Run #7: Recovery Run

Subang Jaya Municipal Stadium. Clear skies, scorching sunrise. 7.25am. 8km in 45 mins.


Water stops 4km, 4km. Trained for speed. Felt heavier. I wasn't in The Zone. But form looked good (looking at my silhouette on the tracks).

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Got blisters under a blister scar (which I got from last week's run). Didn't think that could happen. Aren't they one-at-a-time thingies?

Event: Angkor Marathon '09 so cool!

http://www.angkormarathon.org/en/index.html

Running in a magnificent ruin! Wow! I like the thought of that. Half marathon is out of my limits. But it seems worthwhile to try for this one.

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Dream Routes

Perhaps another dream route that I'd like to try would be a run through the Lane of the Baobabs in Madagascar.

Or a run through the Kyoto East Side in early autumn, from Gingakuji to Kiyomizudera.

Officially sick

On medication... -_-

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Observations:

8km was perfect workout.

10km was somewhat challenging and signs of overtraining were beginning to manifest.

12km is where I fall apart.

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While mental barrier to sports performance is difficult to overcome, it is all to easy to push beyond physical limits by just ignoring pain and 'persevering'.

Overtraining is a necessary warning signal but not to be too concerned that it prevents better performance. Like a canary in the mines.

Heed the warning but do not quit.

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All I need now is the next few days for recovery then revert to 10km runs with focus on training for faster speeds.

Falling sick...

Sore throat. Tiredness because of the lack of sleep. Overtraining has its toll. Gotta pay the toll, I guess...

Bad Sleep

Metabolic rate running all over the place. Tired but can't sleep. :-(

Run #6: Daybreak & Run

Subang Jaya Municipal Stadium. After-rain tracks, cloud-covered skies, cool winds. 7:10am. 12km in 1hr20.

Water stops 4km, 4km, 4km. Felt lighter. Sprinted through several 200m stretches. Quite satisfied that it was not as painful as I thought it would be.

The next step would be to overcome the speed barrier.

Run #5: Azure Sky

Subang Jaya Municipal Stadium. Cloudy morning, freshly cut grass, a different kind of clearness. 7.30am. 10km and I didn't bring my watch.

Water stops at 4km, 4km, 2km. Went into The Zone at km 7: weightless, tireless, but not quite able to accelerate either.