Getting ready for Singapore Marathon – Part II

As a fitness trainer and a Corporate Athlete, I have the privilege to ‘experiment’ myself in races. The more I spend time on racing, the better I get to know my bodily systems. This is super important as we are all born different from one another. A technique that applies well to oneself does not necessarily mean that it will do the same to another person. The way we stride in running is different from one another. Some are more comfortable in midfoot running, some heel running and some forefoot running. While there are studies that prove one technique is better than the other, however, it is the runner him/herself that needs to know which technique that suits them better, while ensuring the least pain and zeroing the injuries.  As for me, I’m still experimenting few other techniques onto myself. (well, I did mostly heel running in my KLIM mid this year). 

I even wore tennis shoes for my run in the KLIM and it was proven to be ‘racing-friendly’ with no injuries recorded. While hi tech shoes are important to suit the runner’s running style, it is also important for runners to run correctly. This is the area that I’m still learning, and I can only learn it through hours of racing and training. I know a strong runner named Devi that runs shoeless in runs (or marathons) and always end-up on podium.

I even tried different ORS and food in my previous marathon. So what’s new in this upcoming Singapore Marathon? With tennis shoes still accompanying me (hope so, or I may change my mind  … hehhehe), I’m blessed with some mini sponsors – NACOX natural joint supplement from Alterni (check out end of this entry for some savings), the Buff headwear from Corezone and a delicious Monavie concentrated juice of the Brazilian açai berry from States (Thanks to Feena for the sponsorship).

Great news.

CA members will get double loyalty points worth upto RM15 (savings upto 20%) when they purchase NACOX. At the end of the 5th box, CA members will be able to use the loyalty points to redeem 1 box of NACOX for free.

There are other benefits and on-going promotion which CA members are entitled when they join ALTERNI to purchase NACOX. There are no membership fees charged. CA members may call ALTERNI Customer Care Centre @ 03-79652888 and look for Ms Wai Leng for more info. It is advised to mention that they are from CA because at the moment this promo is exclusive for CA members only.

Gopeng Peanut Search (GPS)

For the past few weeks, very wet weather sat over our Peninsular, bringing rains, vicious thunders and high winds.  Many states were flooded and my heart goes out to the families with property and plantation damage.  On Sunday morning, I decided to wander around Gua Tempurung (after race ‘de-registration’ … will talk about it later) and captured some images of this rather bleak and dreary time.  As my eyes began to wander, I was amazed at how much beauty there was just waiting to be seen. As you know by now, I love taking photos of the morning mist and we have plenty of those nowadays. Thanks to the rain that cools and moistens the air near the surface until these fog forms.

I even called up wifey who was still sound asleep at the inn near the Lost World of Tambun  to witness the great morning ‘show’ over the limestone cliffs of Tambun near our inn, only to find out that she wasn’t too well.  Since I was already on the way to EarthCamp in Gua Tempurung for the Gopeng Peanut Search (GPS) mountainbike race, I decided to proceed to the race village to meet few friends whom I had promised to meet that morning. Once I reached there, I went straight to the registration counter to de-register my participation in the race. I wanted to be with my family that morning. I need to look after my munchkin and her very active cousins at the waterpark since wifey was unwell to take care of them. Here are some pics taken at the event scene.