Tuesday Apr 24 2001

Target: 7.2 km / 4.5 mi

Actual: 7.4 km

Time: 55:33.93

Pace: 7:31 /km or 12:01 /mi

Time of run: 6:15 pm

Route: Two-trees to Lover's end, u-turn back all the way to New Jetty, u turn back to Lover's End, u-turn back to 2.2 marker

Weather: Cloudy with storm clouds in vicinity, warm. No breeze, very humid, close to raining.

Post run weight: 156 lbs / 71 kg. (lowest ever in many-many years)

Comments: BLISTERING! That's how I describe today's run. After about two day's of rest, I was full of energy. Thanks to overeating too I suppose hehehehe! And maybe that free oily mee goreng at 4:15 pm contributed some hehehe! The run started quite out of sync, breathing, pace, was totally haphazard, but blistering. After 1 km I was doing about 7:15 wow. Then at 3 km I started to slow down, the breathing became synched. Cool! But at 4 km I developed the dreaded side stitch on the right side, arrrarrgh! Demon Pain! Slowed down a bit after that, and when the pain disappeared, it was blistering again. The rest of the run was uneventful, or maybe I was just "out of this world". I went past the "finish line" due to some confusion over where I should stop. Whaddeheck so I did 200m extra, no big deal.

A week ago a 7km run would drain all the energy in me. The long run on Sunday and the subsequent rest must have really conditioned my muscles, or so it seemed. Or maybe after a long rest, I was totally refreshed. That does not explain why the slower pace during a shorter 6.4km run last week. Hmmmm.... Or maybe I just run better with thunderclouds above my head? Hahahaha!

Hey, with this kind of pace, there's hope I can finish in time (yeah right!) Looks like the 7.2 km run is no problem now. There will be three more runs of 7.2 km this week and next before I graduate to 8 km runs. I think two 8k runs and one 10k+ long run per week will be my baseline workout after the race.

I must be careful not to push too fast. I don't want to get injured or anything, right?

Post run: Cool down walk, usual stretch at Overhead Bridge. Sore spot still exists on left leg but less severe than previously. Why? I change socks, and the shoes felt looser, could that be the reason? Or maybe my running form today is just super-duper? BTW, no sores on right leg today. Cool!!