Nike Human Race 2009

It is my first time doing this race. But I have not been running regularly recently. And the preparation is hampered by a flu again. Well they was painting the office so my sensitive nose somehow got affected and start sneezing again. So I wasn't feeling 100% coming into the race. But well hahaha since I have already paid for it, I thought to myself might as well treat this as a training jog. So I proceeded to the event.

Well because it is compulsary to wear the event tee, the event area becomes a sea of red. Haha ya it took me 5 mins to cross the starting line, I didn't want to "chiong" anyway. Read on the news that they are interested to increase the number of the runners next year, maybe they should work on more full road closures. One lane is closed only at Geylang Road, hmmm it is quite narrow. By the way, this is my first race when I bring along my camera. Haha didn't really take pict along the way, too shagged. It is a "practice" before SCSM. I want to have a feeling if it will affect my running.

Yeah my kinda new shoes that I have used for the run. My period of not running coincides with the period that my NB1063 was down. I have been writing recently on my right ankle being twisted here and there while running, hmmm I come to realize that actually the part supporting the ankle has become loose. It does not provide adequate support anymore. To revert back to my NB1061 is asking a lot out from the old shoe that I have not been using for runs for so long. So I brought a new NB1062. Hahaha budget lah...

Well my timing for the Nike Human Race isn't that impressive, as compared to the other runners in the SGRunners Community and the Newton Race that was in the beginning of year 2009. But I know where I stand. From the fact that I am still having a flu, and yet to able to complete the run with a pace of slightly faster than my usual jogging pace. I know that I have done my best. I have listened to my body, I didn't really want to push it too much, I still have some more in my reserve tank, but I didn't want to take the risk. There is always another race another day.

Managed to caught up with quite a few SGRunners after the race - Taz, Laser, AndyGoh, cfred, charmaine, Ronnie Teo. Missed seeing many as they rushed off to MR to support TNF. I was too slow in coming back. Haha.

The finisher band that I got from completing the race.

I am looking forward to NBRR. Hopefully I will be in better shape by then. Suffering from the aftermath from this morning exertion. Damn sehz now. Maybe I shouldn't have run. Hahaha.

NBRR would be a good training run for SCSM. Haha. It is a daring experiment. Given the number of injuries that I have, i am thinking that I should not exert every weekend and risk injuries. I have spent best part of the past few years recovering than doing the running. But man it could backfire big time on 6 Dec.

I am not overly worried through. I am quietly confident to finish. Just how long I would take. Haha.