Whoa... that was fast... normally will take 1-2 weeks before the actual result.. kudos to the timing guys...

With my Polar RS300, the distance for the half was 20.71km.

U ran the marathon or the 10K ?

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Added on March 29, 2010, 10:08 amDun have enuff endurance then U have to run more la. Not necessarily run the marathon distance (in Ur training), but at least prepare Ur body for the punishment of running 5 hrs plus. Meaning, LSD for 5 hrs la. It's pretty simple really, dun have endurance, run more LSD. Dun have speed, do more speedwork/intervals. Dun have energy, eat more. At least U finished. I dun dare try running a marathon yet, at least not in this couple of years. Not until the half marathon becomes second nature to me..

This post has been edited by tenno: Mar 29 2010, 10:08 AM

Now U can buy one of those marathon tshirts Choi is selling. The one that says."The pain is temporary but the pride is forever".

I thought I parked at P7 but it was actually opposite P7. It was at the Cyberjaya bus terminal, it wasn't even a designated car parks. But quite a lot of runners parked there. My next half shud be the SCKLM, unless Klang Pacers have their Setia Alam half first la. In between there's the NB 15K, Larian Bomba... maybe Pesta Sukan MOF ...

Hey... mine too !!! I used a bib holder summore.... Man... that stain removable or what ? That's an expensive shirt U got there...

It could've been better. I didn't really suffer that much except for the final 5K. Maybe it was becoz all the guys/girls standing there yelling,"5K to go !!! 4K to go !!!" Considering that I never run more than 15K in training, perhaps that was the reason I suffered so much in the last 5K. It seemed endless. I was able to maintain 33 mins in the 1st two 5Ks, then 35mins, then 37 mins. My next goal in my next half would be to maintain constant pace thruout the race.. if I can maintain 33 mins, tht's already 2:12, much better than my current PB. & I also took an awful lot of risk by not eating in the last hour. Fortunately that decision didn't come back to haunt me.

Pesta Sukan MOF is for staff only la, sorry la. Usually I'll take part in the 10K track event. Quite a good field, a few national athletes representing BSN will usually be there as well...

Pacesetters NB 15K

1. shahwan86 15K
2. tenno 15K

Laa... U go over there then buy la. Sure lots more choices... & cheaper too !!!

I haven't done a single training ever since Energizer. Just been to the gym to do weights, stretching.. tht's all. Will start next week la.... Hahahha.... indulge in ice-cream.. cakes... but still, managed to keep my weight in check.

Well, I have always been doing weights as part of my training. Recently, about 2-3 weeks before Energizer, I had to cut down on my protein supplement intake becoz I've grown too big & too heavy. I've also changed my routine so tht it's more runner friendly.

Good luck !!! Whatever U do, dun shout out,"5K to go, 4K to go" to runners k... it's just mental .... hahah

Perghh... dahsyat la ko skrg bro... pasni aim for sub 2 hrs plak kot ? Hahah... must work hard ni... have to keep up..

Ok then, let's make sub 2hr our goal for SCKLM shall we ?

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Added on April 5, 2010, 3:09 pmGood stuff, been using it for over a year edi. The only thing I'm upset about is there's no timer function. There is the interval timer, but even that one also quite hard to use... apart from that, the best training aid below RM1000 I'd say...

This post has been edited by tenno: Apr 5 2010, 03:09 PM

Yups... I've got the whole set... I bought it from Frank..

Wow...

I guess Ur really new here..so...

If U've been here a while, U will see tht sometimes this thread will go on for a couple of weeks without any comments. Only when there are some events or races U will see this thread active. Maybe some of us have got some other things to do other than replying in this thread.

First of all, U shudn't rely on this thread, or on this forum for that matter, as Ur only source of information or reference. There are tons of info out there on running, which is one of the most popular activities in the world. All U have to do is Google them up. I've found very, very useful training programs in Runners World. In fact, I've been following it to finish 2 half marathons so far this year. So, where there's a will, there's a way.

2ndly, perhaps no one offered any reply (there was actually one reply I think), is becoz nobody in here runs on the track AFAIK. So, if we offer the wrong advice, not fair for that guy, or kiddo, also. The best way is to go to any track, there will always be ppl training there, especially in Kg Pandan, or UPM, UKM with experience who might be able to help. I run on the track, but only for intervals & the 10K event. So, it's quite different from the middle distance like 800m or the mile.

Plus, I'd suggest U browse thru the whole thread, perhaps some of the questions have been posted before. Come on la, work a bit la kan. We're not being offensive or whatever here, just that sometimes it's pretty hard to answer things like,"What's the best shoe for me" or "Where's the best place to run".. those kinda questions have been posted before.

Tell U what... if U post it in the Bodybuilding thread, sure kena flame kow2 by the mod...

How much do U weigh gtoforce ? I'm lifting weights as part of my workout as well, I weigh 83.7 kg (this morning) & sometimes I have the same problem at roughly the same area. I noticed that I'll have that problem usually during early season or after I've stopped running for a while (like after fasting month). So far I haven't consulted any doctor, I assumed this problem is bodyweight related. I almost didn't run the Putrajaya Half Marathon in February becoz of this problem.

My solution is to stop running for a while, maybe 2-3 days, put ice on the affected area. Then after 2-3 days, I start by doing very easy runs first. Usually it works for me.

Pretty intense workout U got there. As a comparison, my interval sessions, e.g. 5 x 800m (usually around 3:30 on the treadmill, close to 4:00 on the road), at 5:25 pace or 7mph, by the end of the session I'd have burned around 700-800 kcals, measured using Polar RS300SD.

I dun think U wanna do LSD on Ur rest day. LSD shud be on another day & it shud be Ur longest (time/distance) training of the week, so how can it be on rest day ?

Rest day is either U dun do nothing at all.. or U do active rest. On active rest days, U can go swimming, easy jog, stretching, just like elgato suggested. For me, I'd go easy jog for maybe 45 mins, where I'll go really easy, listen to music, enjoy the surroundings, talk to Ur running partner, things like that.

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Added on April 6, 2010, 2:50 pmHaiya Choi.... very tempting la... very tempting...

This post has been edited by tenno: Apr 6 2010, 02:50 PM

I agree that Larian Bomba is one of the easiest runs to participate, this will be my 2nd year running it. NST's run.. well, maybe this is the first year their doing it & nobody in the secretariat knows exactly what to do, hence things like that la, original form .. bla.. bla.. It's not like anybody will fake a registration form or whatever rite ?

Well, Larian Bomba is where I got started last year, so it's kinda of a must-run event for me la. Not going for Borneo anyway...

Sub 50.. hmm... sub 1 hour dulu kot... 55 mins seems a realistic target for now. Anything below 55 mins will be a big bonus.. Me same like Choi.. no speed currently..

Ipoh .. hmm.. nak lari ape ? Half ka ? Tht's just 2 weeks after SCKLM man... dunno if can recover on time or not... maybe 10K kot ?