Feeling Unfit And Unhealthy

I've been out of the running scene for a long time and only made a few cameo appearances once in a blue moon. Partly, I've just started work, partly I'm lazy and also I'm injured. Never a day that I got out of my bed without feeling a little discomfort in walking on my left foot. Had to stretch a little bit before it felt fine. Maybe I should join a yoga class to help my injury eh?

Made a trip back to Kuching and saw a weighing scale in my home. Haven't weigh myself for a long time. Step onto the scale......Wow! I am 5-6kg heavier now!

It must be the  supper, eating Sarawak kolo mee and laksa, that we found nearby to where I stay. Man, I got a long way to make a comeback in running now! My pants are starting to feel tight now too! Overall body mass seem to be normal except for the belly part I think. That's the worst part to be expanding!

I better start getting back into my fitness routine before I'm one of those with "beer belly".

Bareno Half Marathon Results 2011

Here are some official results from the Bareno Half Marathon 2011 (time taken is official time and not net time):

 

Men Open (18 Years & Above) – 815 finishers

01:06:50 MOSES KIPKORIR KIPTOO (1st)

01:08:18 MOK YING REN (2nd)

01:09:26 KIPCHUMBA KIPROP (3rd)

01:13:56 JOHNSON KIPKOSSGEI TARUS (4th)

01:14:51 MOHD HANAFY BIN ANAS (5th)

01:38:29 A0307 RAYMOND NG CHOW KIONG (21st)

01:58:57 LIM HONG YEOW (162nd)

02:05:38 WONG YI BIN (241st)

02:08:38 TEOH SENG CHOR (275th)

02:50:53 KENNY GOH WEI KIAT  (697st)

DNS Khoo Yit Kiat (Really KNS!)

Women Open (18 Years & Above) – 200 finishers

01:29:18 NOOR AMELIA MUSA (1st)

01:49:37 SONOKO FUKUMOTO (2nd)

01:49:47 BRITTANY LIM HUEY TING (3rd) 

01:50:38 CYNTHIA CHILDRESS (4th)

01:52:25 YEE PEI NI (5th)

02:08:33 MICHELLE LOOI MEI YAN (21st)

B2223 YVONNE TEO 05:30:35 05:32:47 07:21:14???? - What the #$%? Disqualified? Apa ini?

Women Veteran (35 Years & Above) – 94 finishers

01:35:55 KOH LENG LENG (1st)

01:36:16 SUSAN KHOO (2nd)

01:40:12 NG SUN NEE (3rd)

01:45:41 YONG LAI CHEE (4th)

01:46:59 LIAN BEE HOON (5th)

02:28:59 YEOW CHAE YIN  (50th)

Mens (10km)

47:43:00 Abdul Azri (29th)

00:00:00 Azizul Rahman (xx)

Womens (10km)

00:00:00 Yin Yin Boey (xx)

Here are the happy faces of some of the Dutamas Runners. Well done guys!


For more results, please click on this link.

Yvonne (B2223) found.....

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?