3 race in 4 weeks.

I have been running. 3 race in 4 weeks. I think I am nuts.
-join hands with Emmy-

the first person to start the running regime gg is YT. she is so inspiring, we have all been picking up our running gear. from shopping bags to running gears to facials to relationship, our chats comprises of everything under the universe.. in and out, we take care of everything.

cap checked. hp checked. runkeeper checked. warm up checked.
WAY TO GO!

Welcome to the club Janice! 2 race in a mth, you are doing awesome!



of which, i attempted sth crazy to my Adidas race and GE race.
the mentality of JUST DO IT. NTH IS IMPOSSIBLE.

true enough, nth is impossible.
everything is in the mind.

every single race i go, i learn something. to achieve of what i think is impossible. to go for sth more, to prove to myself its possible. a strong will. the need to be consistent. to stay focused and not succumb to temptation to rest for a while. "veron, be a good girl. be disciplined and keep going! another 1km more to hydration station! your resting time is near!" HAHAHA.

i am not someone who is driven with timing clocked. i have reached a pt in time that, no matter how much i run, my pace is constant. be it a 5km run or a 10km run, i run at 0.7km/min. i used to think its a sad hard truth. but then again, thats really the limit of my body. i really cant run faster.XD i have come to accept it. to constantly think i need to clock a better timing seems too tedious and tiring for the mind. over exerting myself is not my kind of thing. i don feel good with my heart pumping that fast. LOL.

i always believe in, RUN YOUR OWN RACE - helps to keep you gg!

its just the difference of distance clocked and how far your body allow you to push beyond the limits under the influence of the weather. of course, i hope to clock a PB for every race i go. but thats really secondary, if i managed to hit it, its a bonus. if i didnt, i treat it as a journey towards healthy living.

WEE! i burn calories today to make way for sinful food later. that kind of feeling feels really awesome. to eat without guilt. HAHA. i cannot stop eating and i gained weight way too fast. the only way is to pick up my running shoes!

i am not sure if anyone feels the same way like i do. i feel very motivated to see females running for races. we may be slower, but its the thought that counts. to wake up early, to go for the run. to run towards a healthier lifestyle. which is also the reason why, i will randomly say "JIAYOU" to females runner ahead of me.

i am as random as such. not many will do that ok. i see middle aged ladies walking/brisk walking for her race, i will say JIAYOU! motivates me and motivates them. i have no idea why i did that. just inspiring lor, to see ladies from all age groups to run. i hope i am still running/exercising when i reach my 30s or even 40s. its not an easy goal to achieve!

alot of things are easier said than done. sounds really easy to run. just walk faster, just walk at a faster pace. at one glance, 10km seems really daunting. a few 10km race will make you think, JUST DO IT. its your morning jog this morning! that being said, i took at least half a yr for my body to be adjusted to a 10km run that wasn't too ambitious for my body.

its different running alone in parks and with a group of friends. although all of us run at different pace and we lose each other just 1km into the race, you know you are not alone in the race game. see you at the finishing line!

and no, unless you are me, else you wont truly understand the meaning behind it. i choose to think, guys cant understand. XX don't. Nick don't. they always wonder why pay to run. just run on your own. perhaps, thats the difference between females and male. females tends to do things tgt in a group, guys like to act gangho and do things alone. LOL.

not many can understand, although i hope you do. to support in what i enjoy doing. sometimes its not abt the money spent, its the experience that makes everything worthwhile. (:

NIKE 2012, 21 October 2012.

for 10km, its always abt 1hr and 10 mins. standard timing.
XX almost died running with me though. my pace is too slow for him. he ended up with aches all over after the race. LOL!!!

thats the reason why, its good to run at your own pace instead of following others. its not easy to run faster/slower just to be tgt. you end up with muscles ache all over.

run faster than what you usually do - your heart gets really uncomfortable.
run slower than what you usually do - your legs gets really uncomfortable.

the only solution - run yourself and enjoy the process.
 


thats my first race together with XX! HAHAHA.


and seriously, NIKE race is horrible. the crowd is crazy. i nv run with so many ppl before. 1km into the race, everyone is still v v close to each other. and its crazy cause its very uncomfortable. everyone is so close to each other! i rub your arm, you rub my arm. very difficult to run.

trying desperately to find a hole for you to run and over take. LOL.
all of us turned into rats that morning.

if not for the good weather that morning, i will curse and swear Nike organizers for giving out black coloured race tees.black colour absorb how much heat sia.

the pre-race mandatory shot for us!



Jane fell down. and Emmy gave up the race cause the toilet waiting time is too long. its just not a good day for us. moody. LOL.


its LH and Janice first race. welcome to the running club!


i always look like i went for a dip in the pool after every race. LOL. er, 2 cans of 100plus is A MUST for each race. cause i lose too much fluids after each race. HAHA.
.

the reason why Nike run is such a big event is because schools are joining in the fun!
i actually saw my SRJC PE teacher there!! i screamed for her name so loud so far away, i was a head turner. LOL. my cousin actually managed to spot me because of that.

veron ah veron, why you so boomz.


she is actually very happy to see me still running. just like JC days. HAHAHAHA. Miss rivera, I DIDNT FAIL YOU! ^^

Saw my NUS friends too!


in fact, Nike race is so popular, my FB feed that Sunday is all abt Nike. LOL. SO MANY OF MY FRIENDS JOINED THE RACE!

another group of CHIP friends!


nvm, afterall, it still serves as a morning jog. HAHAHA. but i didnt enjoy the run as much as i did compared to my previous SHAPE run. the event is too massive. LOL.

this is probably the first and the last time i will join Nike race!
no more Nike race. (:

Adidas King of The Road, 28 October 2012.

i crazily went to join the women open run where you complete with all nationality. not that ranking matters to me. i just sian my tag colour is not the same as the rest.

LOL. i didnt know that! lesson learn of the day.



this is my craziest run - with a dehydrated body, a scorching sun, a daunting distance of 16.8km. I dk how I made it. Thats like my furthest dist clocked. nothing is impossible.

i went for the run with a dehydrated body. its crazy. pls don't attempt to do that. LOL.

i had a terrible stomach upset the previous night from the international buffet i had with my friends.
and oh gosh, i swear i feel like crying when all i hear is liquidify waste flushing out of my body. LOL.

i am losing fluids way too fast and how on earth am i gg to complete my race.
T.T

its saddening to know that you are married to the toilet bowl. you cant even leave the toilet. LOL. i reached home in the nick of time to hug my toilet bowl. instant rushing to the toilet before i soiled my shorts. T.T

its that bad. and the pills didnt work its magic immediately. cause i still LS after eating them. T.T
it was a relief that it stopped when i went to bed. and didnt continue throughout the night. but kiasu me still ate a bottle of po zhai pills when i wake up in case anything happens.

not exactly energetic for the race like i always do. but i still went ahead. everyone is asking me not to go. cause its a long run of 16.8km and i didnt run that far before and my body condition is really worrying. HAHAHA.

but i know myself best. i know what i am capable of, what i cant. i will stop at every single hydration pt for 2 cups of drinks to ensure i gain all my fluids back. LOL.

thats my plan. set.

pre race photo! they only photo we dont look shagged.
I LIKE THIS PHOTO!!! just that we didnt expect the morning glory that is so intense, we almost died.


but god decided to add test to my run by giving us a scorching hot weather that morning. its so hot, its a freaking 35 degrees. i thought i am cooked red. OH GOD. i am alr perspiring before the race starts..

no joke. hot weather makes me lose fluids even faster. good job done. not promising. LOL.
i am not motivated for my run alr. LOL.

i wanted to give up and call it a day. but, i didnt want to give up without trying my best yet. when all things fail, i can always walk slowly. (:

it was so hot, i know i am sweating way too much. so i drink alot of water. my stomach is full of 100 plus, i cant even dash for my last 400m towards the finishing line. its my only race where i didnt dash towards the finishing line. THATS MY FAVOURITE PART YOU KNOW. my race is ending!!

i was that tired. i walked. HAHAHAHA. i was a little depressed, but i really don wanna over exert myself too much. no pt leh. ltr i die on the spot. LOL. i always wonder why ppl wanna walk when the finishing line is near. now, i really understand why. LOL.

16.8km is finally over after 2 hours. thank god.
i am a 16.8km finisher! ^^


when i finally crossed the finishing line, i am so proud of myself. i did the impossible and i was proud of myself. OMG. overwhelmed with emotions. its not an easy race that morning with the intense heat and dehydrated body.

but, i can proudly say, "VERON, YOU ARE AWESOME. YOU MADE IT."


I have a v ambitious aim despite my condition: to do a non stop 8km and to complete in 2 hours. I did my 1st aim, and complete my run slightly over 2 hours. I am so happy and proud of myself today, I can cry. I MADE IT. Despite mama's attempt to make me stay at home that day. no one really approved me gg for the race. XX is not happy and mama is not happy. LOL. veron, why you stubborn. make everyone worry for you.

SO HAPPY TO COMPLETE THE RUN LEH.
one will not truly understand the joy unless you experience it yourself.








i perspire so much, my entire shorts are wet. ppl will just thought i urinate in the streets at where i sit. HAHAHA. why so kua zhang. O.O its a pool of perspiration.

i didnt even lie down. thats my butt area. the perspiration from my shorts. LOL.



i dk how we made it, but we did. the ultimate endurance test with the scorching sun. SO PROUD OF MINTIES THAT DAY!

hooray to buddy emmy and i for clocking our furthest distance today! see you KOTR 2013! ^^we will all meet again. (:

SAY YEAH.

WE ARE ALL IN. are you?

say YEAH!


we are King Queen of The Road on 28 October.
HOORAY!

despite the hot sun, it was such an amazing race! it was not an easy race to begin with, due to the distance clocked and heat firing the entire town, we end the race with a smile.

so proud of us!


Great Eastern Women's run Singapore, 11 November 2012

its my last race of 2012.

even though YT left earlier cause she finished her half marathon way earlier. Noi left cause buddy and i ended too late as well. MH is sick with fever and sore throat. my buddy is busy with school. our group photos have 4 absentees that morning.

but it ended with a bang even though its just the 3 of us.

this is yet another crazy run. i swear, i am not gg to attempt anything that crazy anymore.

i flew back to Singapore on Saturday night, with a delayed flight. T.T the 2 hours delayed flight only make me slp lesser for the race the following day.

as if i wasn't shagged enough planning and packing for everything. i need to cover mountain and seas whenever i go overseas with my parents. what mama used to do has become my full time job. LOL.

mentally and physically shagged.  mentally drained cause i have to ensure everything goes according to what i planned and if all things fails, my back up must work. physically shagged cause, i walked too much, carry too many things. i think my bones are all breaking. LOL.

but nvm, i managed to slp at 1am and wake up at 545am. looking good. HAHAHAHA.
i told myself, "MIND OVER BODY. (:"

reach the starting pt at 715am. but my buddy is late and i wont go for the race until my buddy is here. LOL. so i asked janice to go ahead.

took a pre race photo with her before she proceed with the run!


we missed the 10km cut off time, so we waited for the 5km flag off instead!

of which, there are other ladies who were late and making a lot of noise cause they can no longer enter the pen. pls la, late means late. why you scold the ushers? they very innocent leh?

its just a run. there is no need to get angst over such small matters. you can just go for 5km. LOL. run to make yourself happy!! its the running experience journey that counts. you can only blame yourself for being late. i am amused you still can scold the ushers leh? you know you are alr 20 mins late a not!!?? HAHAHA. what a drama.

but anyway, despite me waiting for my buddy, we still end up in different starting pen. O.O emmy is in the first flag off, while i am in the second flag off.  the blur ushers say we cant go for 10km anymore, so we have to settle for 5km. told emmy to chiong for her PB for her 5km. HAHAHAHA.

and off we go! only to realise that there is a diversion at 2km mark for the 5km and 10km runners.
the ushers gave the nod that the 10km route is still on going, and i am so stoked. HOORAY!

but i told emmy to go for 5km route cause i don know we can still go for our 10km.
i followed my heart and turned left for 10km while the crowd turned right for 5km. i thought to myself, "buddy wait for me for 30 mins and i will see you at the finishing line!!"

i turned to my left, even though i am alr 40 mins late for my 10 km flag off. ppl start at 710am, i start at 750am. LOL. i see hope and light when i finally saw the 10km red crowd back at 6km. LOL. OMG! i am back on track!!
Happiest moment of the day; to find my buddy back at the finishing line! i finally saw the familiar braided hair, cap and shoes! i didnt expect my buddy to share the same telepathy as i am; to go for our 10km. to complete what we our hearts and mind have set to do. and i finally meet her again at the finishing line! LOL.

you have no idea what that means to me. its not just abt the same thinking we shared. both of us thought we were alone in the 10km rat race. cause we agreed with a 5km race. from the moment i turned to my left, i am prepared for emmy to wait 30 mins for me. LOL.

its the determination to complete what we set to do. great minds think alike.

way to go buddy! Emmy become my last min GE buddy cause my real GE buddy is busy with school. HAHA. yeah! from SHAPE to GE, emmy is my running buddy. running buddies for life!


i am so high from my Taiwan trip, i shouted "JIAYOU OH!!!" -thumbs up- randomly to other female runners.

I screamed "wee! i like your skirt!" to 3 Caucasians wearing tutu skirts. i am a little amused but i really admire their courage to be unique.

Told 2 girls that we cant cheat by taking a shout cut when they had the intention to cause 2 others girls did that self cheating act. there is no pt, cause we are lying to ourselves. you may clocked a shorter timing, but your mileage is untruthful. JIAYOU! we can walk! -so proud of you that you didnt cheat in the end!-

I even managed to talk with a fellow lady who were for our 10km flag off like i do. i told her, "i am following you all along! lets JIAYOU! we maybe late for flag off, but the ending is near! see you!"

i wonder why i still got the energy to talk to others. i talk too much ytd. i am running on pure adrenaline. HAHAHA.

i crossed the finishing line smiling and jumping, hands high up in the air ytd. so happy from my run! cause emmy and i finished the 10km race even though we agreed on 5km.

we are a 10km finisher!!!




each of the races with gf makes me a happy girl. we cleared another one today!




i went home and took a 5 hours afternoon nap. thats how shagged i am. LOL.

i always attempt to do crazy things for my run. last Adidas King of The Road was having stomach upset. on sunday, i continued my run despite flying back to Singapore on saturday night ! I swear, no more crazy attempt next time. HAHAHA. i am getting old for that.

races, see you in 2013. (:
we will meet again.

now, my first half marathon awaits me in Hong Kong. cant wait!

meanwhile, training for 21km starts this week. (:

taking it slow and easy!

i am so happy to be back in Singapore! ^^
finally done with blogging and i shall go iron my clothes! the pile is crazy. LOL. byebye! (:

have a great week ahead! i don have any monday blues today!