Wednesday, June 29, 2011

STANDARD CHARTERED KL MARATHON 2011

BoldSunday, 26 June 2011



Same race, different day, different approach & different set of problems.


Missed my 4-hour target by 12 minutes 26 seconds. I started out much slower compared than last with a 30km split of 2:52:07 (2:44:16 in 2010). Unlike last year, I didn't get any cramps in the last 12km of the run. I believed I fed & rehydrated well and felt much fresher at that stage of the run than last year. Without the cramps, I thot I was on target to dip 4 hours.


Then, things turned south after turning into the Bukit Tunku area (think about 5km to go). My heels started to ache. Each step was a struggle - felt like a stick hitting my heels. Coupled with those damn hills at Bkt Tunku, I was reduced to a jog. Not looking for an excuse but I think the cushioning of my shoes were a little too hard for me.




Anyway, I enjoyed the run very much. The sub-4 hour would have been a bonus. My finishing time of 4:12:26 was good enough to rank 123rd out of 904 runners in the Men Veteran cetegory (age 40 & above).







According to my Polar watch, my average & highest heart rate were 160 bpm & 168 bpm respectively (or 87% & 92% of my maximum heart rate) and I burned 3,012 calories that morning.

Sunday, June 12, 2011

10 x PRECINCT 1 @ PUTRAJAYA

Sunday, 12 JUNE 2011

10 laps or 35km in the bag. Started at 6.30 a.m. and ended run shortly after 10.00 a.m. Nutrition = 4 packets of Power Gel. Ran out of water in last lap & was too hot to go full marathon distance. Guess I will save the effort for race day in a forthnight.

PACESETTERS NEW BALANCE 15KM

5 June 2011

Photos thanks to Tey.





Another of my favourite races. Clocked 1:14:20 and ranked 25th out of 155 in Junior Veteran category (Age 40-50) and 86th out of 1,120 overall. Average/ maximum heart rate 163/ 176 bpm.


9 x PRECINCT 1 @ PUTRAJAYA

17 May 2011



Part of my build-up to Standard Chartered KL Marathon. Target was 10 laps or 35km but started late and settled for 9 laps or 31.5km instead. Too hot to continue and ran out of water in 9th lap.