7th June 2009 Sunday - 22km Run Woodland To Casuarina

I was still not too sure what training should I do when I woke up this morning; the thought of doing a brick of swim and run in the Y Safra gym was also on my agenda. Any triathlete would agree that there are so many mix of trainings that we could do on a Sunday. Eventually, decided to run my favourite route; home - Gambas - Sembawang - Casuarina and u turn back. The total distance was 22km. I thought it was good to d0 some preparation for the Phuket marathon. This route was actually not easy as there were many gradual slopes.

I started the run at 9.45am and it rather hot, the objective was to achieve a ave pace of 6min that means arriving Casuarina in 66min with same timing for the return route. The route from home to Casuarina seems tougher than the return route as there were more gradual up slopes. I clocked 66min arriving Casuarina, bought a 100Plus and a bottle of mineral to mix with the oral electrolytes (something I plan to do in the phuket Marathon as heard from many that this was a good hydration drink, cheap and good; for long run). I kept walking while preparing the drink before I started my running on the return route. Mid way in the return route, I could feel my legs were getting heavier and tired; was it really the effect of the Sundown, the leg should have already been rested enough; I thought. Then into approx 17 km, I could feel mild pain on my left knee. So I decided to walk a bit when ever I felt the pain. Pessimistically, I wondered if I could manage next Sun Phuket marathon and what if the pain occur in the early part of the race. My priority is ensuring I will always be injury free and I am careful. Toward the last 1km, I was forced by the drizzle to run faster as a big thunder storm was on its way. As soon as I finished my run at the void deck, came the heavy downpour.

After today run, I was not too sure if I should do a half or full marathon next Sunday in this condition. There will still be 2 round of tiring golf on Thursday and Friday before the run. I was sharing with Lucille about the pain on my left knee that I need a good rest next Sat after the golf and might need to leave her and our friend to shop around at Phuket town. Hopefully my leg will be rested enough by then. I will decide next Sat.

My timing was 66min + 5 min break + 68min ( 22km)
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