Instinct or six sense

Do you believe in instinct? Or some called it…six sense? And many would agree that a women’s six sense is more accurate than man?
I would want to agree that it can be true, be it man or women, to some extent maybe not 100% but yes, those instinct can be true.

I was just looking thru Reuben’s blog and today’s article at asia1.com. Both Reuben, the team coach as well as some other dragon boat team mates actually have a bad feeling the day before the incident. And the mom, also had some weird feeling weeks before the incident.

There wasn’t any significant event that I can recall where my instinct is revealing to me how true it could be but those feelings are strong. How about you? If you are really sensing that something is not right, perhaps something is going to happen on this Sunday’s run, would you still be at the starting line? I don’t know either. You won’t know until it happen but then when it happen, it’s gonna be too late. Fellow readers, feel free to drop in your comments to share :)

Counting down

Ok ok....with less than 2 days to go, I need to get everything prepared and list out to avoid any "forgot this", "forgot that" thingie.

On Sat evening :-

1) secure championchip to the shoe
2) pin bib no. to the tee
3) prepare a disposable bottle of sports drink to sip while on the way to start point
4) pack slippers, t-shirt, towel to bag
5) bring along 1 packet of powergel in case needed
6) set alarm to ring at 3am

On Sun morning:-

1) eat light breakfast
2) do 15mins stretches
3) Tape up blister/abrasion prone aread

Will add more when I can think of more items....

In memory...

Was at Reuben’s wake yesterday night. It actually surprised me to see how strong the mother is and she was the one who comfort and cheer up the congregation instead. She does look stronger than the dad. But I’m sure, it’s equally painful for all.

Nevertheless, upon hearing all the stories from his mom, knowing how God is in control of everything, although sad but I felt comforted, I felt at peace. It is encouraging to know that the family is still strong in their faith despite this tragic incident.

CBD showtime

It was a big big turn out yesterday at CBD. That’s probably the biggest turnout I’ve seen since joining the CBD run. About 60 of us. The pedestrian along Maxwell road must be wondering what race are we having…haha.. All geared up ready for the big day. Didn’t get to know everyone. By the time cooled down, change, everyone is slowly dispersing.

Together with the pacer team again, we surge towards Marina South following the actual route for this Sun but in reverse order. Everyone was briefed to ensure that they are running according to their marathon pace and not to chiong so fast.

Somehow, I am in good form today. I don’t understand why. I don’t know what’s the secret of being in “good form”. It just came naturally. I have no intention to follow any of the pacer but just go according to my own pace that I will be using this Sunday. I started with small steps but slightly higher cadence at the start, together with Jodan. Slowly, the engine got warm up. Was joined by Cobalt and DO. Cobalt was already sweating profusely just 10mins after we start and I haven’t got a single drop yet. He said this is nothing…later he will have his own swimming pool. Haha.. Not long after, I found myself to be following closely with the 4hr pacer. All the way after the steamboat area. I was running at a pace that is slightly faster than my norm. Don’t ask me what’s the pace. I dunno. As long as I’m comfortable, I don’t care much. About to exit Marina South, I think the 4hr is getting faster as I was pretty sure that my pace was quite consistent. Not too long after that, 4hr pacer is getting slightly further away from me and I’m all on my own…wohooo!!! I found myself in the middle of the 4hr and 4.30 group. Still can hear the conversation from the 4.30 group behind me.

Nevermind lah…Just run and right after the tunnel at the exit I was joined by Cfred (4.30 pacer) and some others at the traffic light. That’s like slightly around 1km to go. Still feeling good and all the way to White House. Overall, it was a good run. I managed to speed up a little than my usual pace and maintain throughout the 10km. Sweat like nobody business…hahaha…I like. Chatted with a few before leaving for the night.


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After a good workout, went home and obviously a good shower will be ideal right??? Guess what……… I saw a freaking creature in my room right after I step in and on the lights!! COCKCROACH!!!!!!! Wah piang…Such a big one. Cannot scream, no one at home. What to do?? I got to do the job myself loh. Quickly go grab one magazine, fold it up and……”PIACK!!!” Smack and smack… Smack 1 time that creature was like running interval but a bit injured already. Smack another time. Lie flat…..Not moving….Bye Bye….. Go storeroom, grab the broom and off to the bin…J Job Done. Proceed with normal routine, shower and sleep as if nothing happen…J

Feeling weird

It was kind of a weird feeling that I have now. I’m supposed to be feeling excited of the upcoming run this Sunday and getting myself prepared physically and mentally.

Somehow the news that came to all of us on Saturday during worship service changes everything. I wasn’t really digest with the news at that time (that the dragon rower are missing) which is probably why I don’t feel that much affected.

Now that the entire Singapore is talking about it, headlines on papers. The truth is out. Hmmm…..not too sure how should I described. I personally do not know Reuben that well. In fact it was only in early Oct that I get to know him in the concert and chatted with him a couple of times. But that ‘relationship’ alone, is enough for me to ponder about this tragic incident. I am not very much emotionally affected but somehow, I’m just feeling a bit disturbed and it has been wondering in my mind in the last few days. Seeing his family especially his mum on TV, really melted my heart. My sincere condolences to the family. Tomorrow will be going to his wake and will be playing a special music for him with OneHeart ministry. I couldn’t imagine how the atmosphere is going to be and whether we all can control our emotion. But I’m prepared for the worst.

D-Day Coming

I can feel that everyone is getting excited yet a little anxious and stress out. The month and month of hard training, sacrificing your sleep waking up in the wee hours like 4am doing lsd (Long Slow Distance) is simply ridiculous you would say or crazy or siao. At least for non-runners :) Not forgetting the interval/speed/staircase/hill training that causes both your legs screaming for mercy.

10 more days and you will reap what you sow. Worth it or not, you decide. Some people are so stress by beating their PB, some are just worried if they could ever cross that finishing line and not ended up DNF or DNS. As for me, I’m kind of relax..haha. Obviously I cannot compare with the full distance runner and more over this is my 2nd time doing a half marathon. To the full marathoners, this is really a kacang puteh. Oh well, a half marathon is achievable with a little effort but if you’re talking about achieving PB, then it’s a different story. To me, I just want to relax and enjoy the run. Having a PB is not that important but will be a bonus if I’m able to finish in less than 2:32hr..hehe

Many many month ago, I simply do not understand why people loves running so much. To an extend that if they don’t run, they feel grumpy, they feel uneasy, they feel that something is missing. On the contrary, running gives them a time to reflect, to find peace, to de-stress, to lose weight….and it goes on and on. It is part of their life. Just like you need air every day. In a few month time, it will be my 1st anniversary joining SGrunners. An indication of the time where I officially take up running seriously. Uh…officially as in I do hill training, speed training and all sort of stuff lah rather than just a normal jogger with no target. Probably I’m being influenced by all the siao people in SGrunners. I’ve probably gotten some bugs from them and becoming one of the siao one. Although not to the extend of siao-ness yet, I have started to believe why running can be so addicted. Hard to explain. You really have to try it to experience. I guess the runner’s high that you get at the end of the run, you may not be able to get it from any other form of cardio exercise. Why people still choose and insist on running even though at times it brought them pain and even bleed………. To be continue………

Snooze

It has been ages since my last entry.

More to come. Stay tune!