Training Update (Real One)

A busy weekend for a change.

Saturday : I watched Harry Potter "Goblet of Fire". Definitely the best of the Potter movies, much darker in story and appearance with a constant feeling of menace/evil from throghout the film. The movie was very lengthy (2.5 hrs) - I found nyself peering at my watch 2 hrs later in the dark wondering how long I was going to sit in the cinema.

Sunday : 6.00 am , my first 20 km run in six weeks. I was a bit worried that I would not be able to last the distance but my first fears were unfounded. We (me and Yong) ran the first 10 km to Sri Hartamas in 62 minutes. The return run of 10 km to Lake Gardens took Yong 63 minutes. It took me longer as I stopped 500 m short of 20 km because of very sore legs. This was a sign of lost conditioning after not doing long runs for the past six weeks.

After the run, we went to nasi lemak Tanglin to have some drinks. There was a long queue of people lining up to buy nasi lemak. I could not eat any because I have used up my nasi lemak budget for the week - not more than two nasi lemak per week. In any case, I was in a hurry to drive to KL to meet my friend.

I took a shower at my friend's hotel before we went down for breakfast. After breakfast, we left KL heading towards Putrajaya. Traffic was heavy on the KL-Seremban highway. The main purpose of our trip to Putrajaya was to go for a lake cruise. We paid RM 20 each and boarded the wooden boat "Dondang Sayang". The cruise went around several landmarks around the Putrajaya area. The cruise was OK as far as service is concerned but I guessed I would have liked to see more natural trees and plants around the lake. For those who don't know, Putrajaya used to be a palm oil and rubber tree plantation. Other than the few left standing, all other trees and plants were "imported" into the area.

After the cruise, we spend some quality lepak time near the lake. I became a bit hungry, so it was off to lunch at the wonderfully varied food at the food court in the Alamanda shopping centre.

Sometimes, when I see the spot on the car floor where I had placed the 'cat', the memories come flooding back. I think it will be a while before the same feelings dissipate but I don't think I will ever forget the experience.