Running Blog #32: The 5K runner does a 10K practice run.

Yesterday, after five long days of rest…I decided to take a longer run.
I decided to take another 10K practice run- just to check if my performance is repeatable.

The practice run was tolerable- the first fifteen minutes was a little uneasy….maybe because I was running alone.

• My thoughts have been drifting elsewhere. The sight of the sunset reminds of my friend Kathy who is now in Singapore- then I remember one S40 leaving the country. Well, there were new ones….a lot from ADI is taking interest in running- I saw an email circulating about the earth run. Sadly, am not joining their group because I have already registered to IE8. Nevertheless, both funrun is for a good cause. I saw from the email that most were from groups of product and test engineering ….I suddenly missed the funrun with my ADTREK family- the last event we joined is the Happy Run.
  

The practice run was pain free. I guess, yesterday- everything is perfect. The weather , the stretch- I think I had a good warm up exercise (leg press, leg curl, few lifts), hamstring & quad stretch. My hydration is 150 ml Gatorade and 150 ml H2O.

My first sip is after the 5K mileage then succeeding sip is as needed- I didn’t stop while drinking water I just slowed down (it is possible!)….my goal is to really run all throughout the course- and I did it at rate of 1:13:34 against my previous record of 1:14:58, an improvement of 1:24 – this is a little improvement but the impact was better than my previous attempt where I did a run-walk-fast walk intervals. I think I am on my way to maintain my pace and have an injury-free practice runs.

I guess I’ll try another 10K on Thursday, my next goal is to be comfortable doing practice run on this distance…..but as early as now, I can see the problem of sustainability. Specially that the school year is fast approaching for my pre-schooler. =) Maybe, I’ll take on S40’s advise regarding 10K on races. But honestly, I love the rush of 5K fun run....and feels good to be on the league of average runners.

Running Blog #25: Running......

Yes....I was thinking like I am moonlighting- a wordplay referring to night time doing nothing.
But I gazed outside is there indeed a moon....hahaha nah! nada! of course the full moon ended after the holyweek.....jeez wordplay.

Today is Friday......crossing Saturday night to almost dawn.....yah I just can't sleep because of mixed emotion....tired mind....nosebleed hehehe Yah I've been nosebleeding in the financial hurdle of creating a financial report....gew!

Ok Thursday, so it is still proper to say that was actually yesterday...Whatever! It was a good run. I missed running. Well, after not being able to run after 2 weeks....I felt like I could run more but got lost track of time.

Blimey, my run was fun and easy.
But then again....I lost track of resetting garmin. In effect, the watch didn't measure my run. Only the totals did register.....Hmmmph!

Running and analyzing a situation and being able to learn from it was a comic experience.
Specially if your running with two middle age guys trying to be hippie nyahahahaha peace guys! And admitting "IT" is somehow their weakness.

But then the run was capped off by a sad news....my running circle is shrinking. Sigh! though good news for the S40 guy, he is set to leave the country by June. Hmmmm, first it was Kathy, then Carmel, now S40??? I never thought he is ever gonna leave. But then, life goes on just like running....keep on running! And I guess I'll be happy for him venturing in this hmmmm adventure at 40.

Uhhhhh....I'm a little quirky! My mind is travelling from somewhere.....Ugh! Why is that monster coming back in my daytime dreams. Grrr! I felt like a loser.

Maybe, this what happens when you run less mileage.