The Infinite World

Reached the F1 Pit area around 5.10am together with my running buddy, deposited our stuff and i went to the toilet. Quickly went to the start point but we were almost right at the back. The 1st wave started at 5.30am but we had to wait for 12 more min and start with the second wave due to the huge crowd. The 1st 2-3 km was really slow and you just had to try to overtake some of the slower runners by squeezing through whenever there is a chance. The weather was really humid and I start to perspire a lot. Reached 5km in 29min 26sec, took a cup of sports drink at 6km, so slowing down to 6min 21sec. There was a stretch from 5plus to 6.3 km which was extremely dark, so had to be really careful. Eventually reached 10km in 59min13sec, feeling ok but I know I am not in the best condition to push my speed. I was just hoping to maintain 5min30us pace till 15km. Did not achieve my goal, only managed a 5min30 for the 14-15km and 15-16km. Start to fall back a little for 16-17, managing a 5:42. It ...

I think casual "runners" like me are always wondering why we are not improving even though we have been training religiously ? Well I think one of the problem is discipline, are you at your optimal weight , or are you eating too much ? Did you rest well the night before the run ? Did you do exercise to improve your core muscle ? I must admit I did not always do enough of the above to ensure I am in a optimal physical condition to break any pb, need to really start to be more disciplined to set some pb!

Start the run at 6.11 am, started very slowly, 1st km covered in 6min11sec. First 20km run since 3 Feb 2013, feeling rather apprehensive about how the run will progress. Reached 2 km in 12min25sec, time for the km in 6min7sec. Covered the 3rd km in about the same time, 6min8sec . It was a very casual 1st 10 km,  time was about 1 hr 1min 12sec. Start to speed up a little and covers the next lm in 5min40sec, followed by the next km in 5min39sec. At this 12 km mark, I was feeling just fine, but just did not run fast enough. The 12-13km was covered in 5min34sec, followed by the next km in 5min30sec, which will be my fastest km so far. Did try to push a little bit more but the lack of training start to be evidence, just could get any faster. Covered the 14-15 km in 5min43sec, just tried to not ow down by too much, covering the next km in 5min 48sec. By the 17km, body temperature was getting a little too high, so had to take water break to lower the body temperature. As a result of the...

Ever wonder is there anything outside our known Universe ? Do you believe the Big Bang Theory ? Always curious how people can convince themselves to believe that they are able to predict what's out there or detect other stars when they cannot even be sure what's out there on our very own moon ?

Achieved another new PB on 10 March 2013(Sunday) for the 10km run in the gym, the time is 50min26.76sec. I must try to achieve similar time outdoor. I always wonder how those elite runners can run at those incredible speed, almost seems unreal. I guess one can only know how it feels like when you get to that level. 

I managed to run a new PB for the 10km, this time clocking in at 50min 32sec, did it again at the gym on 3 Mar 2013. My 2nd PB in 2 days, quite an achievement personally. My best for the 10km outdoor was a achieved more than 20 years ago. Seriously , never thought that I can still run faster than when I was much you younger. So never undermine yourself, you can achieve       much more than you ever imagine possible. 

Finally break through the 51 min barrier for 10km today at the gym, clocked 50min 56sec. I am wondering if I can do it on a road run or at the stadium. I covered a total of 11 km in 55min 48 sec.  My pace was an average of 5:06 per km for 10 km and just slightly over 5:04 for the 11km. If I had ecorded this time at the stadium , I would definitely be quite happy as its much more difficult to run this pace outdoor. I am eager to see how I fair in the next 20km run at ECP, is it possible to record a 1hr 49min? I reckon I am capable of achieving such a time, also looking forward to the 7 April Run 350, I am looking forward to running a 1hr 50min 21.1 km ! Somehow I am feeling strong after today's run, I am quite sure I can break the 50 min for 10km pretty soon. I am physically and mentally stronger now, I guess visualising what you want achieve do really helps towards actual performance. Seems like I am finally breaking down the barrier I believe to be there previously. Now I finally...