Finally, 1st jog in 3+ weeks!

Yes, am so glad finally restarted.

My boss TY asked how am I before going home. Told her still not well with phlegm and flu. She suggested taking chinese herbal drink (the strong yuks type that works) ; p

Reached home at 7:20pm. Drank 1/3 cup of plain water. 15 mins later, after a bit of stretching, went for my 2km route. Wanted to do 2x2km and see how. No particular target.

Ran. 1st km clocked in just under 8mins. Walked 1 km after the first 2.2km without stopping (must be the latte I had earlier the evening). Eventually, did 5km in 39mins. Very happy with myself. See if I can jog again on Sat or Sun evening.

jodan sms

jodan sms and my replies. . .

1817: How are you? Hope things are well and good. Cheers,
2029: Hi jodan. Happy 2 hear from you. Juz finish my 1st jog in over 3 weeks. Happy to finally restart. Roonz earlier the week asked if I still run regularly :-)
2036: That's great!!! Just keep up e runs. Dun matter what distance. I also run when I can. I dun set any targets. Many ppl r concerned abt you. Hope to see ya soon.
2055: Har...not many pple know me...so cant b many concerned abt me. After not posting 4 a month, few know me liao. But I really appreciate the concern & encouragement I get from a few like you. Thanks. Will press on. Keep fit goal. Forum a bit boring now...tempted 2 start posting nonsense again. but wont.
2109: Just do wat u think is best. Actually if u notice, almost all threads OT-ed. Now we have 2 jokers. Do join us for more runs leh...

Wet, wet, wet

Was itching to run today despite the throat not feeling great. Left office before 6pm. But, the floor & pavement at SK was very wet. There was heavy rain in afternoon. Ah. . .forget it. Not willing to get wet and dirty just for a run.

Reply from Roonz

Piang le. Roonz replied my PM by saying she hopes I'm still running regularly.

Of course, replied her honestly that I last run during Xmas Eve, 24 Dec 2007. Somehow, still get the daily stuffed or running nose and phelgm in throat with itchy throat. . .don't want to run when not well. Some weeks ago did that, it was a toruture running when the nose started filling up and and body took a longer while to recover after run.


Re:An interview, Yesterday, 11:22 PM

kcslchin:
Well done, roonz. It ain't ever easy to do a Tri, having colleagues who do Tri and those who prefer to just run. And a person who Tri may not like or suit running long distance like a Marathon.With the running, biking and swimming, guess you can always keep indulging on ice-cream. Me? I'll have to rely on my metabolic rate which is slowing down with age :)
cheers,
kc

roonz:
thanks...! heheh doesn't matter whether just run or do tri..as long as person enjoys what he/she's doing and it keeps them healthy..can liao!anyway, i hope u're still running regularly?

No run after so many days liao

It's been so many days since I've run more than 2km, can't even remember when! Ha Ha Ha Ha

Cham lor.

But, of course my flu and sore throat + the wet weather is a reason (or excuse) + the situation in office.

roonz's PM

Har. . . roonz PM me too.

Am touched some do noticed I have stopped posting.

Adidas Warehouse Sale

Aiya, waste of time. Walked to Wing Tai Building at Tampines Road after lunch. Was supposed to meet slow_runner 2:30pm.

Saw that they have mainly basketball shorts, football jerseys (quite nice but not what I want), cotton tees with Adidas brand, not so good Adidas shoes, bags and ladies tops (which had some running dri-fit tops).

Called slow_runner who was on bus 51 ar Defu Lane oredi. He diecided not to bother and got off the bus and caught the bus home on the other side of the road.

My 1st time at a warehouse sale and am really disappointed. Some more have to walk in the sun to Kovan mrt to catch the train home :(

Kayano sms & called on jodan Shouting for me

Can't believe Kayano sms me and called me about Jodan 'shouting' for kcslchin in the sgRunners forum.

Anyway, me sms jodan and PM him my reasons.

I've decided to 'retire' from posting on sgRunners.com forum. Updated the kcslchin profile page.

Stopped at 1,555 posts as at 24 December 2007. Think, it's about time. The forum reading and replies and posts has taken up so much of my free time and office work times.

In any case, can't do this in new job starting 01/02/2008. Also since a few think my posts are rubbish and don't appreciate it, better not post.

Told jodan in my PM that regardless what kayano and some may think, me don't post to increase post count or make a statistic.

Retire from sgRunners.com forum

I have decided to stop posting in sgRunners.com forum as of 1 January 2008.

Some people comment that I post too much nonsense and rubbish and also too kaypoh. So, better give everyone a break. No point being part of a forum and upset people or just to clock up post counts. Never had that goal. Also, my new job on 1 Feb 08 won't allow me to check forum during work hours.

Already have 1,555 posts. Too many posts in too short a time. Good to also get away from this 'addiction' that consumes so much time!

Review of my 2007 Running Journey

My running journey in 2007. A recap.

Started running in May 2007 after buying a Polar F4 Fitness HRM watch.
8 May: 0.9km in 6mins. Ran to fast cause nearly collapsed on a pavement at a traffic junction in SK.

My mileage (incl Running Events)
In May 2007, clocked 7.40km in total. Total running time: 1hr:13mins
In Jun 2007, clocked 1.80km in total. Total running time: 0hr:13mins
In Jul 2007, clocked 36.35km in total. Total running time: 5hr:04mins
In Aug 2007, clocked 50.10km in total. Total running time: 6hr:55mins
In Sep 2007, clocked 37.00km in total. Total running time: 5hr:32mins
In Oct 2007, clocked 48.00km in total. Total running time: 6hr:40mins
In Nov 2007, clocked 30.00km in total. Total running time: 4hr:14mins
In Dec 2007, clocked 30.20km in total. Total running time: 3hr:56mins

Running Events
In between, ran/jogged/walked the following (with the initial fun runs meant to increase mileage and test my ability to eventually complete a 10km)
1) 18 Aug 2007: Heartstrings Charity Walk 6km
2) 26 Aug 2007: SAFRA Sheares Bridge Run 6km
3) 16 Sep 2007: Run for Hope 4km (Supposed to be 8km)
4) 28 Oct 2007: New Balance Real Run 10km. Chip time: 1:28:52
5) 02 Dec 2007: Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon 10km Chip time: 1:18:23

2007 completed. 2008 to look ahead to. Hope can sustain the interest. The monthly mileage has been dropping month by month. . . .hee hee.