Thursday Dusk Run: And When The Stars Align

Tampines – Pasir Ris Park Connector

4.88km

38m 08s

07:49 min/km

7.72 km/hr

Mapmyrun: http://www.mapmyrun.com/run/singapore/-singapore/872235299493

Sportypal: http://www.sportypal.com/Workouts/Details/116142

Supplementary Exercises:

Chin-up: 1 X 8

Plank: 1 X 60secs, 1 X 50secs, 1 X 40secs

Notes:

My my my… Is my mouth really that salty or what? It was only yesterday that I wrote about dipping under the 39mins and lo and behold, I just did that during the run just now.

Alhamdulillah.

My initial timing during the first 1.1km was around 7mins 30secs. On normal days, running at this pace will deliver a crippling cramp to each of my legs which will result in me running at tortoise pace for the rest of the distance. But during the run just now, with no cramps inhibiting my progress, I felt really strong, Spartan strong!

And after achieving a timing of 30mins 46secs with the last 1.1km to go, then I was confident that I had to give my all if I wanted to go under 39mins.

And I did.

Alhamdulillah.

I think it’s the chocolate and raspberry ice-cream sandiwched between two slices of bread that did the trick.

Finally Happy New Year to all.

It has been great knowing all of you and thank you for reading.

Wednesday Dusk Run & Bodyweight Exercises

Tampines – Pasir Ris Park Connector

4.88km

39m 00s

08:00 min/km

7.56 km/hr

Mapmyrun: http://www.mapmyrun.com/run/singapore/-singapore/872235299493

Sportypal: http://www.sportypal.com/Workouts/Details/115632

Week 2 Day 2	Push up	Sit up
	14	21
	16	24
	12	18
	12	18
	17	26
Total	71	107

Notes:

Totally delighted with today’s run. Looks like sub 39mins is a very plausible target in the near future.

However, I couldn’t say the same about the push up and sit up programs. They are definitely a killer. Totally struggled for today’s workout. The chest muscles felt real tight and for my stomach muscles, if I have any, they were struggling badly just now.

Aiyoyo!

Tuesday Night Swim

Sengkang Swimming Complex

Swim

700 metres

Rest every 30m

Notes:

Well, backstroke is way less taxing than freestyle. Swimming backstroke for 50m doesn’t really pose much of a problem surprisingly. But this doesn’t mean I should give freestyle a miss because in triathlon the front crawl is de rigeur in my opinion. So I envisage more front crawl trainings ahead, mixed with the backstroke.

As a side note, I can still remember the old times, specifically during National Service, when I went for the compulsory swimming test as part of my Basic Military Training. The benchmark was to swim backstroke along the whole length of the Olympic-sized pool. Alas, I could only swim halfway before waving the figurative white flag.

Boo me!

Therefore, nowadays whenever I touch the wall after swimming backstroke non-stop, I will still reminisce those dark episodes of being a diver, a term coined for military recruits who can’t swim but sink in the water.

Monday Bodyweight Exercises

Week 2 Day 1	Push up	Sit up
	14	21
	14	21
	10	15
	10	15
	15	22
Total	63	94

Wow! Does these exercises torture me… Adoiii.

Week 2 already.

I can do this.

Come on!

Hoo yahh!

Christmas Swim and Bodyweight Exercises

Sengkang Swimming Complex

Swim

600 metres

Rest every 30m

Week 1 Day 3	Push up	Sit up
	11	17
	15	22
	9	14
	9	14
	16	21
Total	60	88

Notes:

It was a productive day today after fitting in two workout sessions. The swim today was awesome due to the great company and the swimming complex was not as crowded as expected considering today is a public holiday.

The highlights would surely be the 100m added to my previous swimming total distance. I also discovered that swimming breaststroke or frogstyle is not as hard as I once assumed it to be. I managed to backstroke 50m straight and didn’t feel breathless after that.

If only I can feel the same after swimming freestyle…

Thursday Dusk Run: Ho Ho Ho

Tampines – Pasir Ris Park Connector

4.88km

39m 19s

08:04 min/km

7.40 km/hr

Mapmyrun: http://www.mapmyrun.com/run/singapore/-singapore/872235299493

Sportypal: http://www.sportypal.com/Workouts/Details/112608

Supplementary Exercises:

Chin-up: 1 X 8

Plank: 1 X 60secs, 1 X 50secs, 1 X 40secs

Notes:

Ho ho ho!

I’m feeling great! My major nemesis, Mr Cramp did not turn up today so the run was relatively trouble-free. If not for the two stops at the traffic light, I think maybe, just maybe, my timing can dip below 39mins.

So this begs the question: do you guys obey the traffic regulation during your runs?

During my regular runs, it’s a common sight to see pedestrians and bicycle riders dashing across the road while the Traffic Man is red. The traffic crossing is not at a major T-junction and I admit that sometimes I felt compelled to dash across too though the light was not in my favour.

Well, what say you?

Wednesday Bodyweight Exercises

Week 1 Day 2	Push up	Sit up
	10	15
	12	18
	8	15
	8	15
	16	18
Total	54	81

Oh my… These are killing me… Help!

Tuesday Afternoon Run: Birdz Flu

Tampines – Pasir Ris Town Park – Pasir Ris Park Connector

5.44km

42m 50s

07:55 min/km

7.57 km/hr

Mapmyrun: http://www.mapmyrun.com/route/sg/singapore/936126148860294694

Sportypal: http://www.sportypal.com/Workouts/Details/111825

Supplementary Exercises:

Chin-up: 1 X 8

Plank: 1 X 60secs, 1 X 50secs, 1 X 40secs

Notes:

Hey2! I’m having the Birdz flu. Not that aviarian flu. No no! The Birdz flu! You getting me?

Okay cut the crap.

Went out on a run, still carrying the remnants of the seasonal flu. Breathing was a tad difficult and the legs felt a bit sluggish. No hot chicks with peeking butt cheeks were to be seen just now. So the run was a little monotonous to say the least. No cramps too. So that’s one good news.

The other good news is that the shades aka sunglasses I sent last Sunday to my neighbourhood optical shop are ready to be collected. If you wonder who in the right mind will send their sunglasses to the optical shop, well for an acute myopia sufferer like me, I need to.

Unlike other normal sunglasses, mine which I bought online comes with an Rx insert. What on earth is that? It’s just an attachment to place the prescription lenses (1000++ degrees high for me) onto the sunglasses. Think of it like a clip-on shades for the normal spectacles but in the opposite sense of the word.

Rx inserts for prescription lenses

As my short-sightedness is very terrible, how terrible? Imagine not being able to see the facial features of the person standing right in front of you. That terrible. I was quite worried that the high-index precription lenses will not be able to fit the Rx inserts. You may want to know why won’t it fit right? Well to answer that, I need a whole other post to explain. Suffice to say people as blind as a bat like me, have lenses that are extra special and cost a bomb and usually they are way thicker than normal ones.

Luckily, after working its magic, my friendly neighbourhood optician is able to deliver the final product. The high-index prescription lenses fit nicely into the Rx inserts which in turn sits well behind my sunglasses. She herself was mightily impressed that she’s now thinking of buying one for her son who has terrible eyesights like me.

Without further ado, presenting my Birdz Feather 2:

Birdz Feather 2

It also comes with two other colour lenses:

Smoked, Yellow, and Clear Lenses

(Source: http://www.birdzeyewear.com/feather2.php)

So yeah. I do have the Birdz flu.

Now I just need a super cool road bike to complete the look.

Monday Bodyweight Exercises

Week 1 Day 1	Push up	Sit up
	10	15
	12	18
	7	10
	7	10
	15	15
Total	51	68

Though I have started on these two programs since a few weeks back, I have not been following it to the T. So today marks the official inauguration. Hopefully I can stick to these plans conscientiously.

Sunday Night Run

Tampines – Pasir Ris Park Connector

4.88km

39m 47s

08:07 min/km

7.40 km/hr

Mapmyrun: http://www.mapmyrun.com/run/singapore/-singapore/872235299493

Sportypal: http://www.sportypal.com/Workouts/Details/102199

Supplementary Exercises:

Chin-up: 1 X 7

Plank: 1 X 60secs, 1 X 50secs, 1 X 40secs

Notes:

Wow, it has been exactly a fortnight since I ran. The run just now was kept at a tortoise pace to evaluate my running condition. I’m glad to say that my legs wereup to that slow pace though my kneeswere a bit wobbly. There was nary any signs of cramps so that’s good.

Anyway, there was a teeny-weeny bit of distraction during the run when I passed a lady in red running in her teeny-weeny shorts with her fleshy butt having a peek from underneath.

I am not complaining.