Streetwise Run 2010

Almost cannot make it to the event. Firstly, was too busy to collect the race pack during the collection period - Fri and Sat, spent the both days working long hours at Padang. The person is so thoughtful and nice to give me a call on Sat afternoon to remind me on the collection, and so I come to know that I can still collect the race pack on Sun just before the race. Secondly, due to the two wet days, both my running shoes are wet and muddy, just managed to get the first pair of running shoes to dry in time.

Actually my lazy habits kicked in again, I have not been running regularly again. So I went into this run ill-prepared as usual. Well just treat it as a training run.

The run went alright. I didn't control my pace well at the start. As usual, I went a bit too fast, I started stopping quite a lot of times to catch my breath. So it kinda become interval training, a few hundred meters, and then stop for a short while, before going for it again. Maybe it is due to the way I do my runs nowadays - Shorter runs and I tend not to control my pace.

Was thinking to complete it under 64mins (about 8km/km pace) before the race, then during the race I see the hope of me under 60 mins, but I guess the too much stops and the fear to bump into the running kids towards the end slows me by abit. Missed finishing under 60 mins by only 2 sec. =P But I am happy. It is still a good run and effort.

Didn't saw many SGRunners. Got a handful but they are unfamiliar faces to me. But I did talk to Singapore Blade Runner and 1 arm runner after the run. SBR was waiting for his daughter, and thus providing a chance to talk to him. We were already friends on Facebook but I have never talk to him before, I guess it's through the connections of the many mutual running friends that we have in SGRunners. Seeing them and talking to them in real person, they are really aspiring individuals that I really respected. I often complain about my injuries woes, but seeing them makes me that mine is not an issue at all. I need to work on my mental toughness, my mind is the weakest link. I am sure that I can lose more weight and run like what I did in the past, it is just a matter of how determined I am going to be. For now unfortunately, the toughness is just not there.