Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Lazing off
Last week I only ran for one day! I do feel the pain at my feet after a running session. I suspect the problem lies with the shoes but they are by Saucony. Well I will be running again tonight and will keep a lookout if the problem persists. Instead of running 5 rounds, I will up it to 7 rounds tonight, should not be an issue. Really want to go Macritchie to run but somehow, I do not have the time in the morning and also because I am quite busy with my other tasks.
Monday, September 21, 2009
Long weekend but no training
The past weekend was a long holiday for many people because of the Hari Raya festival. Well considering that this is a stretch of 3 free days, one who is preparing for marathon should be training but not for me :( I was busy...or rather distracted doing other things and did not really train. Only managed a pathetic 3 rounds of my usual jogging route. I can feel the fatigue setting in after a few rounds, looks like I have to buck up and be more disciplined.
I aim to run 5 rounds today and build up to 10 rounds next week though I do not know the distance I will cover.
I aim to run 5 rounds today and build up to 10 rounds next week though I do not know the distance I will cover.
Friday, September 18, 2009
First week of training
I have started my training this week. It is a 3 month regime building up to the actual marathon!
An important part of preparing for the marathon is the running shoes. It is to your advantage that you buy a pair of good marathon shoes cause over the duration of 42 km. The difference between a good and bad marathon shoes, despite the brands, will show. Marathon shoes I will recommend for runners are Asics, Saucony and Mizuno. These are not your usual jogging shoes but they are built for marathons. To know your exact fit, you have to go try it yourself at the stores and get some advice i.e. whether you are flat or arch feet. This determines the shoes you should purchase.
I had run two days this week, each lasting around 1 hour. I will have to run for this rate for another 2 weeks before I can up the running time to 2 hours. I prefer running at night as it is more cooling but towards the actual date, I will have to adjust to the morning run mood.
Keep yourself updated!
An important part of preparing for the marathon is the running shoes. It is to your advantage that you buy a pair of good marathon shoes cause over the duration of 42 km. The difference between a good and bad marathon shoes, despite the brands, will show. Marathon shoes I will recommend for runners are Asics, Saucony and Mizuno. These are not your usual jogging shoes but they are built for marathons. To know your exact fit, you have to go try it yourself at the stores and get some advice i.e. whether you are flat or arch feet. This determines the shoes you should purchase.
I had run two days this week, each lasting around 1 hour. I will have to run for this rate for another 2 weeks before I can up the running time to 2 hours. I prefer running at night as it is more cooling but towards the actual date, I will have to adjust to the morning run mood.
Keep yourself updated!
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Signed up for marathon!
After so many years of seeing people participating in marathon, I finally signed up for the stanchart marathon this december. It will be a vigorous 42km run in from downtown to the eastern part of singapore. Well 42km sounds like alot! But I believe I have the ability to complete this grueling race. As the saying goes, AIM TO COMPLETE NOT COMPETE. The race will start at 6am and will take between 2 to 6 hours to complete.
The cost of signing up....$52 including a very nice goodie bag which has to be collected the weekend before. The date is 6 dec. From now till 6 dec, I will document my training regime here and track my progress. I aim to run at least twice a week and build up to at least a 21km run before the actual day itself.
A standard training regime to build up to 42km should be 10km x 4, 15 km x 4, 21km x 1 before the marathon. It is important that I watch my diet and instill discipline so I will complete the race with honor. As this is my first race, I am targeting to complete it below 6 hours, that is 7km/hour. Seems little isnt it, but when the race drags towards the end, runners will feel the heat and slow down by more than half.
I look forward to the race as I prepare myself for it and this will be first of many marathons I will take part around the world and part of things to push myself to the limit. I encourage everyone out there to try out new things because life is short and we wont know what will happen next. It is best that we do what we can presently than dream about the future.
The cost of signing up....$52 including a very nice goodie bag which has to be collected the weekend before. The date is 6 dec. From now till 6 dec, I will document my training regime here and track my progress. I aim to run at least twice a week and build up to at least a 21km run before the actual day itself.
A standard training regime to build up to 42km should be 10km x 4, 15 km x 4, 21km x 1 before the marathon. It is important that I watch my diet and instill discipline so I will complete the race with honor. As this is my first race, I am targeting to complete it below 6 hours, that is 7km/hour. Seems little isnt it, but when the race drags towards the end, runners will feel the heat and slow down by more than half.
I look forward to the race as I prepare myself for it and this will be first of many marathons I will take part around the world and part of things to push myself to the limit. I encourage everyone out there to try out new things because life is short and we wont know what will happen next. It is best that we do what we can presently than dream about the future.
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