Did we really run 10K?

I ran yesterday. Or at least I tried. All I could think of was, what's for lunch?

Love the Asics but have one complaint - the laces don't stay tied! This has happened a couple of times mid-run, enough to become annoying.... bah. But at least I've since found out that it *is* possible to start off after pausing to retie laces.

Anyway, yesterday's do was half an hour on the treadmill then some weights. I wonder if I will ever be able to do push-ups the way boys do.

Lunch calls! Sio bak is slow roasting in oven.... Come to mama, fatty pork!

Back in the saddle!

It's been WAAAY too long since I ran regularly. And I can feel it - it hurts. My body's forgotten how to run, how it feels to run, and I feel like my stamina has dipped. Sigh.

It's been a few days since I started up again and at least I don't feel as whiney and complainy as I felt last Thursday when I started. (Be glad I didn't blog THEN!)

Today, the most exciting thing that happened was that my ipod earphones finally pooped out. I had been told that would happen - all that icky sweat will kill your earphones. So today, as I was running I realised I couldn't hear parts of the song - specifically, the main vocals and the drums. I could only hear guitars and backing vocals. Weird. It was like I was running with a soundtrack of minus one karaoke tracks. Hm.

New earphone time!

I ran!!

It's been way too long (two months!) and I definitely felt out of shape. I ran a short 3k (was going to say an "easy" 3k, but ha, who are we kidding...) My legs are all wobbly and achy now!

Was excited to finally break in my new Asic Nimbus 10s, though! The cushioning was fantastic. Though I daresay that my old Nike Airs felt lighter.

Tired now, but glad I finally got out there again. In my purple shoes. Ipod. Road ID. Like a dork. Ha ha.

Now I just have to work on a 10k plan for May! (is the race in May?)

Week 3, 2009

Happy new year (very late, I know, I know) to whoever is still following this blog! And to you to Opus!

Since last update, yes, I've finally got me spanking new running shoes from Asics . They are wonderful though it was a tad sad to say goodbye to ol' faithful NB shoes which have served me all this while. Anyway, I'm now officially a big fan of Asics! The cushioning and support are superb! Wonder how much faster and better I would've run if I had these magic shoes all along!

Having said that, I've hardly had the chance to put the shoes through its paces. Must definitely run more this year.

M (my very romantic husband) bought me, for our anniversary gift, a book - The Marathon Runner's Handbook. Anyone need the ISBN? Anyway, here's the link to the book on amazon.com. Flipped through it a little, must sit down and go through it carefully though I seriously doubt if it can top the wisdom of that article from The Independent.

Opus and I have signed up for the Sundown Run 2009, 31 May, for the 10km!

A New Beginner

Hello, loyal reader(s)! Yes, it's been a whole week - that's how long it's taken me to recover... Last week's 10K went well! Yay to us. I did just ok, but I'm happy with my time and race position (1:25 and came in with the first 35% of the women's 10k runners). And runningstitch did AWESOME! (1:15 and top 14%!!) Woo-hoo!

I think I didn't eat enough of a breakfast so at about 7km I was *starving*!! Resources depleted. Systems shutting down. Ha ha. That's my excuse. Anyway, I was all sore and feeling - oddly - congested for a couple of days after. So... I prescribed myself plenty, plenty of rest.

And today, finally, I ran again. This time, with no deadline looming, I'm really going to try to improve my pace. Ran "faster" on the treadmill today. Did about a 6:35min/k for 3k and that was not too bad, though I doubt I could have made it for longer. The thing is, I think there is truth to the fact that you *can* run too slowly. Too slowly and you actually expend a lot of energy still - so it's not necessarily any better; in fact, it's more inefficient. So... let's see how I manage to improve...

Onward!

p.s. need new shoes, just like runningstitch! hehehe

DDay -1

Am frantically trying to upload songs into iPod, and wondering whether at all to run with music tomorrow, and at the same time feeling extremely frustrated by iMac not ejecting CDs! Arrrrgghhh.

Must remember to charge iPod!

Am I panicking!?!!?!?!?!

At lunch earlier, ate an entire plate (L) of roasted duck rice, then polished off Jaime's and Jared's leftovers, then had a bowl of cheng tng. Feel absolutely ill now. Drinking water like mad. Maybe I should go eat all that jelly still in the fridge too. One needs plenty of fuel to run 10k, no?

This week, ran on Monday and Wednesday. Thursday, Friday were spent being coughed at, sneezed on by 5- & 6-year-olds
who constantly needed water/food/toilet. Mediating skills had been severely put to test, as was patience and self-control. Anyway, as with earlier 5k run, I never actually ran the full distance before the actual run. I can only hope it works again this time, and that Opus and self are in good enough shape and health to finish in a decent time..... sob

Today's plan is to do nothing strenuous, have lots of water and carbo load and sleep early!

Week 18!

WAAAAAHH! I had such a busy week too!!

I only managed to run on Wednesday and even then I could only squeeze in a measly 20 min run. Boo. But it was good. And, see how far I've come when I can actually call a 20 minute run "good". Running makes your mind go bonkers.

Thurs was tennis day so that was nice. And then... nothing. Nothing, nothing. Until.. SUNDAY! Waaah!