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sylbestine huang
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a run for his life.running against time

"my passion will always be the heart of the pavement"

"sometimes its not so much about crossing the finishing line as it is the journey towards it"

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scms 2013 10km - 1hr 04mins 20secs
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yellow ribbon prison run 2009 10km - 56mins 33secs
army half marathon 2009 21km - 2hr 36mins 38secs
adidas sundown marathon 2009 42km - 5hrs 43mins 27secs
saucony 100plus passion run 2009 15km - 1hr 30mins 41secs
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standard chartered half marathon 2008 21.1km - 2hr 18mins 05secs
swing kpe run 2008 10km - 1hr 02mins 55secs
army half marathon 2008 21km - 2hr 22mins 57secs
vgo mount faber run 2008 10km - 1hr 01min 44secs
saucony 100plus passion run 2008 15km - 1hr 27mins 06secs
adidas sundown marathon 2008 42km - 6hrs 08mins 43secs
standard chartered half marathon 2007 21.1km - 2hrs 10mins 10secs
singapore bay run 2007 12.3km - 1hr 11mins 01secs
mizuno wave run 2007 10km - 58mins 35secs
saucony 100plus passion run 2007 10km - 55mins 28secs

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personal best for sundown marathon 09

Monday, June 1, 2009

personal best for sundown marathon 09...

am absolutely pleased with last weekend's sundown performance. as i hit my pb by almost 26mins. came in before 6hr sub at gun time of 5hrs 42mins (net results to be announced). with 3weeks of trainings i had before this race. its cool to achieve this result as i was expecting a 'realistic' 6hr finishing.

it was a looong night for allyna & i as we were there to give each other support for our respective races. first to flag off was the 10km 'women-only' event at 8.30pm. great achievement for her first 10km race. completing slightly off the hr mark. unfortunately din managed to get a shot of her finishing as she sprinted through the end pt. without me even noticing it. haas.

as we waited for my race to flag off @ midnight. was pretty hungry as i din had my dinner prior to the race. due to the lack of food stalls around the area. popped in a jumbo beef sausage from brewerkz. one of the vendors at sundown carnival.

its tiring.not easy to stand by for someone to complete a marathon. esp aft feeling worn out from earlier race & without having any gaming devices or "kill-time activity" to pull through 1/4 of the day. but she did it! thou' was expecting a 'realistic' 6hr finishing. was targeting a sub 5hr as i felt extremely good before the run. at the same time. looked upon her as my motivator. haas. (thanks allyna!)

this yr's sundown route was more or less similiar to last yr's edition. except for shorter u-turn point at ecp and longer stretch before finishing line. taking advantage of the flat terrain for first the 21km. kept at a good 7min/km pace throughout the straight.boring changi coastal road & ecp. crossed mid-check pt at approx. 2hrs 23mins.

that's where sundowners hav to overcome the first overhead bridge to cross over to the streets of siglap & kembangan. got to pace a 5.30hr pacer throughout bedok reservoir. time checked @ 30km checkpt? approx. 3hrs 45mins with 12km to go. told myself. to push more i'll be able to come in before 5hrs 30mins.

however. my worst fear struck @ the 32km mark. cramp on my left calf (as usual!) forced me to walk-jog towards the end pt. at some point. i had to sit at the bus-stop as the pain was unbearable. disappointingly. it took me approx. 1hr 30mins to complete the last 10km. argh!

instead of running through the 'highly motivating single lane bridge' at changi point. we had to make a detour this year. making the last stretch seemed longer than last yr. haas. nevertheless. like ive always tell myself...

"sometimes its not so much about crossing the finishing line as it is the journey towards it"

at the end of the day. reward ourselves with sweet.steamy dim sum @ geylang before logging onto my bed for whole sunday. haas. pair of legs too wobbly to even walk from one point to another.