Entries from October 2009

October 26, 2009

6 weeks to ‘D’ day and 3 weeks to tapering for race…

32km was tough!
it was hot and we started to hallucinate icy cold 100+…
thank God for all who came and tough it out!
no dropouts.
we have to thank NParks for putting all these toilets that we can run without carry water.
packets of gels, jelly beans and hydration salts cannot sustain us without the life giving water.
all of [...]

October 19, 2009

7 weeks before ‘D’ day. the 2nd longest run will debut this weekend!

the weather has been really hot at times and can be cool and wet for hours too.
the experience of the long run can be highly varied from one!
last sat long run was tough. apart from mental calculation of how much we have ran from fort road car park to the end of the park, [...]

October 12, 2009

8 weeks more to race, long runs is a must!

last week was the longest run we had so far.
it was hot even though we started earlier at 7am.
started hot and ended with the rain of the month!
by 930am, we were running from the hot sun into drizzle and then thunderstorm with wind that will blow u almost side way…
if u see the trees benting [...]

October 5, 2009

9 weeks and 2nd week into race effort training

the haze and rain is back.
please take measures to exercise in safety,
this week the long run would be the longest that we have ever run in this program. do prepare for it.
it will be at Fort Road car park B1. time to be moved to 7am to account for the longer distance. hope we can [...]