last 10km...

Training log 21 Sept

2009-09-21T20:10:00.004+08:00

Mon
Woodcutter Trail ++
Distance : 26.5km....
Time : 4hrs
Verdict : cui...

Lunch: Joakim porridge...verdict: Quality hotel's porridge is more value for money.

Tue
CBD Run
recovery run
Distance : 6.5km
Time: 47 mins

Wed
no run-----not that i want to slack .....work marathon rather...sianz

Thur & Fri
on MC.slept the whole day due to the medication.

Sat
mission unsuccessful...PF flared up and felt and scratched the right knee...well fated to just walk. thanks to XZ and batx...

went for massage...the uncle accidentally massage the open wound...ouch...lucky didnt bleed.

Sun
decided not to run as PF is still painful. Need to be careful and make sure injury free, need to do the last LSD before tapering.

Training 14 Sept - 20 Sept

2009-09-14T23:50:00.005+08:00

Mon
Swim - 45 mins

Aikido training 7:30 - 9:00
Ikkajo omote, ura
Nikkajo omote, ura
Nikkajo - two type of locks - first control and second control:elbow lock

Note : - For grading need to know
ikkajo to yonkajo: shomen uchi/yokomen uchi/suwari waza
kamae
Shiho-nage

Tue
Swim - 30mins (30 laps*25m)

Run
CBD:TP-Zouk-TP
Distance : 8km
Time: 59mins

Wed
Rest day

Thur
Aikido Training

Fri
rest :P

Sat
Run: Woodcutter trail - ard 18km?
Time : 2hrs 55 mins
Verdict : refreshing...but still very cui

didnt go for aikido...overslept

Sun
........feel like slacking...

Training log week 7 Sep - 13 Sep

2009-09-11T10:50:00.003+08:00

Back from long break....two weeks of no training...jia lat.

Mon
working late - no training

Tue
Swim - 45 mins
Run
400m * 5 sets @ 4.30 mins pace

Wed
Office - Borders
Distance : 9.5km
Time : 55mins

Thur
Aikido training
7:30 - 9:00pm

Fri
working late - no training

Sat
first trail run after 2 weeks of inactive......one word : siong
20plus km...5 hrs plus.. PF is hurting..the glute is painful..the calf is sore...but i was really glad to be back :P

Sun
slept the whole day :P recovering from the jetlag and the run. Reading the Men in White...interesting

Running the Sahara

2009-09-06T16:24:00.002+08:00

111 days, 6 countries, 6920km...3 men...a story of determination, trust, passion
endurance = 90% mental + 10% mental

actually cried when i watched this movie..can understand their pain (perhaps not that much) and their frustration. somehow, felt like going for a run now :)

week 4th Aug - 9th Aug

2009-08-09T23:45:00.003+08:00

Mon
Aikido

Tues
9.5 - 1.01

Wed
rest

Thurs
aikido

Fri
40
10-1.12

Sat
9.5-1.16

Sun
9.5 - 1.30

Training Log 20/07/2009

2009-07-20T13:07:00.004+08:00

After one month of MIA, its high time i got my lazy bum out from the couch (or in my case the 9.95 Ikea foldable chair which can be quite comfy at times...sometimes slept in it when i was too lazy to walk over to the bed).

Mon 20.07.2009
Managed to wake up at 530am only to go back to sleep till 7am. So no choice, only squeeze a run of ard max 3.5km.
Distance : 3.5km?
Time : 20 mins 59 sec

hopefully can wake up earlier tomorrow....last night didnt sleep till 3am...doing god knows what....cleaning up room and packing my books into different categories...siao liao.

Training

2009-07-15T00:19:00.002+08:00

mon 13 Jul
no run

tues 14 Jul
office-ubt-scotts-borders
distance : 9.5km
time : 57mins

penang food

2009-07-14T20:39:00.001+08:00

funny ad - i think malaysian are quite creative..

2009-07-14T20:22:00.002+08:00

2009-07-13T16:09:00.005+08:00

haven been running for almost two weeks. Shortness of breathe...seen doc...possible onset of asthma...a long time buddy who have not come back for a visit...was given ventolin...which caused the hands to shake and sweaty palm. wend back to see doc, was given a powder inhaler instead, the ventolin was too high dosage...was worried about irregular heartbeat, but the doc didnt detect anything unusual. advice was to go for ecg and see a heart doc if really concerned or if the episode recurrs frequently. damn...what to do...need to take care.

week 29 June

2009-07-03T10:50:00.006+08:00

an uneventful week...with tons of works (what's new right?),flu, PF..seems like an unfortunate week (but secretly i am glad i got to be excused from running for the whole week)...frankly..kinda tired..perhaps onset of burnt out..just want to focus more on other aspects in life..something other than running and racing (opps as if i am so pro lidat :P). Going forward, running will take a backseat as i will be more selective in my goals, will go back to other stuff that i love..such as travelling, photography and continuing my studies.

since i wont be running as much as before...will not be updating this blog as frequently as before :P

Sat 04 Jul
run
HV-Ulu Pandan Road-Old Holland Rd-Blackmore Rd-Rifle Range Road-usual route back to MR car park
Distance : 14-15km?
Time : 1hr 45 mins
havent run for the whole week, starting was slow, legs were heavy, tired, but managed to push on. always wanted to run the stretch along old holland rd, gentle slopes, cooling air, no traffic, certain part are nice for tempo run. took a 5 mins breather before going into rifle range road, the quiet road was unusually busy with cyclists, runners and walkers, even a few monkeys were taking their morning sun bath along the rifle range flyover. The trail was quiet but cooling, kinda nice to be running alone in the trail. The legs and lungs were not very cooperative had to push hard before making some distance. the last 3km was "fun" trying to outrun one ang moh, cheap thrill but its that kind of motivation that kept me going.

okie, now need to rush for my photo outing :P

Sun 05 Jul
woke up at 430, showered, packed, went for a ramen breakfast, then head out to fullerton to take photos..nice weather..place was quiet, air was fresh.

22 June 09

2009-06-22T22:18:00.008+08:00

new week ahead...start all over again

22 Jun 09
first day back to training...two hours of sweat and ache..man..age is really catching up..young at heart doesnt really make up for the physical aging..just one session of aikido..the whole body is in pain...and i still thot i can go for a run later...man i am overestimating myself... :P

but hey its great...can feel my heart is almost going to pop out...its really hard work..but shiok..

23 Jun 09
went for class..hehe finally my photo critique session...just two words..work harder!!

went for a run, distance ard 9.5km..time : 1hr.
was damn tired..the whole body was aching from previous day..the muscle was aching..it felt pain when i took a deep breathe and cough...

24 Jun 09
went for travel photography class...interesting...

25 Jun 09
After much thoughts...decided to part with my hubby.....my csk *sob sob*. Not going to do triathlon anymore, so why keep a bike and let it collect dust. Gonna sell and use the money to buy a good lense or camera body :P

26 Jun 09
had a day off...had lunch with fren, went to "sapu" lots of books, went for gym, went for photo shoots...shiok

27 Jun 09
MR - 15 km - 2hrs 06mins

Thanks to Ronnie and Bee...nice dinner...and Xiao Niu is so cute

28 Jun 09
no run...went for photo shoot @ zoo....man, realised eveytime photo outing sure rain...sianz...but at least managed to catch some shots

15 June 2009

2009-06-15T23:11:00.007+08:00

with no upcoming major events in sight, these two weeks have been an easy and slack weeks :P (can get addicted to this :)...time to buckle up.

Sat 13 June
ECP 28K? or is it 30K?
Time : 3hrs 34mins
was taking it easy and trying to enjoy the fun of running
lunch was at K Novena....dunno why got stomach upset...which lasted till Monday...no more chili!!

went for Kangxi exhibition @ ACME....thot its ending on 14 June....extended till 28 June...made me rush like mad only.

Interesting exhibition...worth the 8 bucks...which i later found out that i am entitled to 50% discount....*angry* 4 bucks could buy me one kaya toast and 2 half boiled eggs and one kopi liao....

went back home...tummy was painful decided to just call it a day and rest, skipped the idea of watching drag me to hell...and just watched cradle to the grave on tv...which really cradle me to zzzz

Sun 14 June

Woke up at 4plus...tummy felt better...but didnt really feel like running...was hoping for rain :P *weak mind!!* then decided what that heck..just got up to shower, change then got ready to leave when B sms ....oh well...since already changed might as well go for the run.

met up with yili, regina, stuck and XD. Stuck and XD are running the MR XC marathon-team relay...the thot of running 42 on the trail with cut off of 5hrs...so daunting...maybe next time bah.

We decided to do a shorter version :P 10km haha...no whip so take it easy la...nice run with nice weather...which i cant say the same for XD when he started his run...lately the weather is really crazzzyyy.

came back..showered then took a nap...the thot of going back to work on Mon...*sianz* :P

went for a nice cup of tea at coffee bean..read books and just enjoy a little bit of freedom before the end of the weekend.

Mon 15 June

work as usual...lucky that cup of coffee is damn strong...Monday blues..

ran home from office..ran to Borders..then took a short walk to tudor court and did a short jog home.

Office - Borders
Distance ; 9Km?
Time : 57mins 22 sec

Was reading this book "The looniness of long distance runners" which reminded me of what JW wrote in her article...for me...call me crazy, call me loony...i dun care...i enjoyed the "torture", i enjoyed the "pain"..its only during the run..really felt free and really push towards what i aimed for..its a training for discipline and determination. everyone has their own "craziness" but as long as we are having fun and we didnt hurt anyone or break the law along the way, why not..life is too short to stay "sane" all the time...sometimes you just have to be a bit loony to enjoy life.

Tue 16 June
work late
Did a slow and easy recovery run from office to home via clementi road and Commonwealth Ave West.

Distance : 6km?
Time : 44mins (with walk break and pit stop)

Wed - Sun
No runs, took more time out to take photos and rest and work :P

2009-06-09T22:46:00.003+08:00

never thot that i could get used to the idea of slacking....but i am :P (better buckle up soon). after the run on Sun..i happily rest my "tired" legs :P...been catching up on my work and also my online tv...now watching the anime blood+..found a link to watch The ultimatum online...good means that i dun need to rush back every day to watch, can slowly take my own sweet time.

the week after

2009-06-05T11:14:00.009+08:00

taking my own sweet time to recover and chill out after SD. Didnt particularly feel like running, but for recovery, i did a lot of walking. First two days was quite difficult as the feet are swollen and the blisters were causing discomfort especially when wearing work shoes. Luckily felt better on Wed, so went for a short and slow run ard my place. Feeling was good, running without any pressure does feel great. Work was hell so it was good that this week its not a heavy training week.

But cant help to have feeling of emptiness inside...so what is my next goal? Not doing SBR...just dun feel like paying 30 + bucks for this run. Desaru is doing relay and taking photos, MR probably will see if can do team relay. TNF no confirmation yet....perhaps should really plan for 2010...had something in mind but see how...money is another issue...whether i can take it or not is the more important question. Need to consult the "qian bei"...and oh yah need to shed at least 5kg...:P

Sat 06 Jun
Decided to skip running and go for photo outing. I missed the class assignment last Sun due to SD, so this week have to make up for the assignment. Reached BG ard 930am, weather was warm. first time using Nikon D90 which i rented, wanted to try out other brand of camera before deciding whether to switch or stick to my Olympus. Having hard time trying to figure out the function on top of trying to do some calculation on the A and S...i think my photo quality will go from bad to worst before improving...manual setting is no joke...its a lot of prep before taking a photo, the right ISO, Aperture, Shutter Speed, the background, the foreground, the storyline, the composition...but i guess lots of practice will make perfect.

Sun 07 Jun
Wanted to run to MR this morning, since the planned distance was 10.5, couldnt sleep well last night..so this morning decided to just do 10.5...lucky..the new plan is 20km..heng..

19km in 2hrs 36mins

went for another photo outing @ Haji Lane...rained...but stopped after a while...continue my "hunt" from Haji Lane till Arab St till Bussorh? St..till Bugis, till NLB till Purvis St till Asian Civilisation Musuem.

Chance upon a group of kids rehersing for a dance routine, as i did not want to disturb them...so cannot use flash...had to try to boost the ISO and just sitting there snapping away. Later at the same premise, there was another group learning a new dance routine...they were nice enough to let me go in and take photos...not bad for an outing.

Wanted to visit the Kangxi Exhibition..but too near closing time..still have next weekend...perhaps also can use my gallery voucher to buy some stuff..:P

macam ini pun boleh

2009-06-05T10:55:00.001+08:00

showdown

2009-05-31T18:31:00.006+08:00

Firstly....my gratitude to my training buddies, Burnz, Yankee and Xiao Di....the training really pays off....and my greatest gratitude to the god-sent supporters...without whom the training and the run would not be as comfortable as it is. Xiao Zhu, Tao, HoHo & Mrs HoHo, Regina, Stuck, Terence, ST, Piglet, Laser, Tiwazz & Charlotte ("Bali" water is indeed very heavenly :), Francis, Gentle, Mui Huan, Wen Tze, Ronnie & Bee, Penguin, FD, Passion, Bose, Brokie, Reno, Tekko & Mrs Tekko, Choon Wei,Principal...(sorry..if i missed out...the mind is not so clear after the start of the run :P)....the support points were one of the motivatons that pushed myself forward...it felt so good to see familiar faces during the long run. THANK YOU! although the word thank you cannot fully express the gratitude.

this race is a very emotional one for myself....i told myself last year when i DNF that no matter how hard, no matter how painful...this year i must complete the race...even if i have to crawl back to the finish point. The moment i crossed the line...the feeling was surreal...felt like crying when i was handed my medal and finisher tee...all the pain seems so far away...

the mind is blur as to what actually happened during the run....but one thing for sure...the finish line seems so near yet so far...

and if you ask me whether i want to do it again....for now i am not so sure but yet i tend to have short term memory...

final week

2009-05-27T23:08:00.003+08:00

finally....all training should come to a stop, no point over training at this point...time to just rest, refuel and get ready physically and mentally...

Mon
work

Tue
went to renew passport....had to go back to JB to renew my IC :P.....whole day gone...waited for like half a day

Wed
finally....can get the passport renewed.

Distance : 8km
Time : 54mins

slow and easy