Training for Singapore Marathon has been ongoing for the past 3 months. As this is the third marathon I am going to participate in, my aim is to complete the course under 6 hours. In order to achieve this, there are several changes made to my current training regime. First of all, I got myself a GPS watch which helps me track the distance and time ran.
I discovered that with the watch, it actually improves your performance since you are conscious of the distance and time while training. As you are running, you can keep looking at the watch to track your pace and distance, this is useful to the overall training regime as you learn how to control. A pace of 7 minutes per km should be able to see me completing the marathon within my set target time.
Secondly, I also started to run longer distances away from my home. In fact, the north-eastern part of Singapore is a rather enjoyable place to run. The air is cleaner there and there are not many people. These areas include the Hougang, Punggol and Sengkang estates. In fact, you can run along the Serangoon river which links these estates together. There is a track for joggers that stretches from Hougang Avenue 7 to Sengkang and Punggol. The area has changed quite a lot since the last time I was there, there are several new property being built around there. You can find Parc Vera Singapore Condo just beside the river and I bet the residents will enjoy the view from their new homes. It is still under development and will be completed in 3 years time.
As I run along the track to reach the next estate, Punggol, I noticed how big the difference it has become compared to last time. There are more Punggol Condos For Sale now as the estate is growing bigger with many young couples moving in.
This jog along the Serangoon river is certainly nice and I hope to carry on training here until the marathon next month. Next time I will aim to jog longer distances. Today, I only ran 15 km and I target to complete 21 km by end of this month.
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
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