Ok, chronology of events.
After last week's record breaking 10km + 6km depletion, my immune system went on holiday. I succumbed to a bad bug, and was down for two days in a zombizised state of Clarinase stupor.
Weekend was a three day holiday, meaning traveling back to hometown, etc, etc. So no LSD.
Long story short, mein running was "reset" on Wednesday 13th May. Did a 8km run, timing = 48:31
Very next day, attempted a 10k. Alas, due to loss of momentum, just managed a miserable 1:02:32, ie back to mein usual slow pace. First half went fast, did a sub-30min 5k, but after that no more glycogen stores, I'm all depleted.
Coming into Saturday, the legs still felt like jelly, so was wondering whether ok or not to attempt a 22k LSD. Moreover, run buddy wanted to join.
8pm Saturday nite, run buddy cancelled. Hurrah! I can run at mein own pace.
So today (Sunday), woke up 5:30am, prep with vaseline, spf 50, et al, ate three chips ahoy cookies, mug of Nescafe susu, and 6:30am started. Pace was slow, with 7min:1 min run:walk ratio. Mind-tune was PCD's "Jaiho". Drink breaks taken at Quensbay Nasi Kandar (1 can 100-plus) on out-bound trip, and on return trip at Seagate Makan2 place (1 can 100-plus), then last at QBNK again (1 can coke, ran out of 100-plus). Last drink was a mistake, felt like drinking in wind, burped and farted all the way back (haha... dont get too grossed out reading this).
Timing:
E-gate to Mini Circuits : 1hr 25 mins 42 secs
Mini Circuits to E-gata : 2 hrs 55 mins 52 secs
Cooling off at E-gate ~10 mins, walk & walk, rehydrate with Gatorade Grapefruit flavour (not bad).
Post run weight 148 after hydration. Yaay, breached 150 again.
Satisfied that still can do sub-3hr half-marathon in my sorry state of fitness. But with this, can I go for Malakoff 26k arr? Looks difficult to complete within 3hrs 10min qualifying time.
Undecided!
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