After 2 weeks of very little or no training, I started running again on Tuesday last week. My fitness has certainly noticeably decreases over the past 2 weeks. My suspicion was proven last Friday when I ran on the gym treadmill. Running at 10.0 km/hr took more effort than it did two weeks before. My effort running at 10.0 km/hr was about the same as 10.5 km/hr.
I still have about one months training before KLIM with 2 "long" runs (12 km to 15km) planned.
Sunday, February 24, 2008
Friday, February 08, 2008
More Business Travel before KLIM
Next week (26 February) I am will be going to Uzbekistan, the third country I've visited with the country's name ending in "Tan" (the other two are Pakistan and Turkmenistan). This will be my first trip to Uzbekistan.
After one week in Uzbekistan, I will be going Abu Dhabi in the U.A.E.(United Arab Emirates) for one week to review a gas field project. After one week, it's off to Turkmenistan for five days. For the last leg of my trip, I will be flying back to Abu Dhabi from Turkmenistan and spend another week for a design review workshop.
I am going to return to Malaysia about 8 to 9 days before KLIM. The one month trip through three countries is not exactly the ideal circumstances to train for a 21 km race but I will try to maintain some level of training as far as possible.
Honestly if my right knee was 100% OK, I would be quite frustrated to scale down my training because of a long overseas trip just one month before a major race. As it is now, my right knee has become unstable again and I will have to stop running for a few days.
After one week in Uzbekistan, I will be going Abu Dhabi in the U.A.E.(United Arab Emirates) for one week to review a gas field project. After one week, it's off to Turkmenistan for five days. For the last leg of my trip, I will be flying back to Abu Dhabi from Turkmenistan and spend another week for a design review workshop.
I am going to return to Malaysia about 8 to 9 days before KLIM. The one month trip through three countries is not exactly the ideal circumstances to train for a 21 km race but I will try to maintain some level of training as far as possible.
Honestly if my right knee was 100% OK, I would be quite frustrated to scale down my training because of a long overseas trip just one month before a major race. As it is now, my right knee has become unstable again and I will have to stop running for a few days.
Chinese New Year Training
Friday : I ran at Klang stadium. Covered 4.0 km.
Saturday : Heavy rain fell just before 4.30 pm. Luckily it stopped raining just after 5.30pm. I ran 4.4 km (30 minutes - slow pace).
I was kept busy over the past 2 days preparing the materials for my presentation on Sunday and Monday. Not much of a holiday.
I won't be bringing my running shoes to Sudan. If everything goes to plan, I should be flying back to Malaysia on Tuesday taking Qatar Airways from Khartoum to Doha. After 4 hours transit in Doha, I will fly to Singapore (another 1.5 hrs transit) then to Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday. Return travel time = 20 hrs including 5.5 hrs transit time.
Saturday : Heavy rain fell just before 4.30 pm. Luckily it stopped raining just after 5.30pm. I ran 4.4 km (30 minutes - slow pace).
I was kept busy over the past 2 days preparing the materials for my presentation on Sunday and Monday. Not much of a holiday.
I won't be bringing my running shoes to Sudan. If everything goes to plan, I should be flying back to Malaysia on Tuesday taking Qatar Airways from Khartoum to Doha. After 4 hours transit in Doha, I will fly to Singapore (another 1.5 hrs transit) then to Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday. Return travel time = 20 hrs including 5.5 hrs transit time.
Wednesday, February 06, 2008
I was looking forward to the Chinese New Year but now........
I had 3 days of solid training.
Sunday : ran 5 km at the Klang stadium
Monday : 6 km on treadmill. Followed waterman's formula; 8 km/hr for 10 minutes, 9 km/hr for 10 minutes and 10 km/hr for 10 minutes. I keep going after 30 minutes until I finished 6km.
Tuesday : 5 km on treadmill
Today : Rest
The chinese new year is tomorrow and it is a 2 day public holiday. Fourdays of bliss, not having to wake up at 6.00 am and being able to spend quality training time.But now I have to attend a meeting in Khartoum on Sunday. My flight will be departing on Saturday morning at 3.30 am. No more bliss.
Gong Xi Fa Chai to all of my chinese friends.
Sunday : ran 5 km at the Klang stadium
Monday : 6 km on treadmill. Followed waterman's formula; 8 km/hr for 10 minutes, 9 km/hr for 10 minutes and 10 km/hr for 10 minutes. I keep going after 30 minutes until I finished 6km.
Tuesday : 5 km on treadmill
Today : Rest
The chinese new year is tomorrow and it is a 2 day public holiday. Fourdays of bliss, not having to wake up at 6.00 am and being able to spend quality training time.But now I have to attend a meeting in Khartoum on Sunday. My flight will be departing on Saturday morning at 3.30 am. No more bliss.
Gong Xi Fa Chai to all of my chinese friends.
Sunday, February 03, 2008
One week of Not Much Running
I haven't done much training over the past one week since my first 8 km training run.
I had to attend a workshop from Tuesday to Thursday at The Holiday Inn, Glenmarie in Shah Alam. The hotel has a huge golf green and an adjoining golf club 'The Glenmarie Golf and Country Club". I was sorely tempted to run on the green as there were some nice hilly sections. In the end, I ended up at the Health club which had ancient looking machines. I ran 4 km on a dusty treadmill. I guess golfers are not really into serious exercise. Otherwise, the club would use better machines and spend the money to maintain them.
I had to attend a workshop from Tuesday to Thursday at The Holiday Inn, Glenmarie in Shah Alam. The hotel has a huge golf green and an adjoining golf club 'The Glenmarie Golf and Country Club". I was sorely tempted to run on the green as there were some nice hilly sections. In the end, I ended up at the Health club which had ancient looking machines. I ran 4 km on a dusty treadmill. I guess golfers are not really into serious exercise. Otherwise, the club would use better machines and spend the money to maintain them.
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