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Sunday, November 15, 2015
Spartan Race 2015
hahas. super delayed post again. now its 05 dec. i'm back dating the post again.
hahas. i rmbred trying to keep focused throughout the day. finishing worked at 2am and having a 12 hr night shift after the race wasn't the best combi, but i couldn't take leave.
also, i rmbred just combing back from the trip and working straight throughout. so before the race, i was vomiting abit... just not feeling too good. nope, never thought of giving up, but just hoping that the work out can surpress the shitty feeling. ahhas.
ahahs. but i had a good breakfast in the morning. i dont usually like prep for a race, but with all the media psyching all the participants up..... better be safe than sorry. hahs!
ok. to summarize... enjoyed the race and felt that it was worth the money as the obstacles were pretty elaborate. the marketing made it felt as if it was gg to be damn tough, so much so that i didn't dare to carry out my SJ4000 like how i would for other runs. hahas. well, during the race for a moment, it did felt likka rugby fitness trng for awhile.... the days with the sandbags at SA. ahhahas.
of all the obscales, i failed 3 which means 3 x 30 burpees. ok. i cheated on the burpees. i hit the no, but never do like good burpees.. just scrappped through ahhahs.
i failed on the swinging one, the javeline throw and the rope climb.
the swinging one was mad. so mad that i think 80% of the ppl were doing burpees so it was as if burpees was the station and the obstacle itself was the bonus round or smth. hahahs. but i had that belief that i could do it.... just that 'belief' does not equate to 'execution'. ahhahs.
ya. u only have 1 chance. let's just say i'm not a good at killing with a stick.
Spartan Race 2015, 15 Nov. 9am.
with ah huat and many more other friends who were running at different timings.
with ah huat and many more other friends who were running at different timings.
hahas. i rmbred trying to keep focused throughout the day. finishing worked at 2am and having a 12 hr night shift after the race wasn't the best combi, but i couldn't take leave.
also, i rmbred just combing back from the trip and working straight throughout. so before the race, i was vomiting abit... just not feeling too good. nope, never thought of giving up, but just hoping that the work out can surpress the shitty feeling. ahhas.
hahas. the idea was half boiled eggs. but i guess this is even better. ahhhas. :D
ahahs. but i had a good breakfast in the morning. i dont usually like prep for a race, but with all the media psyching all the participants up..... better be safe than sorry. hahs!
before the race. having quite a good weather actually with the light drizzle and morng crisp.
ok. really regretting not bringing my cam out coz i wanna take photos. but because i didn't bring my cam out, i was able to enjoy the run and obstacles.
(photo taken by chiewy who was secretly supporting me after her run!)
ok. to summarize... enjoyed the race and felt that it was worth the money as the obstacles were pretty elaborate. the marketing made it felt as if it was gg to be damn tough, so much so that i didn't dare to carry out my SJ4000 like how i would for other runs. hahas. well, during the race for a moment, it did felt likka rugby fitness trng for awhile.... the days with the sandbags at SA. ahhahas.
of all the obscales, i failed 3 which means 3 x 30 burpees. ok. i cheated on the burpees. i hit the no, but never do like good burpees.. just scrappped through ahhahs.
i failed on the swinging one, the javeline throw and the rope climb.
the swinging one was mad. so mad that i think 80% of the ppl were doing burpees so it was as if burpees was the station and the obstacle itself was the bonus round or smth. hahahs. but i had that belief that i could do it.... just that 'belief' does not equate to 'execution'. ahhahs.
ya. u only have 1 chance. let's just say i'm not a good at killing with a stick.
hahas the rope climb. i believe that if i had the right technique i could do it. hahas. i did until the 2nd last knot and could go further coz i think i attempted like 5 times, trying to figure out / train out some tehcnique or smth. ahhahas.
was pretty proud of myself despite the failures. hahas. for most of the obstacles, i did the female weights, AND the guys weights. ahahahas. i did the female ones just to ensure i completed it, and then did the male weights to push myself. should have just done the male weights straight.
ok. i'm just gg to dump all the photos taken off facebook. i do not own the rights of the photos. hahas. i dont think its all of the obstacles here though. but here's some of it in random order!
hahash. after the race. nice medal.
knee felt really wobbily. thankfully i tapped and it held up well enough.
nice free cards with #reboksg #spartanracesg ahahas.
more from the sponsors.
so yea. that was it. after that, it was 4 days of body aching and i fell really sick... from all the travel, sulphur, work and not enough rest. thank God for the 3 off days after my night shift when i really rested and recovered well enough to be operational.
ahhas. this Sprint cate is 5k + nia and i think its pretty challenging if u never train. the next one would be on the 7th May 10k with 30+ obstacles. very tempted to bring my cam, but i think for this, i just wanna enjoy the race. and to enjoy the race, i guess i'm gonna be training for it abit. by then it should be just after the rugby 15s season and into NTL 2016 touch season, so i THINK i should be a tad fitter than this period of time. hahas.
its really fun and i encourage everyone who's willing to spend on an eventful day to sign up for it. the early bird registration opens after 5dec! hahas. i also encourage u guys to save up for commando challenge. though its not as xiong as this, it's more fun especially when u do it in a group.
ok. till then! hahahs (still working on my Bromo trip post).
Wednesday, October 21, 2015
Commando Challenge 2015
17th oct.
a leave taken, well spent at Sentosa.
its been long since i've ran/gymed due to my almost non-existent MCL of my right knee. so prior to this race, from all the excitment, it become much apprehension not knowing if my knee could survive. in my opinion, anyone can complete the race luh. its not that tough as how the media tries to portray coz it just climbing here and here. hahas, anyone could do it unless u put a time caps to it.
did the run with kat this yr.. james had to attend his bro's wedding.
so its my 3rd yr participating as this is my most fav run of the year. this yr, i could do the ramp thing. hahas. last yr i couldnt coz the ramp was after the water obstacles with much sand everywhr. so without friction on the soles of ur feet, it was really tough gg up and ah huat had to help me up. hahas. so this yr, it came off as a surprise that i could do it, plus, with a half-ok knee. :) #achievementunlocked.
but yea, overall, there's a vast improvement in the organisation of the event, and perhaps, due to safety reasons and aims to reduce risky situations, the obstacles were more tactfully placed (all the water obstacles towards the end; those obstacles where friction was the key for completion were placed during the first few parts of the route). the route was very different too. not challenging coz no slopes; not complaining though. hahahs. but kinda missed those parts with the old buildings and artifacts where they played gun shots/ army combat sounds in the surroundings... macham really like war like that. the obstacle i dont like the most is the electric shock one. ahhas. but perhaps that makes the whole run memorable and epic. ahhas.
well, perhaps i MIGHT join the extreme category next yr! 15km and 15kg of load. hahas. i think i'd just sign up for the earliest wave and walk through it. hahas. its the journey and not the destination that counts right. hahahas.
here's the YouTube vid. (can't play on mobile devices due to the song copyright reasons.)
here's the FB vid. (yea, i removed the music so can upload on FB, much dedication to social media here)
so here's the photos!
a leave taken, well spent at Sentosa.
its been long since i've ran/gymed due to my almost non-existent MCL of my right knee. so prior to this race, from all the excitment, it become much apprehension not knowing if my knee could survive. in my opinion, anyone can complete the race luh. its not that tough as how the media tries to portray coz it just climbing here and here. hahas, anyone could do it unless u put a time caps to it.
did the run with kat this yr.. james had to attend his bro's wedding.
so its my 3rd yr participating as this is my most fav run of the year. this yr, i could do the ramp thing. hahas. last yr i couldnt coz the ramp was after the water obstacles with much sand everywhr. so without friction on the soles of ur feet, it was really tough gg up and ah huat had to help me up. hahas. so this yr, it came off as a surprise that i could do it, plus, with a half-ok knee. :) #achievementunlocked.
but yea, overall, there's a vast improvement in the organisation of the event, and perhaps, due to safety reasons and aims to reduce risky situations, the obstacles were more tactfully placed (all the water obstacles towards the end; those obstacles where friction was the key for completion were placed during the first few parts of the route). the route was very different too. not challenging coz no slopes; not complaining though. hahahs. but kinda missed those parts with the old buildings and artifacts where they played gun shots/ army combat sounds in the surroundings... macham really like war like that. the obstacle i dont like the most is the electric shock one. ahhas. but perhaps that makes the whole run memorable and epic. ahhas.
well, perhaps i MIGHT join the extreme category next yr! 15km and 15kg of load. hahas. i think i'd just sign up for the earliest wave and walk through it. hahas. its the journey and not the destination that counts right. hahahas.
here's the YouTube vid. (can't play on mobile devices due to the song copyright reasons.)
Commando Challenge 2015 Posted by Marian Poon on Tuesday, October 20, 2015
so here's the photos!
since its my first successful attempt, must have video. hahahs
mandatory before-and-after shot.
after the run. all the toilets were pretty much occupied.. so we decided to find somewhr legit to bathe. hahhas. we hijacked rasa's sentosa's warm showers at the swimming pool. HAHH. i mean, it was legit coz i had serene's wedding to attend after which! hahas.
so yea. Part II of the day..
and i saw my friend's 6month-old son!! ahahhas. so cutez. and his name is.... Joseph! AHHAHS.
Joseph meets little Joseph. :)
her wedding shoot in Korea is just so amazing and pretty that i oso want. hahas. but sorry, with me in the picture, can't get this effect. hahas. maybe if i wear my overalls.... ahhahhahas.
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