tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8760307254603261893.post3642059528391324679..comments2023-07-30T21:23:49.509+08:00Comments on Because I say so...: Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon 2011Corneliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08049388322332876859noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8760307254603261893.post-81989836427975026042011-03-07T22:58:32.683+08:002011-03-07T22:58:32.683+08:00AWESOME!!!!!AWESOME!!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8760307254603261893.post-3413784310425171112011-02-23T22:36:20.486+08:002011-02-23T22:36:20.486+08:00Thanks, KD, for your faith in me. Not sure if I ca...Thanks, KD, for your faith in me. Not sure if I can ever achieve sub-4, but I will keep trying <i>lah</i>.<br /><br />To be quite honest, I'm still in shock of that 4:07, because I was expecting to struggle for a 4:30. <br /><br />I don't think there is any ONE factor leading to that PB. However, I'm convinced that the cold temperature must have been a significant factor. Kevin, Dr Liaw and Dr Joseph all achieved PB in Hong Kong. But then again, I'm not forgetting that all of them also trained for the event.<br /><br />Personally, the thing that I did differently this time was the speed training and a bit of hill training. I did not have a lot of time after Penang, of course. I did not do speed training in any of my past races. Only once a week, usually mid-week, did the trick for me. My best 10-lap run in Likas used to be around 58 minutes in the past. But after I speed-trained, I was down to about 50 minutes. Which means I've improved to about 12 km/h for 10km. <br /><br />I'm running the Bareno in abt 2 weeks' time. After that I will try to continue with the speed training. Let's see what happens in BIM.Corneliushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08049388322332876859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8760307254603261893.post-47746870830017377542011-02-23T22:19:53.039+08:002011-02-23T22:19:53.039+08:00Corny,
Awesome PB laa.
What's the contributor ...Corny,<br />Awesome PB laa.<br />What's the contributor towards that 4:07? Weather? Consistent training?<br /><br />Sub 4 is in ur hands!Khadeeja Shahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07361658312224480936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8760307254603261893.post-664352199340538402011-02-23T19:43:53.720+08:002011-02-23T19:43:53.720+08:00A friend who was also in the race, CP Tan, just te...A friend who was also in the race, CP Tan, just texted me, saying that the "Half Way Time" according to the organiser's official result may not be accurate after all. According to his own Garmin, that was the time for 20.3km, not 21.1km. I'm inclined to believe CP's Garmin, as I can still remember seeing 1:56 on my stopwatch when passing the 21km point, not 1:52. But in either case, it's still a PB for me. I doubt that I can achieve the same time for a half marathon anytime soon!Corneliushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08049388322332876859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8760307254603261893.post-67128465894094487782011-02-23T18:08:21.837+08:002011-02-23T18:08:21.837+08:00Thanks, Tekko. Unfortunately, my back is not fully...Thanks, Tekko. Unfortunately, my back is not fully recovered yet. From what I've read so far, I think it would take a while for full recovery. But although it's not fully recovered, the pain is bearable and doesn't effect my pace very much. I only have a bit of pain - again bearable, so far - when going downhill because of the extra stress from the impacts. I think the pain would usually become more serious beyond 30km, but by then, the mind focuses more on the cramps in the legs.<br /><br />Missing my flight was just a "freak accident", but I blame no one but myself for it. Carelessness can be quite costly, but OK lesson learned! haha!<br /><br />Yes, I will be running the Borneo International Marathon (BIM) on 01 May, but first I'm doing a 21km in the Bareno Run on 13 March at Bukit Jalil. I heard it's a hilly route too. It will be a different ball game, of course, considering the Malaysian heat. I will just try my best, but I'm not going all out to set a PB there. My main focus is still on BIM where Dr Peter will be there to make life stressful for me!Corneliushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08049388322332876859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8760307254603261893.post-40328322622462870612011-02-23T16:21:17.039+08:002011-02-23T16:21:17.039+08:00Congrats. A big big leap in PB. And that's wit...Congrats. A big big leap in PB. And that's with a bad back (fully recovered?) and a missed flight? Congrats again. Next race - Borneo marathon I presume?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07579773431818508168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8760307254603261893.post-1579904101135767422011-02-23T12:07:22.530+08:002011-02-23T12:07:22.530+08:00To those of you who've been keeping track, I r...To those of you who've been keeping track, I regret to report that I failed to bring down my weight to <i>at least</i> 68kg prior to the race. I only managed to achieve 69kg. However, I did not weigh myself on the day before the race. With all the carbo-loading a few days before, I'd reckon that I <i>must</i> have been around 70kg when I arrived at the starting line of the race!<br /><br />Now I'm not going to offer the excuse of "having big bones" as how some people would claim. I realise now that it's not so easy to reduce weight. Whenever I reduced my caloric intake too much, I felt that I did not have enough fuel for my hard training, especially the speed training. Maybe it's all psychology, I don't know.Corneliushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08049388322332876859noreply@blogger.com