a blow-by-blow account of my 2008 Singapore Marathon.
D-6
begin hydration routine of doubled fluid intake
D-1
8 hours of sleep
cut intake of spicy food
reduced physical exertion
increased carbs intake
prepare run accessories - tights, waterproofed mp3 player, hairband, sport shades, comfortable socks
*where i should have gone for a light but powerful diet to reduce my running weight e next day
H-7
increased hydration
consume energy chews
H-1
consume first banana
optimal hydration
light carbs-focused breakfast
consume redbull for sugar, taurine, sodium and metabolism
consume second banana
H-hour
robin and i started around 15mins after e flag-off haha. we went down shenton way towards tanjong pagar as like most other major runs in singapore. within 1 or 2 km, we saw e kenyan runners looping back in our opposite direction. crazy. they had already come back from robinson road.
4 km
we had looped back to e start point.
sighted e sis, ah keng, adidas runspirator.
raffles ave (esplanade)
my first major run which i had to go to e toilet this early. haha.
singapore flyer
republic ave-nicoll highway
robin and i split.
shaw towers loop
sighted sze ee.
mountbatten road-fort road
sighted alex lim.
7 km
first fluid replenishment. i had to balance drink-even-when-not-thirsty well with overdrinking. past experiences tell me that both are not fun when done wrongly. and please control. half a cup is good enough.
8 km
entered e dreaded east coast park stretch.
10 km
a quarter laid to rest.
14 km
first application of deepheat rub. e legs are feeling it.
first walk stop. although i was still perfect, it's wise to control my capacity. i didnt train much for this 42km so a run-all-e-way strategy is out. and as they say, even a fit body may not be able to endure a course of this distance, even if e lungs and stamina are good. if i run e first half, i might just die e rest of e way. as they say, a run-walk strategy may be better than a run-as-much-as-possible-first strategy.
16 km
sighted chalven, in e opposite direction. tt crazy commando officer.
17 km
many people started to stop to stretch and apply deepheat rub and spray. e effects are settling in.
19 km
begin a consistent run-walk strategy. run 2 km, walk 1/4 km.
20 km
east coast park loop
21 km
"here we go again!"
e mp3 drug comes into play.
22 km
sighted sze ee again.
receive electrolyte gel
27 km
went past trixie's water station. as always, she was pissed with someone/something and had tt pissed look.
29 km
exited east coast park. e legs are beginning to give way as my run-walk strategy got harder to follow. knees, thighs, hamstrings, right calf and right shoulder are worst.
fort road-mountbatten road
sighted alex lim again.
31 km
damn hungry. lucky we had a banana station.
sighted sern yong and chi hua.
32 km
fuck. 10 more. come on!
kallang road-crawford street
heavy noon traffic. sucks. vehicle exhaust killing us. run-walk strategy became walk 1 km, run 1/2 km.
sighted alex lim again.
35 km
e lungs and stamina are finally feeling it. e remaining is not going to be easy.
37 km
fuck. 5 more!
38 km
running on e F1 track. entered e pit area. where a ferrari exhibition was being held. woots.
39 km
3 km is nothing.
into e sunny stretch on e marina bay floating platform.
41 km
i started to hear and smell padang. managed to draw enough strength to run e last 1/2 km.
41.990 km
as they say, don't make a sprint finish. enjoy e final stretch, e reception, and e feat.
42.195 km
i am a marathoner. are u?
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