I had trained. I was fit. I was ready. I had my flights. I had my hotel booking, my shoes, my gear. I arrived in Singapore with a slight cough but still in high spirits. Registered myself for the race at the Expo site, browsed through the running exhibitors and soaked in the pre race atmosphere. Checked into the hotel and my cough now evolved to a full blown fever, with...
I was supposed to run 6KM this morning. Instead i could only complete 3 KM. The side of my legs were starting to hurt and by the time i pulled up at KM 3, i could hardly run. I did consider pushing myself to complete but decided against it lest i get injured. If i were running a local 1/2 marathon, i might have pushed on, but i am in training...
Saw a TV Interview of the CEO of Zico Coconut Water company. I was amazed that such an abundant fruit in Malaysia and the surrounding region can be made into a full scale business with a proper marketing plan. Did some research on it and am even more intrigued. However, for the purpose of running, Coconut water is supposed to hydrate better than water or other isotonic drinks. So i grabbed...
After several dissapointing runs during Ramadan…disappointing as in slow times, unabale to complete due to rain, unable to run due to schedule…the easy run in week 8 or last night’s run finally saw me hit decent speeds again… It felt good all around as i could cover the distance and finish within a decent time, run well, run below 7 min for 2 KM and overall felt good post race. Looking...
Ran 6 KM on Tuesday and 10 KM on Thursday and hydrated with Coconut Water only.It definitely hydrates better than water. I immediately felt my thirst quench after sipping coconut water. With plain water my throat sometimes still felt dry although i had swigged quite a bit. As for helping me run better…that is still for me to find out..
I was in Sandakan over the weekend and in the midst of sorting out claims receipts, i watched an interview between a newscaster and the CEO of Zico on CNN. What was intriguing was that Zico is in the business of promoting coconut water. Zico is one of many companies in the US that is promoting the benefits of coconut water to elite atheletes. It was intriguing to me because coconut...
The obvious uses or benefits one can get from a Training Program is of course getting into physical shape to go the distance that the program was designed for. I am on my second training program. The first program i downloaded was to get me to run 30 minutes non stop over 12 weeks. The current program i am on is to get me through a half marathon in the time...
This week’s training called for an 8KM Temp Run on Tue, 6 KM Easy on Thu and 11KM Long on Sunday. Well, weather has been bad with the skies pouring rain non-stop during the 1st few days of the week that i only managed to do 3 KM on Tuesday. Then my rythm and mind was elsewhere on Thu and struggled to complete 6 KM..(although i had set a mental goal...
I’ve been running for about 4 years now. I was never able to run more than 1 or 2 KM in a row as i would get shin splints and pain in my heels. Until 4 years ago when a friend of mine, who was the laziest person you could think of, who hated being out in the sun, who was more round than trim, who was more white than white,...
Have changed to running after sungkai (break fast). I find that i run better than if i ran some km’s before buka and then the balance after break fast. The initial way was to taxing on the body. Currently, i break fast at home then go for the run. I eat lightly and by the 2nd KM or so my body has adjusted to the shock of eating and drinking after...