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Showing posts with label running. Show all posts
Showing posts with label running. Show all posts
Sunday, September 05, 2010
lunarglide
thought this is a very good deal from nike factory outlet at west coast plaza.
cool, right? ;)
Sunday, August 01, 2010
not so long run
but it felt too long... and i couldn't maintain my pace consistently.
my 1st run in many months... haven't been running regularly since the standchart marathon last december so i've been terribly out of practice. besides my obvious laziness, i also blame it on my nike+ ipod sensor. i discovered its battery was flat a few months ago. as luck would have it, it was out of stock in many places.
without a way to track my distance covered, i've put off training for this year's half marathon until today. no more excuses since i got the sensor last month from jurong point, and i don't feel like killing myself in front of tens of thousands people at the marathon singapore in december.
today's run was 3.78km in 28 minutes 27seconds. average pace of 7'29"/km. lousy pace for such a short distance. need to ramp up the distance and speed in 4 months.
wish me strength! :)
my 1st run in many months... haven't been running regularly since the standchart marathon last december so i've been terribly out of practice. besides my obvious laziness, i also blame it on my nike+ ipod sensor. i discovered its battery was flat a few months ago. as luck would have it, it was out of stock in many places.
without a way to track my distance covered, i've put off training for this year's half marathon until today. no more excuses since i got the sensor last month from jurong point, and i don't feel like killing myself in front of tens of thousands people at the marathon singapore in december.
today's run was 3.78km in 28 minutes 27seconds. average pace of 7'29"/km. lousy pace for such a short distance. need to ramp up the distance and speed in 4 months.
wish me strength! :)
Sunday, December 07, 2008
1st half marathon
slept late last night, woke up at about 5:00am to stuff myself with soya bean milk, cereal and banana to prepare for the half marathon at 6:30am... all the while keeping as quiet as possible so as not to disturb the sleeping ph and sl.
walked over to the start point in 5 minutes... am so glad that i stayed over at swissotel. :) if i had taken the shuttle bus, i would have to be at the clementi stadium at 5:00am! gosh!
i'm so not prepared to run the half marathon but what the heck? can always walk whenever i want to. i only aim to complete the 21km, not run the complete distance. ;)
the first half was still bearable, i wasn't running fast but just a really slow jog with stops at all the drinks station plus a toilet break.
then the muscle near-cramps started after the half way mark. first on my left quadriceps then on my right, followed by both my calf muscles. had to make a beeline for the deep heat rub stations and 'whiten' my thighs with the ointment.
from then on, i had to stop periodically to stretch and massage my legs so as to prevent them from having a full-on cramp. so i would run for a few minutes, stretch and walk for a long time until i'm ready to run again and the cycle repeats itself. at the last 2km, even my toes threaten to cramp up.
needless to say, i didn't meet my target of 2:30 for the half marathon. it was a disappointing 3:07:43 and my results were embarassing to say the least. of the 9090 who completed the half marathon, 32% were female and i was only ahead of 31% of them.
Average km is a crawling 8 minutes and 54 seconds and average speed is 6.7km/h.
7127th place in the entire field with 1963 finishers behind and about 78% of finishers ahead.
5112th place in the male category with 1051 finishers behind and about 83% of finishers ahead.
948th place in my age category [35 to 39] with 137 finishers behind and about 87% of finishers ahead.
just for comparison, the male winner of the half marathon completed the run in 1:08:02. that is less than half the time i took. if he can run at this constant speed, he could have ran 3 x half marathons in the time i take to complete 1!
what's worse? my ipod nike+ recorded a longer distance than 21km! argghhh....
walked over to the start point in 5 minutes... am so glad that i stayed over at swissotel. :) if i had taken the shuttle bus, i would have to be at the clementi stadium at 5:00am! gosh!
i'm so not prepared to run the half marathon but what the heck? can always walk whenever i want to. i only aim to complete the 21km, not run the complete distance. ;)
the first half was still bearable, i wasn't running fast but just a really slow jog with stops at all the drinks station plus a toilet break.
then the muscle near-cramps started after the half way mark. first on my left quadriceps then on my right, followed by both my calf muscles. had to make a beeline for the deep heat rub stations and 'whiten' my thighs with the ointment.
from then on, i had to stop periodically to stretch and massage my legs so as to prevent them from having a full-on cramp. so i would run for a few minutes, stretch and walk for a long time until i'm ready to run again and the cycle repeats itself. at the last 2km, even my toes threaten to cramp up.
needless to say, i didn't meet my target of 2:30 for the half marathon. it was a disappointing 3:07:43 and my results were embarassing to say the least. of the 9090 who completed the half marathon, 32% were female and i was only ahead of 31% of them.
Average km is a crawling 8 minutes and 54 seconds and average speed is 6.7km/h.
7127th place in the entire field with 1963 finishers behind and about 78% of finishers ahead.
5112th place in the male category with 1051 finishers behind and about 83% of finishers ahead.
948th place in my age category [35 to 39] with 137 finishers behind and about 87% of finishers ahead.
just for comparison, the male winner of the half marathon completed the run in 1:08:02. that is less than half the time i took. if he can run at this constant speed, he could have ran 3 x half marathons in the time i take to complete 1!
what's worse? my ipod nike+ recorded a longer distance than 21km! argghhh....
Friday, December 05, 2008
race pack
went expo to collect my race pack for the standard chartered marathon this afternoon. thankfully, it wasn't crowded at all unlike what sl had experienced last night. i collected my bag within 15 mins.
even had some time to go to the john little sale next door to pick up some christmas presents for the little ones. yeah! i'm done with the kids' presents for christmas. :)
even had some time to go to the john little sale next door to pick up some christmas presents for the little ones. yeah! i'm done with the kids' presents for christmas. :)
Saturday, November 01, 2008
standchart marathon
it's 1 month away to my standard chartered half marathon and i'm not prepared! oops... :P
i've not even done the 2-hour run suggested by ts.
gosh, i need to run more this month.
i've not even done the 2-hour run suggested by ts.
gosh, i need to run more this month.
Sunday, August 31, 2008
nike+ human race 10k
the crowds were overwhelming and the race didn't start on time at 4:15pm as scheduled. the skies were overcast and threatened to rain, yet it was warm and humid. i sweated buckets before the run even started.i had arranged to meet up with ts to run together. but i lost him quite early in the run 'cos he was weaving through the crowds while i was too lazy to bother with that. furthermore, the organisers didn't close the esplanade bridge or shenton way so the route was rather congested.
yeah, i'm blaming them for my slow timing for the 10km run. :P haha...
the heat didn't make running easier either. i stopped for drinks at all 3 stations. the last 5km along the singapore river past boat quay, the central, riverside point with the u-turn at robertson quay and clarke quay while fun and interesting, was too congested at some points, especially at the many underpasses.
whenever i encountered any upslopes, i would walk... sigh, i guess my 1 month plus of thrice-weekly runs of 6km wasn't enough preparation for a better timing. guess i need to work harder for my standchart 21km this december. gosh! >_<
just checked the results online, the singapore men's open winners did it below 35 minutes and the women did it below 40! wow...
my results and worldwide ranking? click on the picture to see. :)
Sunday, August 24, 2008
1 hour+ wait
went down to collect my nike+ race pack at 12 noon, gosh, the queues were crazy. snaking all over the central square at clarke quay. it was super crowded and many seemed to have just hopped over from the safra bay run/army half marathon.argghh... decided to give up and go for my lunch and appointment before coming back this evening.
reached clarke quay at around 7:20 hoping for the best. the queue is still there but is determined to be more humanly possible compared to this afternoon. joined the queue and entertained myself with mahjong on my phone for slightly over an hour.
it was raining rather heavily throughout this afternoon. let's hope the weather is great for the coming sunday run. and i'll be running with 1 other million people around the world. :D
Friday, August 15, 2008
七月十五
i went for a run today after dinner at around 8 plus.
my mum asked why i had to run after dark so i complained to her it was her fault since she had called home to ask me to heat up the soup and rice earlier. i couldn't have left the stove unattended.
on the way to the sunset way canal, i saw this whole long stretch of pavement by the side of the road all lit up with candle light at regular intervals. it was quite a nice and magical sight if you don't see that they're those red candles on a wooden stick used for prayers.
fortunately, there were still some runners and cyclists on the track and the moon is full and bright tonight. after warming up by the canal, i tried to get my ipod nano to start recording my run. something happened...
it returned an error message telling me to attach the receiver before i can power up the workout option. this is weird 'cos i've never had this problem before!
the sensor on my right shoe is already switched on while the receiver has been firmly attached to my ipod before i left my house. hmm... what's wrong?
i fiddled around with the sensor and the menu. didn't work, still the same error message. must this happen tonight?!
then i removed the armband which held my ipod so that i can look at the screen more clearly and also to make sure that the receiver had attached itself properly to my ipod.
in my mind, i was telling myself that if i can't get the nike+ to record tonight then i'll skip the run and walk home. after a few more minutes of fiddling, i finally managed to get it to work!
so i ran and came back in 1 piece with nothing else interesting to blog about. :)
was it a coincidence? or something spooky?
well, i seriously have no idea! >_<
my mum asked why i had to run after dark so i complained to her it was her fault since she had called home to ask me to heat up the soup and rice earlier. i couldn't have left the stove unattended.
on the way to the sunset way canal, i saw this whole long stretch of pavement by the side of the road all lit up with candle light at regular intervals. it was quite a nice and magical sight if you don't see that they're those red candles on a wooden stick used for prayers.
fortunately, there were still some runners and cyclists on the track and the moon is full and bright tonight. after warming up by the canal, i tried to get my ipod nano to start recording my run. something happened...
it returned an error message telling me to attach the receiver before i can power up the workout option. this is weird 'cos i've never had this problem before!
the sensor on my right shoe is already switched on while the receiver has been firmly attached to my ipod before i left my house. hmm... what's wrong?
i fiddled around with the sensor and the menu. didn't work, still the same error message. must this happen tonight?!
then i removed the armband which held my ipod so that i can look at the screen more clearly and also to make sure that the receiver had attached itself properly to my ipod.
in my mind, i was telling myself that if i can't get the nike+ to record tonight then i'll skip the run and walk home. after a few more minutes of fiddling, i finally managed to get it to work!
so i ran and came back in 1 piece with nothing else interesting to blog about. :)
was it a coincidence? or something spooky?
well, i seriously have no idea! >_<
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
run, run
just signed up for 2 runs today.
nike+ the human race 10k on 31 august. it's free since i won the complimentary pass from fitness first. so i save about $46. :)
thomas wanted to take part too, more for the t-shirt. :P but registration was already closed when he wanted to sign up.
the other is the half marathon for standard chartered on 7 december. ambitious, right? since the furthest i've ever ran was the 10km at last year's standard chartered marathon.
oh well, just have to set aside time to train for my runs.
got to stay motivated. yes! :)
nike+ the human race 10k on 31 august. it's free since i won the complimentary pass from fitness first. so i save about $46. :)
thomas wanted to take part too, more for the t-shirt. :P but registration was already closed when he wanted to sign up.
the other is the half marathon for standard chartered on 7 december. ambitious, right? since the furthest i've ever ran was the 10km at last year's standard chartered marathon.
oh well, just have to set aside time to train for my runs.
got to stay motivated. yes! :)
Monday, November 21, 2005
run
i improved on my timing again! yeah!
went on a punishing pace from the start of the run. apparently the stars were aligned properly for a sub 26:00 for my usual 4.6 km route. :)
pant, pant.
went on a punishing pace from the start of the run. apparently the stars were aligned properly for a sub 26:00 for my usual 4.6 km route. :)
pant, pant.
Monday, October 10, 2005
Monday, October 03, 2005
run
went for my run again… feeling rather lethargic today… i think i need a running buddy to push myself further. sigh...
timing: 27 mins 30 secs
timing: 27 mins 30 secs
Monday, September 26, 2005
mp3 player conking out
went for a run again along the canal at sunset way. did 27 minutes for the 4.6 km route.
a slight improvement from the beginning of the month when i was averaging 28 minutes. i wonder if it’s due to the change in my breathing technique during the run or just a normal improvement from the regular practices.
sigh... my ancient creative 32mb flash memory mp3 player can only output sound to the right ear phone. the housing is kind of loose, if you apply pressure to it, both ear phones will have output.
arrgghhh… this music in 1 ear situation is dragging me down mentally and i can’t bring my zen to run since it’s a harddisk-based device! can’t afford to damage my zen or risk my 2gb+ music collection. :(
i need a flash memory player soon.
a slight improvement from the beginning of the month when i was averaging 28 minutes. i wonder if it’s due to the change in my breathing technique during the run or just a normal improvement from the regular practices.
sigh... my ancient creative 32mb flash memory mp3 player can only output sound to the right ear phone. the housing is kind of loose, if you apply pressure to it, both ear phones will have output.
arrgghhh… this music in 1 ear situation is dragging me down mentally and i can’t bring my zen to run since it’s a harddisk-based device! can’t afford to damage my zen or risk my 2gb+ music collection. :(
i need a flash memory player soon.
Monday, August 29, 2005
run
just went for another run at 9:30 pm. it started to drizzle when i was a third into the run, tried my best to pick up the pace. fortunately, the drizzle abated and i wasn’t drenched, too much.
was feeling kinda of “heavy” tonight, must be the dinner. hence was rather slow until the rain forced me to speed up. still my timing was only a so-so 29 minutes for 4.6 km, seems to have reach a plateau liao… :(
actually, i have been running regularly for about 2 months now to start my preparations for my ippt. yes, my window has opened in july already. started with twice-weekly runs of about 3.8 km. have increased to 4.6 km in the recent 2 weeks.
however, i still get tightness around my left knee after each run. tonight was worse ‘cos i had opened up my strides when i thought it was going to pour. was almost limping my way back home.
initially, i had thought of using the twice-weekly runs to prepare for the sheares bridge run on 11 sep. i had mistaken the 6 km city run to be 5 km. by the looks of it, that’s 1 km too long for me!!!
don’t think i’m taking part since i can’t bear to be plodding along while uncles & aunties overtake me… worse still, not being able to summon extra energy to take back the lead. that will be so, so demoralising.
what could be worse? the youngsters wondering who is this uncle blocking their way... :P
shall i set myself up for such humiliation? i shan’t think so. :)
was feeling kinda of “heavy” tonight, must be the dinner. hence was rather slow until the rain forced me to speed up. still my timing was only a so-so 29 minutes for 4.6 km, seems to have reach a plateau liao… :(
actually, i have been running regularly for about 2 months now to start my preparations for my ippt. yes, my window has opened in july already. started with twice-weekly runs of about 3.8 km. have increased to 4.6 km in the recent 2 weeks.
however, i still get tightness around my left knee after each run. tonight was worse ‘cos i had opened up my strides when i thought it was going to pour. was almost limping my way back home.
initially, i had thought of using the twice-weekly runs to prepare for the sheares bridge run on 11 sep. i had mistaken the 6 km city run to be 5 km. by the looks of it, that’s 1 km too long for me!!!
don’t think i’m taking part since i can’t bear to be plodding along while uncles & aunties overtake me… worse still, not being able to summon extra energy to take back the lead. that will be so, so demoralising.
what could be worse? the youngsters wondering who is this uncle blocking their way... :P
shall i set myself up for such humiliation? i shan’t think so. :)
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