New run route

Sunday morning run.



Started at 7:41am. Decided to try a new route. Ran along Punggol Park, along Upper Serangoon Road to Kovan MRT and then back to Hougang Ave 2/10 to Hougang MRT and then take MRT back to Sengkang. 9.5km in 1 hr 16mins. 8min/km average which I am happy with. It was getting really hot before I finished at 8:56am.

This route especially Upper Serangoon Road has a few slopes. Up and down. The pavements also in various conditions. But a good experience compared to my seasoned 5km SK route. Must find time to do it again.

Juz run lah

Rushed home cause got CPU at 8:30pm. But, hey, no rain.

Decide to quickly changed and dashed off. Weather good. But, stitches hit again before 2km mark. This stitches thing is getting too frequent nowadays.

Quite breathless after the 5km jog-a-walk. Either slacked too much or the srating of a cold. 39 mins to complete 5km is okay. Quess must run more to reduce the amount of walking.

Itching to run but . . .

So busy at work today but forced myself to leave ard 6:30pm, keeping my fingers crossed. But *hiaz*, reached back, it was raining. This is getting serious. . .lack of mileage. For me, to rebuild stamina for 5-7km is a struggle, never mind the 10km. :(

Sign up for JP Morgan Chase Corporate Challenge 2008

Maybe a bit crazy, but sent email to register my interest to take part.

5.6km or 3.5miles from Padang on a Wednesday evening. I must have been a bit nuts. Sure, the office pay the $45 race fee, but I have to contribute $20 to the company's charity of the year.

Well, just for fun, that's what I told the Team Captain as I will take more than 40mins to complete. He replied to tell me not to worry as it's all for fun.

Ok, on lah! :D

kc + sl run

kc + sl went for a 4km early morning jog from home to the Plaza to buy breakfast. Took 32 mins.

Told sl that with sufficient mileage, sl will be faster than kc and can run longer distances too. But it has to be slow and easy first and consistent, regular runs, not just once a week or every other week.

sl still has 3 months before the 10km PAssion Run to build up stamina for 10km. But nothing's impossible!

Why? Bcos last year kc + sl walked (yip, juz walked only) 6km in 53mins (2007 Marina Bay Heartstrings Walk).

Fingers crossed :)

Rushed off from office after an in-house seminar ended at 5:30pm. When reached home, no rain!

Har, quickly changed and rushed out for a jog. Did 7km in 52mins (5km in 37mins). Had stitches after 2km mark. At 5.5km, I felt the 2 mouthfuls of water I drank an hour earlier wanting to come up my throat. Urrgghh. An unpleasant feeling + the stitch. So, had to walk more to finish the last 2km.

This stitches thing is starting to occur more frequently for me. You can have Deep Heat for muscle cramp, but stitches? What can one apply??

Rained out

Rushed off and reach home. It was cloudy. So quickly went up my home and wanted to get ready to change and then it RAINED!!!

*GRRRRR*

Well, what to do? Now, looks like it is still rainy season in Singapore. Good thing no run events coming up. *Phew*

Wanted to but. . .

Rushed from office before 6pm. Thot can do a short run. But it was still drizzling. Sigh. Looks like Wednesday or Thursday. Tomorrow got makan with my friend slow_runner :P

Pain bcos of badminton

Argh. . .badminton once a month with CPU is a painful affair.

Sprained my muscle just below the left butt (some femoris muscle). Should have just let the shuttlecock drop. Probably getting a bit old . . .or actually, never stretch before starting is also a ('the'?) cause.

Went to check the CC booking list. Next 2 weeks all courts on Saturdays and Sundays fully booked out. So, no badminton till 3 weeks later, at earliest. By then, some other 'sleeping' muscles will get stretched again. *ouch*

Date for Singapore Bay Run 2008

I'm gonna sign up for this, not that I like the tee-shirt but, it's conveniently in the city. I have to decide to do 10km or 21km. No 12km or 15km. I don't think I will do 21km. Looks like when registration opens, it will be 10km. To be confirmed.


The annual SAFRA Sheares Bridge Run & Army Half Marathon is back! Re-branded as the SAFRA Singapore Bay Run & Army Half Marathon, it will bring you past the iconic landmarks of the Marina Bay area.

For the very first time, experience the run through the Marina Barrage, not forgetting the iconic Sheares Bridge, all in 1 day!

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Date: Sunday, 24 August 2008
Start Point: Esplanade Drive
End Point: Padang
Registration begins Monday, 24 March 2008.
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- 21km Army Half Marathon
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