Happy New Year

To all my friends & blog readers.


Have a Happy New Year..........................!!!!!!!

MR25 Ultramarathon 2007

Ultra Marathon 2007 a annual event organised by MR25. Which runner is required to complete 5 loops of MR to qualify as a finisher. Each loops is about 10.5km, making it 52.5km if you complete the 5 rounds. All runners are encourage to complete more rounds in order to join in for the competition.

Knowing the terrain of MR is very tough, target was to complete the 5 rounds & call it a day.

First & second loops was quite ok. Was doing a slow & steady pace.
Took first gel before starting the 3rd loop, can feel the stress on the knee & legs, guess the tough terrain is too much to bear. Can feel a cramp creeping on the two legs. Along the way, got a bad strain on my left inner knee muscle.
At the 4th loop, was practically walking & slow jogging all the way. At the last stretch of the loop, wanting to give up, it's really a mental battle within to push your body to the limit. After a last water point, took my second power gel as was feeling that my energy was draining off fast.
5th loop, the final loop. Despite the strain & heat from the afternoon sun. I kept pushing myself to complete. A battle mind over body.

Was happy to cross the line in 7hr 21min 35sec. A achievement that I will remember.

1 loop: 1h 14m 17s
2 loop: 1h 11m 43s
3 loop: 1h 22m 44s
4 loop: 1h 58m 49s
5 loop: 1h 34m 13s

End of 4th loop

my bib number

the finisher tee

In The Bleak Midwinter - performed by Corrinne May

Wishing you a wonderful, blessed Christmas season.

Here's a music video card for you,
featuring the Christmas song "In The Bleak Mid-winter".

http://www.corrinnemay.com/safe/flash/InTheBleak.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZC9C5kHL884

Los Angeles, CA
Reflections for Christmas Day - Gifts for Jesus
25th December 2007


The nights have been getting colder
and colder over here in California
and the days and moments of light have been getting shorter.

And yet, I find a lovely reflectiveness
in this season, this Winter season,

I've always found it a blessing that stars shine
their brightest in the darkest nights.
And so it is, with our lives, oftentimes,
the darkest moments, the moments of despair,
the moments of feeling lost and confused,
can often be moments of grace, moments of intense
illumination where we re-discover ourselves, our goals,
our inspirations and the purpose for which we truly live.

It must have been a very dark night when
the brightest star shone for the 3 Magi, who
went in search of the infant King Jesus.
They must have been filled with thoughts of doubt
and despair, and yet hope must have warmed
their hearts as they travelled
all those nights in the barren desert,
eyes, turned heavenwards towards the star that
pointed the way to the infant Jesus.

They brought gifts of Gold, Frankincense and Myrrh,
but most importantly, they brought the gift
of themselves, and offered it to the infant Jesus.

Jesus says in John 17:24
"Father, they are your gift to me."

We are God the Father's gifts to Jesus.
Wow....I find that amazing. Especially when I think of the moments
when I've been weak, fragile, proud, hurt, selfish...
not the best type of gift at all.

Yet, we are Jesus's christmas presents.
The gift of ourselves, of our time, of our talents, of our being.
What type of gifts do we want to be?
What type of gifts are we to our families, to our friends?
What can we present to the infant Jesus when we reach the end
of this journey under the stars?

Have a blessed, reflective Christmas
filled with wonder and Joy :)

Love,
Corrinne.

Merry X'mas

Merry Christmas

It's a time of year that we sit down to reflect upon, what we have done & thank all the blessings that we rec'd through the year.

Even though, X'mas has been commercialized too much, the meaning of X'mas still is very real to me. The birth of Christ the Lord. With Megan arrival to the family, this family is finally complete.....

Merry X'mas Everyone

CBD Run @ 18 Dec 2007

Manage to join the last CBD run for 2007. Revisited MF once again, choinging up the slope after months of flat ground training. Only did 1 loop, cos festive seasons mah..keke.

Guess with GE30km coming, more slope training to come......

Megan's 1 month

Megan 1 month old liao, seems that yesterday that she just came into this world. All those endless sleeplness nights. Constant crying & changing a diapers. LOL........ They says its worthwhile..... does it????? maybe in the future, can't see it now.....

Today start my LSD after SCSM, manage to run @ 5am, did a 21km LSD. shiok...... try out my new Saucony Triumph 4, feels light & solid.... need more LSD to assesse the shoes.... Next event ULTRA... should i???? Lets see how.... whether the little megan will give me pattern er not......LOL

Fowarding for a Friend

Hello everyone!

My friends and I are organizing a gift-bag distribution drive to some of the low-income households living at the constituencies of Kreta Ayer and Kim-Seng this holiday season.

We decided to focus our resources and energies on these two areas as we were told that a large portion of the lowest income groups in Singapore reside there. For example, there are 300 recipients of the Public Assistance (PA) allowance of $290 per month residing in those two constituencies. Officially, a person only qualifies for the PA cash grant if they have no kin nor any other means to support themselves due to age, illness or disability. However, as you can probably imagine, surviving on such a small sum of money, particularly for such people, is extremely difficult, especially with the rapidly increasing cost of living.

We sincerely hope to spread some of the festive cheer to these lonely and often forgotten members of our community. This is why we have decided to allocate one day to visiting some of these people at their homes and giving them a gift bag in the spirit of the festive season.

We have been liaising with the key grassroots members and volunteers at both constituencies. They have been incredibly receptive to and supportive of our initiative. They have provided us with a list of the most needy households so as to ensure that our limited resources go to the most needy.

To fund this drive, we aim to raise a minimum amount of $1,500 to buy the items for the gift bags. We would sincerely be grateful for any assistance you can provide to help us reach this target. If we raise more than we need, that’ll be fantastic, because we can then distribute the leftover funds as cash ang pows. In-kind donations would be greatly welcome as well. The items that will be included in the gift bag are mainly basic food items and necessities like biscuits, Milo, canned food, soap, towels and medicated oil.

Also, if you would like to join us in this good cause, we will be more than happy to have more help in (a) buying the gift items (b) packing them and (c) conducting the visits on the actual day. We will be conducting our visit on the 29th December 2007 (Saturday), from 930am to 630 pm. e are hoping to work in teams of 4s or 5s to cover 150 households, allowing us to spend at least 15 minutes at each home interacting with the residents. We believe it’s more meaningful to spend at least some time at each home, rather than rushing through the gift bag distribution process. It would be fabulous to have as many volunteers as possible, as that simply means there’ll be more teams to go around, which will enable each group to spend more time at each home before moving on. If you are a driver with a vehicle at your disposal, you can also assist in the transport of volunteers and gift bags.

For Cash donations please contact Kok Wai at honkokwai@gmail.com or 91847712
For In-Kind donations please contact Amit at ajain80sg@yahoo.com or 96483544
For General Enquiries and anyone keen in volunteering, please contact Joyce at elppaneerg@hotmail.com or 91110949

Recovery Run

Legs still feeling sore after the marathon, pick myself up to do my own recovery run. Started slow & easy, dun wish to have any or further ache to my leg. Manage to complete a 6km run without any issue. Did some stretching, today legs feel much more better.

My FR on SCSM 2007

Woke up @ 2am to assist Nelly in changing & feeding Megan.
Drank a strong brew of coffee follow by a snadwich, manage to clear my bowels before leaving home @ 4.05am.

Many thanks to tao for giving me a lift to the start point. Manage to meet Mui, nice meeting you.

Waited for burnz @ the front of esplanade glass door but he failed to turn up, so tao, mui & moi went ahead to the starting point.

I started off quite okay, trying not run fast & pacing myself. Weather was great, as we train regularly on this route, so its seems like another LSD training for me. Upon reaching marine cove, saw the kenya runners swooping past us, damn they are fast. Manage to see tiwazz @ the marina pier.

Feeling good, I pick up my speed after leaving marina south area, saw yankee & cosmic all the way. Also saw stazla working hard for the event.

Upon reaching 23km point, felt my right calf tightening, and knew that I made a mistake in fastening my pace earlier. So no choice, have to slow down & apply deep heat to my legs. The supporters @ ECP was great, cheering us on all the way.

Manage to reach the turning point of ECP & grab the free gel @ 28km point. The cramp was still manageable till I reach Kallang area where I had a beri bad cramp on both of my thigh that I had to stop to apply deep heat & do some stretching. Not wanting to push myself too much I decide to walk for a few minutes. After pasting Kallang, I decide to push myself, it was really a mind over body. Knowing well my legs was in pain, I kept telling myself the end point was near & die die I wanted to get the medal for Nelly.

With this in mind I pushing myself over my limit and focus on the run & not the pain. Saw edwin & IMD before the finishing line. The padang crowd was amazing, cheering us on. Crossing the finishing line was .......SHIOKNESS

Din expect that I can complete my first marathon, many thanks for LT for your training, it really helps. THANKS !!!!

I was expecting to do a sub 6 after getting such a bad cramp, was happy that i manage a sub 4.45 timing (chip time).

This marathon is for you, my dear Nelly, all the training, sleepness weekends & PAIN was worth it.

Official Time

GUN TIME: 4h:44m:16s (gun)
CHIP TIME: 4h:37m:49s (net)

Manage a average pace of 6min 53min per km.

First 42.195 - Completed

Finally completed my first marathon. Gun Time: 4.49, Own time: 4.37. Quite happy to be able to do a sub 5 since it's my first time. Halfway through @ ECP, got a bad cramp on both legs, Thank God for the endless supply of Deep heat rub, that enable me to endure the pain all the way. Feeling of crossing the finishing line............SHIOK.........but painful.

The finisher Tee

My First Marathon medal. (Dedicated to my lovely wife Nelly)

Another Temptation

http://www.sundownmarathon.com/

3 days to D Day

Did a final run last nite, feeling ok. Will start my carbon loading from today. Got a slight cough, keep fingers cross that nothing will happen till D Day.

Will I be able to complete the full marathon?
Will the plan work out?
Will I be smiling after the run?
How will I feel?????????????????

Pics

After feeding

Megan's happy face after feeding

Megan w Dr Peter Chew

Megan w Bee & Tao

Megan's Group pic w the TOO Family

Diapers & Milk

Ever since the arrival of little Megan, our lives have evolved around Diapers & Milk. Sleep is a priceless thing. Well, guess this is what they called "PARENTHOOD".........pangz...

Manage to swop for the full marathon for 2 Dec, hope that the fatigue don't catch me before the start of the marathon.

Did my final tapering down of 14KM. Ran at a pace of 6.13 per min......Gosh was aiming for 6 min pace, too slack liao....

Keep fingering crosss.......XXXX

林佩璇

For those who kept asking me, what Megan's Chinese Name????

Arrival of Megan Lim

Finally Megan Lim arrives into our life on this day 15th Nov 2007. Born @ the time of 1838hrs. Weighting 2.745kg......

Got problem uploading pics.......... so akan datang............................

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Finally manage to upload............

First photo of her life.

Close up of Megan.

1 Happy Family.

Megan w Mummy & Uncle.

Sleeping soundly.

Dehydration **Must Read**

SAFE AND EFFECTIVE SUMMER TRAINING

Preventing dehydration through the long hot summer is essential during both training and racing.

Becoming dehydrated negatively affects your running performance during today’s run, and also slows your ability to recover for the next workout. To enhance your running performance, reduce your recovery time, and ensure your health, you need a strategy to minimize fluid losses during running, and to replace lost fluids as quickly as possible after running.

What happens in your body as you become dehydrated? When you sweat, your blood volume decreases, so less blood returns to your heart. As a result, the amount of blood your heart pumps with each beat decreases, consequently less oxygen-rich blood reaches your working muscles. Your rate of aerobic energy production decreases, therefore, and you must run at a slower pace.

These effects are magnified on a hot day because one of your body’s major responses is to send more blood to your skin to help remove heat from your body which results in even less blood returning to your heart to be pumped to your working muscles. The result is a higher heart rate for a given pace, and inability to maintain the same pace as on a cool day. Looked at in another way, dehydration also reduces your body’s ability to maintain your core temperature, because less blood is available to be sent to your skin and your sweat rate decreases. Struggling to maintain a fast pace on a hot day becomes more dangerous as you become progressively more dehydrated, and can lead to heat stroke.

Studies have found that dehydration of 2 percent of bodyweight leads to about a 6 percent reduction in running performance. For years, the general wisdom was that running performance was only affected when runners lost two percent of bodyweight or more due to dehydration. Ed Coyle, PhD, a former competitive runner and now Professor of Exercise Physiology at the University of Texas at Austin, has provided evidence, however, that even a small amount of dehydration causes a decrease in running performance by reducing blood volume and the amount of blood pumped to the working muscles.

How much should you drink? How much you need to drink to stay well-hydrated during hot summer running depends on the severity of the heat and humidity, whether you tend to sweat lightly or heavily, your body size, and how much and how intensely you are training. Your baseline fluid needs when you are not training are about three to four pints per day. On top of that, you need to add your fluid losses from training and other activities. Runners sometimes become chronically dehydrated without realizing it. If you replace a little less fluid than you lose each day, after a few days you will run poorly but the reason why may not be obvious to you. Weigh yourself before and after running and calculate how much weight you lost, then drink with the objective of bringing your weight back up to its pre-run level. Because you do not retain all of the fluid that you drink, becoming fully hydrated typically requires drinking an amount of fluid equivalent to about 1.5 times the amount of weight that you lost. For example, if you lost three pounds during a training run, you would need to drink about 4.5 pounds of fluid (4 _ pints) over the next several hours to be sure that you are fully rehydrated.

In the example above, adding 4 _ pints to make up for the fluid lost during training to the three or four pints required as a baseline equals a total fluid requirement of 7 _ to 8 _ pints for the day. This is a large amount of fluid, and consuming this much during the day requires a strategy, particularly for those with normal jobs. Keeping a water bottle at your work-station or work-site is a must. You will regain fluids most effectively if you discipline yourself to drink regularly throughout the day. Try to avoid waiting until shortly prior to training to replace your fluids as you cannot rush the process and will go into your workout either bloated from too much fluid ingested too quickly or dehydrated from not having enough fluid. From personal experience, I can verify that drinking too much too quickly prior to running can also give you an unpleasant case of "the runs."

What should you drink?During running, water and carbohydrate replacement drinks are both excellent for maintaining hydration. After running, many other options are available, but I favor watered-down fruit juice for the taste. The advantage of replacement drinks with 4 to 8 percent carbohydrate while you run is that they are absorbed as quickly as water, and also provide readily usable energy. The carbohydrate concentration that is most appropriate for you will depend on your stomach’s tolerance, and how warm it is during training or racing. Beverages that you drink during running should also contain between 250 mg and 700 mg sodium per liter to enhance glucose and water absorption, and improve fluid retention.

The following tips will help ensure that you train successfully and safely through the heat of the summer:

1. Start each workout fully hydrated by making rehydration a priority after the previous day’s run.
2. Drink small amounts all day to maximize absorption.
3. Place water or carbohydrate drinks strategically around your course (or identify places to stop to drink) before long runs.
4. On a hot, humid day, slow down your pace from the outset.
5. Have no more than one beer or glass of wine and no more than one cup of tea or coffee per day to prevent further dehydration.
6. Run in the morning when heat and pollution levels are at their lowest.
7. Work out indoors or take a day off when the heat or pollution level is dangerously high.
   

(This column originally appeared in Running Times Magazine .)

LSD @ ECP 11 Nov 2007

Sat 10 Nov:

Rain started to pour when I was in the cab and taxi driver drop me off @ the wrong stop, thanks to trainer, who pick me up @ the bus stop & brought me to the right spot. We DNS cos the rain didn't stop so after TCSS for 2 long hours. We proceeded to our makan session w Burnz & wife @ whampoa market. Dunno the reason why, body felt very tired & slept through the day, STRANGE, no run still feel slack. If got run, dun feel slack.

Sun 11 Nov:

Thanks to joanna for picking me up to ECP. Quite surprise trainer dun running w us???? Hear dat its was a long & sad case.......

Meet up w the gang, burnz, ronnie, bee, yankee. We started slow & easy, weather wasn't looking good after running for 45mins the rain started to pour and i mean POUR. Thank God, it only rain for like about 20mins. After the run was much more cooling, wanted to do a slow run today so din put in much effort initially. Manage to reach the half way mark @ changi village & saw trainer , thanks for the much needed H20.... shiok. took a 10 mins break . Then proceed for the second half, decided to push myself a bit, so took a faster pace. Was pacing all the way w yankee all the way to ECP. Saw tekko, cfred & sassyrunner along the way back.

Manage to reach F2 but legs were feeling a bit sore, so I slow down my pace so that I can push to 36km.

Manage to complete the whole LSD, thanks yankee for pacing all the way to the end.

Can see many runners preparing for the upcoming SCSM..especially those who are running more than 30km, face super BLACK........kekeke

Western Chow

Since its was a PH, saw a good review on a Western Food store @ Lorong Ah Soo. Brought wifey to try it. As expected, after a good review from any magazine or newspapers would have drew crowd to it.

Manage to find our way there, was told that we would have to wait up to 1 hr before food would be serve..... pangz....... no choice lor since here already just order to wait....

After ordering & paying, we assign number .....

As the review says, garlic bread din make the mark, bread was just too hard.

Fries also fail, cold & hard...........

The mushroom soup was good, thick & creamy, dip it with the garlic bread was a good combination.

Wifey had the Hainanese Beef stew. GOOD...... the beef was tender & juicy...

I actually order the curry chicken, but its was sold out, too bad.... had to settle w the chicken chop. Comes in three sauce, brown, black pepper & mushroom. Had it with the brown sauce... chicken was tender & they serve the long beans as a side dish. Brown sauce good for dipping with the fries.

Overall, a nice lunch, apart from the long waiting time, apparently they were short of staff today which explains the long wait. A decent meal that cost you only $18.50.......... worth the try but be prepare to wait.........

NBRR Photos

A fresh perspective on recovery runs

By Matt FitzgeraldFor Active.com
January 18, 2007

It is widely assumed that the purpose of recovery runs -- which we may define as relatively short, slow runs undertaken within 24 hours after a harder run -- is to facilitate recovery from preceding hard training. You hear coaches talk about how recovery runs increase blood flow to the legs, clearing away lactic acid and so forth.

The truth is that lactic acid levels return to normal within an hour after even the most brutal workouts. Nor does lactic acid cause muscle fatigue in the first place. Nor is there any evidence that the sort of light activity that a recovery run entails promotes muscle tissue repair, glycogen replenishment or any other physiological response that is actually relevant to muscle recovery.
What is the real benefit of recovery runs?

In short, recovery runs do not enhance recovery. Nevertheless, recovery runs are almost universally practiced by top runners. That wouldn't be the case if this type of workout weren't beneficial.

So what is the real benefit of recovery runs?

The real benefit of recovery runs is that they increase your fitness -- perhaps almost as much as longer, faster runs do -- by challenging you to run in a pre-fatigued state (i.e. a state of lingering fatigue from previous training.)
There is evidence that fitness adaptations occur not so much in proportion to how much time you spend exercising but rather in proportion to how much time you spend exercising beyond the point of initial fatigue in workouts. So-called key workouts (runs that are challenging in their pace or duration) boost fitness by taking your body well beyond the point of initial fatigue.
Recovery workouts, on the other hand, are performed entirely in a fatigued state, and therefore also boost fitness despite being shorter and/or slower than key workouts.

Evidence of the special benefit of pre-fatigued exercise comes from an interesting study out of the University of Copenhagen, Denmark. In this study, subjects exercised one leg once daily and the other leg twice every other day. The total amount of training was equal for both legs, but the leg that was trained twice every other day was forced to train in a pre-fatigued state in the afternoon (recovery) workouts, which occurred just hours after the morning workouts.
After several weeks of training in this split manner, the subjects engaged in an endurance test with both legs. The researchers found that the leg trained twice every other day increased its endurance 90 percent more than the other leg.

Creating a setback to get ahead

Additional research has shown that when athletes begin a workout with energy-depleted muscle fibers and lingering muscle damage from previous training, the brain alters the muscle recruitment patterns used to produce movement. Essentially, the brain tries to avoid using the worn-out muscle fibers and instead involves fresher muscle fibers that are less worn out precisely because they are less preferred under normal conditions.

When your brain is forced out of its normal muscle recruitment patterns in this manner, it finds neuromuscular "shortcuts" that enable you to run more efficiently (using less energy at any given speed) in the future. Pre-fatigued running is sort of like a flash flood that forces you to alter your normal morning commute route. The detour seems a setback at first, but in searching for an alternative way to reach the office, you might find a faster way -- or at least a way that's faster under conditions that negatively affect your normal route.

Following are some tips for effective use of recovery runs:

Whenever you run again within 24 hours of completing a key workout (or any run that has left you severely fatigued or exhausted), the follow-up run should usually be a recovery run.

Recovery runs are only necessary if you run four times a week or more.

If you run just three times per week, each run should be a "key workout" followed by a day off.
If you run four times a week, your first three runs should be key workouts and your fourth run only needs to be a recovery run if it is done the day after a key workout instead of the day after a rest day.
If you run five times a week, at least one run should be a recovery run.
If you run six or more times a week, at least two runs should be recovery runs.

There's seldom a need to insert two easy runs between hard runs, and it's seldom advisable to do two consecutive hard runs within 24 hours.
Recovery runs are largely unnecessary during base training, when most of your workouts are moderate in both intensity and duration. When you begin doing formal high-intensity workouts and exhaustive long runs, it's time to begin doing recovery runs in roughly a 1:1 ratio with these key workouts.
There are no absolute rules governing the appropriate duration and pace of recovery runs.

A recovery run can be as long and fast as you want, provided it does not affect your performance in your next scheduled key workout.
In most cases, however, recovery runs cannot be particularly long or fast without sabotaging recovery from the previous key workout or sabotaging performance in your next one.
A little experimentation is needed to find the recovery run formula that works best for each individual runner.

Don't be too proud to run very slowly in your recovery runs, as Kenya's runners are famous for doing. Even very slow running counts as pre-fatigued running practice that will yield improvements in your running economy, and running very slowly allows you to run longer without sabotaging your next key workout.

Matt Fitzgerald is the author of several books on triathlon and running, including Runner's World Performance Nutrition for Runners (Rodale, 2005).

Temptation!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Should I?????????

LSD 3rd Nov 2007

Manage only to catch 3 hours of sleep before the LSD. Woke up @ 3.30m, ate some breakfast & power bar before heading out.

Took a cab down to the meet up point. Started the run @ 5am sharp. Started off quite poorly, feel like struggling to get the body started. Halfway through body started to pick up & manage to maintain the pace throughout. Ran from Kallang > Esplanade > Marina pier > Marina South > Esplanade > Zouk > did 2 loops > Esplanade> Kallang.

Manage to clock 35km for this LSD. Quite happy to be able to finish the run without hitting the wall. Took a short bath & heading to killiney cafe for lunch w the gang.
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Was surprise to find out that Joanne & Sharon were actually trekking friends. Will jio jio Sharon to join CBD run..............kekeke

Showcase of my Running Shoes

Mizuno Inspire 3

Saucony Progrid Trigon 5

Saucony Tangent 3

Latest additions: Saucony Progrid Trumiph 4 (blue colour) coolz.......

Nite Run

Feeling a bit slack, so put on my running shoe & headed out for a run on my usual 8.12KM route. This time trying to push my limits, kept my pace on 5.09/km. Was quite surprise that i manage to complete the route by 41:49:09, 3mins off my previous run. Very happy with timing.

Will be looking forward for this Sat LSD.

CBD Run @ 30 Oct 2007

Join the CBD gang tonite, tonite will be doing intervals 4 X 2km......

Manage to maintain my pace throughout the run, might please with myself, compare with the intervals of 1km. Tonite run was quite ok, cos the idea is not to chiong all the way but to control & maintain one's pace throughout the run. Only thing was dat weather was hot, practically no wind ard marina to kallng route.............sweat.

NBRR Results

Rank: 439
Bib: 15M5290
Name: Lim Ming Kiat Terence
Nationality: SINGAPOREAN
Category: 15KMMENSOPEN
CheckPt: 01 :00:39:13
CheckPt2: 01:06:28
NetTime: 01:21:24
Total_Finish: 01:26:39

New Balance Real Run 2007

Took a ride from Patrick of PCRC down to S'pore Expo. Manage to met up w Melinda (ex-CSO manager from durian). Quite a well organised run, apart from the waiting time wasted on waiting for the toliet before the start of the race.

As usual, started the race behind the pack of runners, along the run manage to bump into Mike, FBB, Major Ang and some familiar faces from sgrunners.

Overall, a good run.

Megan's Journey - 31st week

Megan's Journey - 22nd week

Megan's Journey - 19th week

See her arms behind her back & smiling!!!!!!!!

Megan's Journey - 16th week

Megan's Journey - 14th week

Megan's Journey - 11th week

Megan's Journey - 9th week

Megan's Journey - 8th week

Megan's Journey - 7th week

Megan's Journey - 6th week

LSD MR on 20/10/2007

Did an LSD in MR. First time running in MR, thanks for tigger for explaining in the details in route & area to watch out for. At the halfway mark starting on pour heavily manage to make it back to the start point in 2hrs 30mins for 20km LSD.



This will be my first event run for Year 2008.

Rain Rain Rain

Was raining heavily last nite, so din join CBD run. Had a early dinner w wifey @ vivo city.

Wanted to slack a bit but force myself to put on the shoes, headed for the road. Manage to clock 8km within 50mins 17sec, 6.12min pace. Feel quite good. Looking forward to sat LSD @ MR.

Real Run

12 more days to the Real Run...........

Sat LSD @ 29/9/07

Woke up @ 5am to get prepare for work @ the durain.
Quite a fun thing to do seeing all the kids drawing & having fun.
Went back abt 3pm and start my first noon LSD @ 4pm. Sun was burning hot but still decide to try out the LSD in noon time.

Manage to complete the 18km in 1hr 57mins. (SLOW) Not a bad run, just that legs feels a bit weak after the run, I guess need more time to recover. Sun will be a slack day.

HSP Run @ 23/09/07

Manage to meet up w The Forgetten to do a slow jog ard punggol. Had a great time chatting & jogging w him. Both of us was hoping to revive th HSP run group again. Hope that more runners will join in.

First CBD run

Did my first CBD run last night. Great with be able to meet up with gang from sgrunners.com.



Did the SET F, first time running up Mt Faber & did two loops before heading back to the start point @ Tanjong Pagar.



Clock a total of 15km on my Saucony Trigon 5 Ride. After the run, damn shack went back home for dinner. Will try my best the join the CBD run often.