Where do I start with this one? I am still a bit shocked with the result, to make the long story short - 1:49:09 first half, 1:48:06 second half, 1:03 negative split = 3:37:15 It is a 11:53 PB! and 11:59 from my last full. Training was don…
4 days after Whitby Marathon, I felt I have recovered completely! since the past 4 races - 1x8k, 2x10k, 1xmarathon were end up with unsatisfied results, I have an urge doing another race, what do I lose with another disappointing race? I'll just keep on r…
This was the toughest race I've had so far. Coming into this race, I know I am faster than last year but I didn't do enough long runs, only two long runs over 30k, one was around the bay 30k and another was a 32k two weeks ago, the rest were a f…
This was my 2nd attempt of 10k test. Weather was a bit chilly and windy, cloudy sky seems like a raining day. The race was held at Sunny Brook, which has less rolling hills than Backs-in-Motion 10k, forget about sub 47min, looks like…
I scheduled two small 10k races to help me to decide if I am going to do sporting life 10k. I have a goal in sporting life 10k - if I am going to do it, I have to run a sub 45min, in order to achieve that, I believe I need to run a sub 47min 10k on …
I did this race last year, without knowing enough about the course, I was aiming to PB my 8k time (38:57), which end up with a disappointment 39:30. This year suppose to be a redemption. I felt I got faster in the recent two month, I was aiming for a su…
Older Than BostonBack in 2008, after 5 months of running regularly, I didn't even know what gel was. Standing at the start line of Toronto Ultra Race, it was my first attempt of a 30k race while others were doing 50k and 100k, I saw someone with "Older Th…
Looking back at my race results of 2009, the McMillan Running Calculator matched all my PBs down to the minute base on my marathon time.5k PB - 23:26 in August 2009McMillan says: 23:30Goal: sub 23 - didn't happen...10k PB - 48:39 in April 2009McMillan say…
Sep. 27, 2009 - 4:00:29.3. . . 3 WEEKS AFTER . . .Oct. 18, 2009 - 3:49.08.011 minutes difference in 3 weeks, what different that I have done?This is the secret! eDISCS available under 6 bucks from RunningRoomInitially I was looking for some salt tablets t…
I was expecting my wife to record my finish at the Toronto Marathon. As I was approaching the finish line, I didn't see her and my daughter, only my sister was there to test out her new camera... I wondered around the Queen's park for a good 20 - 30 min…
2 Marathons in 3 weeks?My initial goal was to collect all the Marathon medals around Ontario, without a hesitation I registered the Scotia Waterfront Marathon in the beginning of the year. So what about Toronto Marathon? I already did it last year, why ag…
Yesterday was another day that I didn't have enough time to run, end up with a short 4k run on the way back home after work. I suppose to be tapering for the Marathon upcoming on Sunday, not sure running an intensive short run is okay or not... …
I've learned quite a few things in this race, the following are the big mistakes:1. chasing the bunny early in the race - I need a plan B when I couldn't find the bunny and being stuck with huge crowd. I should have ran my own race, pace myself rath…
my calves seized up around 27k-28k, then both legs started cramping at 30kI wasn't going to give up, just ignore the calves pain, but slowing down dramatically.last stretch to the finish, still cramping but I wasn't going to stop!somehow this picture look…
What a disaster! from the beginning to the end of this race, a race full of frustration.I arrived there around 30 or 35 minutes before the start of the race. Huge amount of clueless crowd, or maybe I was the only clueless one? I don't know. I couldn't s…
What a dead blog I got... I haven't been able to catch up on updating my recent races.a quick flashback for the past 2 months:AUG 08 - Albion Hills Enduro - 1:11:40.6 overall: 112/263 category: 38/59I felt I gave it all, but result is nothing to be excite…
Aug, 2009Finally I bought a garmin forerunner 305 It is on sale in costco for 179 in store and 184 online. I wanted this toy since about. a year ago after I broke the crappy nike sportband+ within 3 months! this cool gadget is around 160 on amazon.c…
Bang! the right side of my face, shoulder and knee landed on the wet board... I stood up, it's dark in the woods, the board walk was wet and slippery after the thunder storm. I managed to keep up with all the muddy trail and jumped over countless slipper…
Just found out about this race in less than a week before the race. Its a short distance run and walk, I've asked a few friends and colleagues to see if anyone wants to run on indy track, unique distance and cool course! but no takers, not surprised sinc…
After winning the Mississauga Marathon Corp Relay, I had the taste of going at 4:01m/k. It definitely boosted up my confidence going at faster pace. I have adjusted my "unplanned training" out of my busy schedule. Unfortunately, both work and family got…
10K after 5Peaks Enduro - receipt for injury?This was an unplanned race as I only found out about it around 1 month ago. At the time I had already registered the 5peaks series, I was debating with myself if this was a good idea to do a back-to-back race,…
Why 5 Peaks?5 Peaks is a trail running series across Canada, I wanted to do this series back in 2007, but the dates of the race usually conflict with many other road races. Trail hiking has plant a seed for me to running, the only trail run I have done s…
I am just way too slow in blogging the flashback of past races and my running journeys. I am going to have to blog this first since I really disappointed myself.The reason I signed up for this 8k is a test run to see how well I can do in a 8k this year,…
13 hours after mid summer nights run 15k, it was the bill harper 5k. It was not the smartest move to schedule a back to back race like this, but I did it for the two irrational reasons:- it was only $10 bucks!- At this point I had done a trail 10k, 15k a…
Soon after I recovered from Nissan 10 mile, I was searching for race that gives out finisher's medal again, I was such a superficial medal collector, I still am :-) I found this mid summer nights run, there were 15k or 30k available, since I have done a…