First Run Since Donkey Weeks....

Had my first run this evening of about 7km. Just testing out my foot and see whether I can start training or not. Seems fine throughout the run although I do feel sore sometimes during the run. But it's usually worse when you wake up in the morning. Nowadays, I need to do a little bit of stretching on my calf before I get out of bed.

Anyways, it's been 3 weeks since my last runs with Kenny and also a 10km run on 25-26 Feb weekends. I was supposed to run the Bareno Half Marathon but due to a "technical" problem, I missed the event....

Couldn't go any faster even though I wanted to, but it was ok for a first run after a long break. I will still continue to monitor and access my foot injury and not put in too much mileage. I'll just try to keep myself in a little bit of shape so I can get back into full training when the foot is healed.

Reds Revival!

Can't be any happier to see Reds beat Man United at Anfield. After giving Chelsea the blues, they gave Man United the red tonight. 3-1!! 2 big wins for Reds since Kenny Dalglish took over. Wish he was appointed earlier....but better late than never. Few months back, the impossible seems possible, Liverpool looking likely to be relegated! Tonight, they have clawed their way back to sixth! Well done Liverpool and King Kenny!

And thank you Kuyt! Talk about Gerrard-Fowler, Gerrard-Owen, Gerrard-Torres combination, now we have a new combo, Suárez-Kuyt! Lethal....

Liverpool's Dirk Kuyt celebrates with Luis Suárez after scoring 

against Manchester United at Anfield. Photograph: Tim Hales/AP

And who could forget Nani's "performance". He took a hard knock from Carragher, and fell on the ground. But the funny 'soap opera' came after that incident. He got up ran over (I meant sprint over!) to the referee to complain, then fell over a "push" by Stevie G. And he started CRYING! To cap it all off, lashed out at one of the guys carrying the stretcher! What a performance, he deserves an Oscar for this! Ferguson was smart not to let him on again, maybe he really is having an injury, but I think this gives chance to Ferguson to rant at the referee at the press conference yet again!

A Special Preview Of My New Shoe

Just bought a training shoe for myself. A bargain actually. I was contemplating in getting the Mizuno Idaten for RM189 couple days back but thought about it again, "Do I need another racer?" Told myself I really need a training shoe that can last and give me a little support.

So I was at The Curve tonight and saw some of the Brooks on offer price. The only one that caught my eyes was Brooks Ghost 2 (besides the newer models of the racers!). It felt light and cushioning seems good. The best part is, it's under RM200! RM199. Haven't got to test it yet as I'm still feeling sore on both my feet especially the left one. Will give it a try maybe tomorrow or Friday night.

Here's some photos of the shoe....

A Painful LSD

I did my first LSD today, but had to give up after 21km after my foot (actually both feet) are feeling the pain. Had plantar fasciitis last year which was not fully healed but bearable. It actually got better but I guess the inconsistency on training and with my shoe sole running thin, I guess that might be the cause of it. Walked the last few kms (maybe 3-4km) back home. Lucky, my neighbour, Zul, was driving back and offered me a ride.

I wanted to buy the Mizuno Idaten shoe which was on sale for RM189 after 50% discount. Didn't buy it in the end as I thought I've already got a racing shoe which is still new. I think it's better for me to go shop around for training shoe this week rather than getting another race shoe.

Kind of tough to walk after the run and I think when I wake up tomorrow, it's going to hurt. I better remember to stretch it when I wake up tomorrow to minimise the pain.

Had to stop at the Pacesetters water station in front of Duta Tennis Centre. Grabbed couple of drinks and tried to run back but had to stop just after Matrade Centre. Going to rest tomorrow and see how it feels. Not much time left to train for Bareno 21km though. Will go do some surveys on training shoes....

Transformer 3: Dark Of The Moon Trailer

Here's the trailer of the movie that's related to my last post.

New Girl On The Block.....

Mmmh, now we have a replacement of actress in this upcoming movie.....should fans feel disappointed or happy?

Guess the girls and the movie.....

A. Girl 1 (Isn't it obvious....?)

B. Girl 2

Can't wait for the movie to come out......so which girl do you prefer in the show?

Chinese New Year Week

Managed to slot in 2 runs during my trip back to Kuching. One was on Chinese New Year eve, where I did a 10km run. Average pace was around 4:46/km, about 6 laps around Reservoir Park. The other run was with Kevin Chiang (my ex-schoolmate from St. Joseph). on the 2nd day of CNY. We met up in front of Boulevard near our house at 6.30am. We went along Hup Kee Rd towards Hui Sing Garden and Stampin Rd. (see Garmin Connect Map below). Had a good chat with him. He started running about 6 years ago when his weight ballooned up to over 80kg and wanted to reduce his weight to stay healthy. Now he is only over 65kg. I must say he is definitely a running addict now....compared to the lazy me. No one actually forced him to run, rather it was his own initiative and keeping himself motivated to reduce his weight. Well done, Kevin!

What else happened during the week? Well I had a record breaking ang pao collection of RM30! (Getting too old to receive ang pao now). Met up with a few of my long lost ex-classmates. It was good to catch up with them.

Flight back to KL was really quick today. Arrived much earlier than the scheduled time. I managed to turn on my gps watch but it didnt work as well as I was sitting at the aisle. Somehow I was still at an elevation of 1000m+ when we landed. Something went wrong there (Check out the map).

Last Group Run For Dutamas Runner Before The Chinese New Year Break

We had the last group run for Dutamas Runners (DR) last Saturday. Quite a few turned up for the run. Yvonne and Bin are the usual ones. YLoon, making a slow progress back into running again, so too is Melvin. Then, new friend I met through Yin, Seng Chor who brought his friend, Chae Yin. Both of them works at Bursa KL.

We planned for a 14.3km run from LFKL towards LHDN and Petronas in Desa Sri Hartamas. I had a nice slow run which I quite enjoy as I am still tuning myself back into training again. Just signed up for Bareno Half Marathon and also Energizer Night Race in the half marathon distance as well. For more information on the events, please click on the links below:

1. Energizer Night Race (17 April)

2. Bareno Run 2011 (13 March)

From left: Bin, YLoon, Melvin, Me, Chae Yin, Seng Chor and Yvonne

Took me about 1:40 to finish a 15km but it was better than not running at all. Now am back in Kuching and I haven't even put on my running shoes yet. Got to get ready for Bareno Run soon......