Written by Chin Chin(Tweet)
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year!
Yesterday, after a long bout of injury-rest-injury-rest stint, I finally came back to a race after a period of absolutely NO running. My first race of the year which was done aptly on 1st January 2009 was the Pacemakers Network Run. The route was a 2.3k x 4 loops around Taman Tasik Perdana.
Thanks goodness it was only 4 loops, the guys had to do 6 loops. So I just wanted to get it over and done with. I tried using the running style seen in Tsen's video and which also incorporates Sam's Chirunning techniques. Basically small but quick strides and using the push off, kick-back style where you utilize your glutes. My ass hurts like crazy today though. As I hadn't done any training for about 2 weeks, and since my knee had still been hurting a week before, I ran a very conservative 5:21 min/km. Which is pathethic compared to Lynn's 4:48 min/km. My only kiasu goal was to pass as many women as I can and keep it at that. It was working well for me until about 500meters from the finish line when I got 'sayur-ed' by this girl, Haslinda. Our finish times are just 1 sec apart!
Picture courtesy of Tey
CONGRATULATIONS Lynn on a superb 2nd place finish! She only lost of to Michelle Tan so this is definitely a very good result.
Picture courtesy of Tey
Cheers! Here’s to a good race year ahead!
