Showing posts with label Marathon. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Marathon. Show all posts

Tuesday, July 22, 2008

1st training for GE 5km fun run

Jio-ed by Xiuling, Sijia, and Qiufen, I am tempted to join a "fun" marathon run (5km) held by Great Eastern.


Picture from Great Eastern marathon website.

First of all things, I seriously don't understand their humour and what they categorise as "fun". 5km and they are calling it "fun"?? Apparently don't sound all that fun to me -- I've gotta train very hard to complete that 5km can.

Although I have yet to register for the run, I went training today. I just went to a park near my place. Think the park should be around 400m, regardless, I had already assumed that it is. Hahha..

First day of training, I did 6 rounds. BUT, i only managed to run 15% or so only. No stamina and determination. I took 30min or so to finish these 6 rounds, which is what Xiuling too to finish her Shape run. (She used 34min to finish 5km) I was overtaked by uncles. The only people I overtook were chatting maids bringing ah ma and ah gong out on wheelchairs.

There was this guy who kept overtaking me too. Think he will not have a problem running Nike Run (10km) at all. He is really consistent and he is fast too. HAIZ. I've got to keep training and train hard.

Regardless, I had made a pleasant discovery! Tadah~
New workout station at the park!

I super like this workout station can! It is like the one below YY's block and near Sijia's place below the MRT track. Very nice! This brings me to another point -- I am not comfortable in bringing my hp out while jogging/ walking. Very troublesome. But luckily I did today (normally I leave it at home; apparently I left my brain at home when I went for my jog/ walk today), if not I will not be able to take a pic of the workout station! :D

I am having a headache now. *sianz* Jasmine said it could be due to hydration. *gulps down water*

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Last night I received a call from a lady. She said that she is my secondary schoolmate's secretary. *gasps* Initially I didn't believe her and questioned if she is my schoolmate's girlfriend instead of secretary. Which leads to another shock -- my secondary schoolmate is married 2 months ago. *gasps gasps* My school mate is now working at Prudential as a financial planner. So the purpose of the call is to arrange a meetup with me. After I told the lady that I am not working now, she said that she will call me back again 2 months later.

Glad that my schoolmate is doing well now. :) During secondary school, he was one of those little boys (we are of the same age, just born in different months) whom I will dote on. Very cute and funny kind of guy.