Countdown; 12days to PBIM'10

warming up before the Terry Fox 2010 Run.. hehe..

it has been a busy week this two weeks.. i am not sure where to start.. so, lets see..

i will start with week 42 updates:
1. ran an amazing 28.6km in total
2. ran in the UM Night Run, 5km in 36mins 30secs (50% flat, 50% up and downhill run)
3. ran 10km in 1hr 2mins @ kerteh (PB)

now week 43 updates:
1. ran 13km in total
2. ran in the Terry Fox Run, 5km in 33mins (slow pace since it was a charity run)
3. ran 6km in 37mins 30secs (PB)

Countdown; 25days to PBIM'10

me last week before my 4km run!!

today was the best day training.. i did a 1ok run in 1hr 01mins 40sec(PB).. the last 10k timing was 1hr 27mins which was 6mths ago.. i am grateful to see my timing was better by 26mins!! never did i thought i could do such timing!! hehe.. well, lets not get carried away coz my first 21k will be in 3weeks time..

Countdown; 28days to PBIM'10

look gud in red rite? hehe..

this week i feel better than my previous weeks.. so, i started doing LSD this week.. trained twice LSD and it sure felt good clocking those mileage.. my current LSD is only 8km.. i hope to do a few 15km before PBIM'10.. i sure look better than a year ago!! hehe..

Countdown; 33days to PBIM'10

am i ready for PBIM'10- 21km run?

PBIM is getting near.. i have not been training hard enough since the festive seasons in sept'10.. and now its oct'10.. only days left before my first ever 21km run.. i bought a new shoe, Adidas Supernova Glide, to replace my Adidas Ride.. i will post a review sometime this week.. for the time being i want to let you know how things were for the past few weeks.. since my last posting..

Week38: Apparently this whole week gone.. no training what so ever.. as i was back in my home town celebrating Hari Raya Aidilfiti..

Week39: Did only one (1) run after i fully recovered from HFM virus.. my leg felt stiff as i started to build up my weekly mileage..

Week40: Started to run a few miles.. i kept my pace slow for this whole week as i did not want to get my self injured..

Week41: Did my first hill run for 25mins++.. felt good this week as i also did a few sprints to get my muscles flexible.

Week42: It's this week!! hehe.. got myself registered into a 4km run organised by my officemates.. hope this time around i could pace myself with the mid pack runners..

Countdown; Day 15 Training and 78days to PBIM'10

me with my wet towel around my neck..

the heat this week is really unbearable.. training was not easy.. so was the training today.. i needed a wet towel to stay cool throughout training.. i have ran more than 18km this week.. hope i can sustain this performance for my PBIM'10.. really need to build up my heart and lung strength, muscle endurance and mind control.. this PBIM'10 will be a testament to my hard earned training and capability.. the strength of a man lies in the heart and focused mind..

here are some articles on heatstroke:
what you need to know about hearstroke
how to avoid heatstroke
how to keep cool while running

Countdown; Day 14 Training and 79days to PBIM'10

today was hot..

what a day it is today.. really hot towards the evening.. only manage a 2.5mile/ 4km jog and it took me 25minutes.. initially i wanted to do a 40minutes training.. since, it was too hot, i better skip that thought today and do it some other time.. see how the weather is tomorrow.. gosh, 79days left to PBIM'10..

Countdown; Day 13 Training and 80days to PBIM'10

this was five months back.. i am sure i will have better stamina for the PBIM'10.. will i? hehe..

keeping the good pace i had yesterday was what i had in mind throughout training today.. i jogged 3mile/ 4.8km in 30mins.. which was 30seconds faster than yesterdays pace.. i do not want to increase my pace anymore for these two weeks.. my current aim is to increase my training duration gradually.. from 30mins to 40mins.. lets see how i do tomorrow ok..

Countdown; Day 12 Training and 81days to PBIM'10

me @ 69kg, 31 Aug'10 (after 12days training)

today i jogged 3mile/ 4.8km which took me 30mins 30seconds.. which was 2mins and 30seconds faster than day 8 training.. hehe.. i must admit that i am not in good shape yet for PBIM'10.. give me a few weeks and i hope to be at my best.. at this moment, no muscle ache or cramps after training.. it is a good sign that i am not pushing my body to much.. my aim is to train and have sufficient time for my body to healing.. so that, the next training can be as enjoyable as today's..

Countdown; Day 8 Training and 84days to PBIM'10

countdown; 84days to go..

today i was feeling great.. jogged 4mile/ 4.8km in 33mins.. around minute 28, i could feel that i can run longer.. since, i don't want too push myself too fast and want this training to continue, i decided to jog up to 4.8miles only.. now, i can look forward to my next training with a bigger simile!! gosh, that smile i put up there really seems weird.. hehe..

Countdown; Day 5 Training and 87days to PBIM'10

yesterday and the day before was my day off.. no training.. just the usual daily routine which was i did nothing!! haha.. well, today was a fine start.. started my jog with a slow pace and increase it after 9mins.. from 5mile/hr to 5.5mile/hr.. the total distance was 2.7mile or 4.3km.. so far i have not hurt myself after a long haul without training.. 3months!!.. yeah, i know.. i hope to see myself being able to train for 1hr from 6Sept'10 onwards.. lets set that as my immediate goal.. something to help me focus..

Countdown; Day 2 Training and 90days to PBIM'10

countdown; 90days left..

today was my second day jog.. the jog was slow and not that tiring.. 30mins of jog with a full stomach was not that great.. feel like the food inside was turned into milk shake.. hehe.. well, at least i did not feel much muscle ache after my first jog yesterday.. now, i need increase slowly my training distance/ duration.. hopefully, i could train one (1) hour like i did in May'10..