Trackworks @ Queenstown

The turnout is lesser compared to the last trackworks.. we did our usual warm up run to Queenstown stadium.. took abt 26mins to reach the stadium.. Colleen asked me abt my run on sun.. quite a no din know abt my uncompleted race.. she did her PB for AHM :D Congrats! I'm sure she will be able to do better in her next race as she mentioned tt she felt her physical is not as good as last yr but did a better timing instead hehe so good! :D

Dear briefed us on today's session.. will be 1 set of 1.6km n 4 sets of 800m...

1.6km -- 7:18:1
1st lap - 1:52:3
2nd lap - 1:50:4
3rd lap - 1:47:1
4th lap - 1:48:3

After this set, as usual i was panting quite hard.. Colleen asked me if my speed improved or is it her speed decreased compared to the past? the oni answer in my mind is i can oni endure for a short distance.. if the distance is longer, think i wun be able to run in this speed.. but she highlights to me tt i took longer time to recover.. which is quite true.. recovery taken between each set shld be able to gauge e physical level.. Dear mentioned to me tt I might be doing the wrong training as I shldn't be panting so hard.. meaning my physical is still not up to run tt speed..

1st set 800m -- 3:30:2
1st lap - 1:44:2
2nd lap - 1:45:2

2nd set 400m -- 1:39:6

3rd set 800m -- 3:27:3
1st lap - 1:43:2
2nd lap - 1:44:1

4th set 400m -- 1:48:4
Dear ran next to me after the 300m pt.. i felt my breathing was hard.. and my tempo was off.. so Dear asked me to stop just when we finished 1st 400m..

MF 10km

It's my 1st run after the race.. was still feeling abit weak.. but just went ahead hoping to regain some confidence level from this run.. as I oni did 13km on sun.. so it will be a normal run for me instead of recovery..

I was doing quite a comfortable pace along harborfront to foot of MF.. was panting quite hard at the steep slope.. but just hang on for tt 300m... As I reached the top of MF slope, Waifung was just beside me.. Cm asked her to pace me.. I paused a while at e hilltop to loosen the tightness ard my ankle.. my legs just went freely as we ran down the slope.. once we reached end of Morse rd junction, I started to increase my pace.. CJ, Wong n PS were abt 500m ahead.. I hang on to the pace and managed to catch up with them at the Kampong Bahru junction.. when the green man appears, they were like full of power and zoom off at a fast pace.. I tried to follow behind.. Midway of Telok Blangah rise, I increased my cadence and all the way back to club.. waifung also pushed herself hard to follow me :D it's great to have someone pacing beside u to keep one another motivated :D I'm quite satisfied with my timing.. close to my previous run.. tho hard but I enjoyed the run as I felt i put in effort today.. =)

Distance: 10km __ Timing: 58:27

Sheares Bridge Run/Army Half-Marathon 2006

I was feeling terrible for the past few days.. dear tot might be due to my anxiety for the race.. We got up early today as the start time is 5.30am... I took a salt tablet, Banana Blitz Gu gel and half cup of 100 plus before my lovely mum fetched us to the starting pt.. We met up with Chase n some other officials at SRC.. Cm, Enghwa, Goola n Roonie also turned up shortly... They will be running with the MP today.. Roonie, Dear n me went off to the start pt n took some nice pics with the whole bunch of Safra runners.. TP, Tamp n MF.. =)



We saw Uncle Chan n Adrian too! Haven't seen them for ages.. so glad to see them there and have a nice catchup with them b4 the start.. dear n ricci moved up closer to the start pt.. kumaran arrived just shortly b4 5.30am with his boss Philip.. n the 1st phase he said is.. "Where's derrick!!" hahaha.. his rabbit for today..

Soon the race started... it took us abt 2-3mins before we managed to cross the start pt.. it was really super crowded.. Wong, Adam, PS and I were running together.. but we lost sight of one another after 1km.. the bottle neck exit from Marina to ECP was really terrible.. everyone was running on the spot/walking to squeeze thru the single lane..

It was easy for me to go up the sheares bridge.. My stomach started to give me problems as I headed towards fort rd.. the cramps comes and goes.. i tried to divert the pain n refocus on the run. but the cramps were getting worse after the U turn.. n I slowed down my pace.. i endured until nicoll highway when i knew i just can't run anymore.. as my pace was reduced to walking speed and i had to grasp on my stomach. i kept to the extreme left lane so I wun block the other runners.. Enghwa, Goola, Yean, Andre and some stopped/ran by to asked if i am ok.. thanks! but really felt the agony tt I can't complete the race.. the distance marker display 13km.. it's so near yet so far.. i walked back disheartening to the finishing pt.. it's my 1st time to uncomplete a race.. Uncle Lim joined me at suntec part as he was suffering from his knee problem.. hope he get well soon as it had tagged him for sometime.

I saw Dear, Roonie, Ricci, Elaine and many of our runners at the finishing pt.. he did great today! very happy for him to break his PB.. =)

As i pen down the race I felt I was hitten badly this time due to my health conditions... just not good enuff.. must try harder the next time..

Labrador

Today route is Depot Rd-Labrador (2rds)-Henderson Rd... considered a short route for our usual wkly runs as we are tapering for this sun AHM.. I did a comfortable pace for this run and followed behind Enghwa in e park.. I oni did 1 rd instead of 2 and headed out of the park and all the way back to the club... I felt tired after the run. and did my own stretches outside the gym.. not sure how this sun will be.. just keeping my fingers crossed...

Distance covered: 8km __ Time: 52:08

Canterbury

I planned to do a relax run today.. was doing an easy pace at the back of the grp.. as we reached Alexandra junction, we managed to cross the junction in time .. think we are the 2nd batch.. as the frontiers were not in sight..

Cm brought Waifung, James, Peter in from York rd.. I was running behind the grp n cm cheered me to jia you.. =) As I turned out of Russels rd.. I saw AlanY, Leh Lio, Alex, Andre running str instead of turning right to canterbury rd.. i called out for them and asked them to U turn.. i saw dear at the junction of hyberbade rd, his 1st reaction was y are u running so fast? actually i was in front cos the rest ran the wrong route earlier.. hehe :P

After the run, cm led all of us to do our cooldown stretches at MF small garden..

Distance covered: 9km __ Timing: 56:29

Short Sunday Run

The usual regulars turned up today.. Adam, Andre, Alex, Colleen, Derrick, Freddy, Hock Soon, Jimmy Chow, Phei Sunn, Teck Hou, Uncle Lim, Wong, Yong, Christina, our sweetie Yean, Dear n me.. some were at sentosa participating in NBRR... we started ard 730am... slightly later.. today's route is similar to thurs.. except with the addition 4km to Dover then Ulu Pandan canal.. total is 18km..

Dear asked me to go easy today.. take it as recovery run.. :) I ran at the back of the grp.. At QWSC, i chked my watch.. 17mins flat.. quite a usual pace... as Dear told me tt we will be doing the thurs 14km route.. I slowed my pace as I went in to Portsdown.. he will wait for me at the end of Portsdown junction.. I told Wong n Yean to cont'd their run to Dover.. as we waited for Uncle Lim at the end of Portsdown junction, we saw derrick running out of PD.. he got a bad stomachache earlier n rushed back to club... abt 5 mins later, Uncle Lim appeared and we walked to Shell for some 100plus.. Colleen, Hock Soon n Yong came by and we offered them some 100plus.. soon Yean, Adam, Wong, Phei Sunn, Andre, Alex also came.. and we cont'd our run back to the club..

Buona Vista

As usual we gathered at the lobby n Dear briefed us on today's route. We will be running Club-Deport Rd-Alexandra-Portsdown-Bouna Vista-Commonwealth-Queenstown-Alexandra-Depot RD-Club. My breathing was heavy.. I was panting from the start to Queensway.. I slowed down my pace as I ran in to Portsdown.. trying to recover..

Once out to Buona Vista mrt, I increased my pace slightly... as I passed Dennis at Commonwealth, I sped up.. cos scare tt he will stick close to me.. We stopped at the Queenstown traffic junction and saw a familiar figure at the opposite side.. It's Jimmy! haha he was doing his own run.. and told us tt he saw Derrick earlier on.. we talked abt my wedding preps n my breathing started to get heavy again.. soon we reached his home and I cont'd on towards Alexandra..

I started to feel weak n tired as I ran towards the Queensway SC.. managed to crossed the QWSC junction in time.. Adam, PS, Wong, Thomas, Leh Lio were also there. I had a few bad coughout and crossed the 2nd traffic.. something seems to be wrong as I past the OCBC bank.. my head was spinning n I felt very giddy. could feel the lack of blood flow.. and my head was like very empty... I quickly stopped and pinch my temple n pressed down hard above my upper lips.. continuing pressing both areas as I walked past the overhead bridge.. I tried to run on.. but I can't n stop after 50m... Cm n Yean came by.. Cm asked me wat happened n suggested tt we take a cab back.. I told Cm it's ok.. I needed to recover 1st.. maybe can run back after a while.. he dun allow.. scared tt I will faint midway.. we slowly walked towards Depot rd n Uncle Lim also joined us... he was suffering from leg pain.. Cm saw a cab coming out of Gillman's place n quickly hopped in.. hahaha.. his action very fast.. quite paisei tt we had to take a cab back cos it just 2km away.. I still feel weak after the run.. really hope I will be fit enuff to do my AHM.. :(

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Queenstown Track Intervals

Wow we have a big turnout today! Abt 36 runners! Dream was telling me maybe they nv read the training program posted.. hahaha.. Dear briefed us on today's program and the whole big grp headed towards Queenstown stadium... As i am still recovering from my sun's fall.. I planned to go easy today.. I ran with Yean to the stadium.. We chatted abt my blog.. she just knew tt I blogged n was telling me how we got the energy n creativity to write! haha I told mine is oni average.. wait till she sees Dream's blog .. she sure will go WOW WOW WOW!! hahaha :D

We ran at a comfortable pace and joined the rest at the tracks.. CJ, Phillip n Segolene joined us at the tracks as they drove to the stadium... Dear announced to all tt it is the last hard workout before next sun AHM.. 2 sets of 1.6km and 4 sets of 800m..

I completed the 1.6km intervals below 8 mins but I could feel the strain on my both arms... my right elbow still hurts.. I dun have the power to swing.. n I felt drain out n coughed badly after each set.. As i proceeded on with the 1st set of 800m, I felt like giving up when I crossed the 1st 400m.. Cm shouted 1:46.. just 1 more rd.. I can do it.. I can only follow closely behind Uncle Lim.. dun have the power to overtake him at the last part.. just can't wait to finish the last 100m... I felt tt I had enuff for the day.. so decided to stop.. had slight stomach cramps n my hands felt jellied.. quickly drank the bottle of 100plus which Waifung had left for me.. n tong pang CJ's car back to the club after all of them had completed the sets..

1st set: 1.6km -- 7:36:8
1st lap - 1:56:8
2nd lap - 1:53:8
3rd lap - 1:53:0
4th lap - 1:53:2

2nd set: 1.6km -- 7:33:9
1st lap - 1:56:2
2nd lap - 1:48:8
3rd lap - 1:54:5
4th lap - 1:54:4

800m: 3:36:8
1st lap - 1:46:2
2nd lap - 1:50:6

It's just not my day...

I dunno wat gotten into me.. today's run is a total flop.. we are supposed to do 2 rounds of MF 10km .. I was feeling quite ok at the initial part.. after the esso station, I felt pain at my shin.. thinking it might be my pace, i slowed down.. the pain becomes unbearable for me to move on after harborfront.. Adam, Enghwa, Andre, Yean, Waifung, Teen n Cm stopped by n asked me wat happened.. they tot I got cramps.. hahaha.. Waifung offered to stretch for me.. thanks! :D I asked them to go ahead.. I did some good stretchs n ran up to MF from Kampong Bahru...

Instead of continuing on the actual route, I tot it will be easier for me to go back to club if I just do the MF loops.. after 2 loops, I went to The Hill restuarant for some water.. as i hopped over the metal chin at the entrance, my left leg was not high enuff.. n the next moment I knew I tripped with a loud thump on the flr n my left leg hit against the chain again.. *Ouch*.. my adominal was really painful.. n I slowly moved in to the nearest wall in front.. it was so painful.. my tears rolled down.. just then I heard my dear voice.. "Wat are u doing under the table??" I was in pain n crying.. he was shock.. quickly asked the staff for some ice to nurse the swollen leg.. n washed the wounds on my right arm..

We rested for a while b4 I slowly limped back to the club.. as we walked down the flight of stairs, we saw Bug also taking the stairs.. haha he teased us "Caught u eating snake".. when I told him I had a bad fall.. his face changed n replied in a serious tone: "Xiao Liao".. both me n dear broke in laughter.. hahahah.. he was so funny when he said tt!

When i reached the club, everyone asked abt wat happen.. Thanks fellows! Haiz.. today just isn't my day.. my left feet was stepped twice by an auntie when i was at the bus to TB Plaza.. *sob sob*

MF 10km cum Bdae Celebration! Cheers!!

So happy today!! I was greeted with birthday greetings from my fellow running mates as I joined them at the club lobby :D Thanks fellows!! Really touched!! :D

Brokie's sis, Laylio aka Rosalind joined us for the 1st time today.. wow she is very chio n young!!

Wong paced me today.. for the 1st time, I din get the chance to stop at any of the traffic lights!! haha.. I used small stride up the steep MF slope.. we met Alan as we ran down the MF loop.. haha Alan still got the breath to sing me birthday song when he is chionging up hahha.. really kudos to him.. his disciples all following a distance behind him.. except Teck Hou.. haha who went chionging with Dear at the front!

Today's pace was like tempo run.. fast n slow at times.. as we turned up to Telok Blangah Rise, we saw Adam n Yuen behind us.. and we increased pace.. haha.. I was waiting for Yuen to overtake me n led in front.. but he din't.. soon I heard DO voice.. he was aiming at my CW-X tights!! haha chio chio n shapely.. haha thnk he can't wait to get hold of them when he flew over to Bangkok purposely for these tights in Oct!! Shortly after the Mosque, DO n Laylio sped past us.. I broke my PB for this route! Yippee!!

Distance: 10km __ Timing: 58:11




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Jimmy and Kumaran managed to make it for the dinner. Was quite surprised tt Jimmy managed to get a babysitter in time to join us! hahaha.. I really enjoyed throughout the nite! Thanks for Everything!! Later then I knew Auntie stayed up till 1am to make the Birthday cake for us.. so paisei.. Thank you Auntie!! :D




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Fort Canning

As we ran towards Fort Canning from our usual route to Esplanade, Derrick was toking to me abt the incense powder he found at Fountune center which brings me good health n luck too! He striked 4-D yesdae!! haha so we gg to have free drinks after the run hahaha!!!

We reached foot of FC in abt 32mins.. we din stop when we reached Legends.. for the 1st time I ever complete the 2 FC loops.. haha.. still feeling quite ok.. after the 2nd rd, we stopped for a quick drink from the water cooler.. gathered outside the restuarant n waited abt 5-10mins for Uncle Lim.. as he din appeared, we guessed he must have ran off to Esplanade..

We cont'd our run... suddenly I felt my arms n legs can't moved.. n I found it hard to run on.. I told Kumaran to inform the front runners tt I am heading back to club.. As I passed fullerton, I saw a group of Chines tourists busy taking photos of the China Bank.. they spotted me and said loudly.. "She can't run anymore.." Hmmph was quite upset with the comments initially.. aiyah but dun care.. just wait till I get my energy drink n see how.. I bought 2 bottles of H2O from 7-eleven @ Raffles MRT.. big discount.. 1 for $1.50.. 2 for $1.65!! haha of cos i go for 2!! :P thinking I might be able to pass 1 to our runners when they ran past me.. =D

I took my time to drink and waited at the Lao Pa Sat junction for a couple of minutes.. but none of our runners were in sight yet.. so I tot it will be a better choice to run on carrying the unopened H2O.. I felt much better after the H2O.. machiam like battery recharged haha.. I crossed over to Robinson Rd n ran past SIA Bdg, CPF Bdg, Temasek Tower, International Twr, passed the Shell, M Hotel n then Keppel Rd in a faster pace.. haha still thinking of the comment.. I cannot make it?? no way manz.. can't put myself down in this way.. I can do it!! hahaha

Soon I past the Railway station.. still no sight of anyone.. the H2O is getting heavier.. think i better drink it to lighten my load.. at the junction of Telok Blangah way to harborfront/kampong bahru, I did ponder for a while.. which way shld i go?? normally i go back from kampong bahru direction tho Dear always state the route back is from Harborfront-Henderson.. just then i saw a male runner heading towards HBF dir.. ok set him as rabbit.. chase chase chase.. I saw Isabelle at the 1st busstop out of Sentosa.. she just finished her NB trial run.. i had a short chat w her n cont'd on my target.. I finished my last mouthful of H2O n saw the guy just ahead.. walking.. good chance to catchup.. I managed to close up the gap n all the way back to the club.. 3 feelings for this run.. Good Start, Intermediate Low Morale, Strong Finishing..

Distance: 19km __ Timing: 2:09

Botanic Garden

I was not feeling so well today.. Ong also asked me to go for easy run... At the junction to Botanic, I told Yean tt I gg for a shorter route.. she was worried tt my bad experience might re-occur and decided to join me.. thanks! Cm bought us to a shortcut to Ridout-Swettenham Rd and out to a short dark route to Margaret Drive.. Yean n I enjoyed the nice view of all those big private houses.. haha she even joked tt the owners dun have enough sons to let us marry to.. hahahaha.. but looking at the houses really makes us wonder how do ppl get to be so rich.. ??? hahaha

We turned out to Maraget drive n saw Jerry w his gf running pass the hawker center.. soon I heard a pi po pi po rythm behind.. shld be derrick?? haha Bingo!! When he saw Cm followed behind him, he increased pace further.. I was gg at my normal pace n saw the 2 of them leading further n further away.. haha.. when I reached the end of Maraget drive, Cm offered me some water n asked me to do tempo run at Delta Canal using the 400m speed i did at the tracks.. woahahaha.. I picked up my speed at the start but by the time I reached 300m from the line, I felt battery level low liao.. haha.. Tho cm signalled me to go str n let Yean catchup w me at Henderson.. I din followed haha.. cos i really bo lak liao.. so I shaked head n turned right.. cut across Gan Eng Seng Sch n all the way beack to club from Henderson rd.. hehehe..

Distance: 11km __ Timing: 1:08

Track Intervals @ Queenstown

Bug and I were late today.. due to the bus journey to club.. reached club at 6.45pm.. everyone was fully geared, ready to start.. I quickly changed into my sports gear n did some warm up b4 proceeding to Queenstown.. Bug sped ahead to catch up with the rest.. midway along depot road, I am surprised to see Colleen.. she was still thinking to do the tracks or normal run as we ran towards Alexandra junction.. Soon we saw Waifung n Christine just crossed e traffic junction @ end of depot rd.. we caught up w them and ran together towards the stadium :D

I felt good from the start n was speeding up my cadence along the way.. took abt 25mins29secs.. Colleen asked me if this was the pace I did @ Pattaya.. doesn't seem like a sub-2 pace haha.. frankly speaking, i am a very lousy pace sensor.. dunno wat pace i am doing oni just follow CM as I ran @ Pattaya.. really lucky to manage to make in sub 2 hahahaha... as I could feel i trying to 'tong' all the way... :P

Ong briefed us on today's program.. 2 sets of 1 mile (1600m) followed by 4 sets of 800m..

For the 1st time I felt good n easy doing the 1 mile.. hmm think mindset really push me thru alot.. i tried to think positively as I ran n also tot of how to run n wat I shld do during the laps.. hehe sounds like I making more effort in my running! haha think my dear will be happy to hear this hahahha.. but i still eat snake at the last few sets.. did 2 sets of 400m n skipped the last 800m which had the last 6 men racing.. I was quite tired after the run.. lucky Waifung supported me with some 100plus! :D thks alot! very tempted to walk back to club.. but e 100plus at the clubhse made my legs go faster n I ran back w dear back to club in 26mins :D

1st mile: 7:37:80
1st Lap -- 1:55:80
2nd Lap -- 1:55:60
3rd Lap -- 1:54:30
4th Lap -- 1:52:10

2nd mile: 7:42:50
1st Lap -- 1:54:20
2nd Lap -- 1:56:70
3rd Lap -- 1:55:70
4th Lap -- 1:55:90

800m : 3:30:40
1st Lap -- 1:42:30
2nd Lap -- 1:48:10

400m : 1:37:50

400m : 1:38:90