Date: Sunday
05 nov 2006 – Subang Jaya 10k Run. Bib no A0188
Target: Sub
1:20 because of training layoff
Race strategy: Run 1st half at slow pace, and 2nd half faster
Actual: Run 1st
half at slow pace (rusty legs), and 2nd half just slightly
faster. Didn’t stop because no water stop!
Timings: 1:06:22
just slightly slower than Mizuno 10k
Official
results: none. Beyond 50 min cutoff time (gotta be the hardest cutoff time)
Pace: 6:38 /km
Time
of run: 7:30 am
Route: Complicated
Weather: Fair. Moderate RH (relative
humidity). No winds.
Calburn: 693
Postrun
Wt: Dunno
Shoes: Brooks
Vantage 2. Total shoe mileage 382 km.
Mindtune: Shakira
at first then changed to
General expectations: Just one: with layoff of one month, didn’t think I
could do a PR on this race, so decide to take it easy and treat it as “Start of
the 2007 Race Season” run. Too busy at
work to think about any expectations. In
fact, didn’t prepare anything like the previous races. Even forgot to buy a Powerbar.
T minus 1 day: Previous week already used
Google Earth to review the route to MPSJ & the entire 10k course. So Saturday afternoon had no problems going
there except for unusual traffic jam.
Looks like people are on the road to go to open houses. Got mein T-shirt,
two chocolate bars, race bib + pins, one can of herbal drink.
Race Day: Startup 5:20.
Did the usual routine. For
breakfast, had a couple of cookies & a cuppa
Nescafe. Then off to the race venue,
reached there around 6:40, parked in the housing area just beside the
field. Went in & submitted the
reporting card. Plenty of time before start,
so did mein warmups on the
track. Then later the organizer also
asked people to do their warmups. Looks like most of the elites were there, but
didn’t see anybody I recognized. By 7am
the organizer already asked the 10k runners to assemble by the roadside. By 7:15 am they said it’s gonna
start in 5 mins…
Aiyo this is 10 mins
ahead of plan. By 7:20 bang! Eh oredy start arr? So I ran.
Nothing much to say about the
run. Traffic control was adequate; the
road marshals did their jobs well. There
weren’t any km markers or anything, so I didn’t know how far along I was. The route was not really hilly, but had a lot
of gradual inclines. About 3k into the
run I sayured someone who looked like Mary of Princessren who was walking, but then she started running
& I paced her until she dropped out.
Not sure if really was Mary.
Later about half-way mark I expected a rewater
station at 5k, but nothing, so I didn’t know when to crank the juice. Only after 40 mins
of running I started to shift into second gear.
At this point many runners were already taking walk breaks. Then into the final stretch, it was uphill
for about three quarters passing by the track entrance, just maintained the
pace. When it turned flat, went into
third gear, and made the U-turn. Then,
just before the entrance, shift into 4th gear for the final sprint
to the finish line. Heheh… In the last 200-300 meters I overtook a few
people & none overtook me. In the
chute, at the finish line, the guy said it was beyond cut-off but stopped the chrono anyway and it was a 1:06:22. Not bad after a month of layoff. Non-stop sommore.
After that it was the usual
hunting for water, etc. Watched the rest
of the runners finish, but nobody I knew.
The good: Colorful
T-shirt, this time manage to find an M size.
Happening atmosphere with pre-race warmup
& post race live band. Free Star
newspaper for Saturday (T-shirt pickup) & Sunday (race day).
The bad: No
medal. Boo! Forgot to buy a Powerbar
for race morning breakfast. Forgot mein goody bag coupon.
No PR, & just a measly 19 seconds off a 10k PR!!
The funny: Nothing funny
happened.
Lessons learned: Hey, I can
still run a non-stop 10k after a month’s layoff.
In Summary: A good run.
Should have turboed sooner, then maybe I could
PR. Just 19 seconds off a 10k PR. If I were as fit as in Mizuno, I could
probably turbo to a PR by several minutes since the route is not hilly.
Characters: None confirmed. There was another 21k event at Bidor, maybe that’s why didn’t see anyone famous.
Postrun: Tired but functional. Surprisingly feet felt fine, maybe because I
wasn’t overdoing it. Totally blanked out
on the bus trip back to
Postrun + 1 day: A bit sore at
the quads & hamstrings, but not much worse than post Mizuno2006. Again, maybe because I wasn’t really pushing
it. As I write this, I’m really starting
to think about interval training.
How? How? USM seems the only solution to this. I really must find out.