Deepavali Run

A break for today due to Deepavali. It was a good break and for me to clock some mileage & get myself ready for SCSM 05.

I reached MR at 6:30am, runalone(Freddy) is already there waiting. Today is Freddy "first" run in MR and we intend to do 2 loops of 10.5km. It is also my first time doing 2 loops, still dunno how tough it can get also. Normally 1 round for me. Anyway, don't try how to know right? Hey i have MR ultra awaits me on Christmas Day...have to do it anyway.

We started off at 6:45am. We chitchat along the way, while i orientate Freddy about the route. Freddy is a faster and more serious runner than i am, hopefully i dont be too slow for him. We finished 1st round in 1:10hr+. brought 100plus from the vendor machine and take rest for a few minutes.

We proceed to do the 2nd round. It was getting tougher for 2nd round. Lots of people along the way as well, hiking or aiming towards treetop at this time. In fact, we saw aunties pushing a wheelchair of an elder along the trail. what are they thinking of? On another location, we have a family(3 generation) after 1.5km decided to turn back due to the tough terrain. Don't they know how tough the route is? everybody just take it like a stroll in the park!!!

The leg is getting a bit heavy, the calf is aching. It was a good exercise for the legs, plus the lungs as well. Finally we finished the run in 1:12hr+, which is pretty good, only 2 mins difference. If not for Freddy, i would have slack behind and finished much longer.

Saw Peter(Commando) at MR today during middle the run, he is doing the opposite direction from us. He finished 2 laps like us. He wear the army boots for the run, which we didnt notice until he mentioned to us at the ending point(carpark).

All of us sit down at the carpark and have a long chitchat at the end. It was pretty interesting conversation. We chat about 168km run, Peter's Kedah Marathon experience.

A good run for myself, currently the muscles are abit aching. The feel is worst than finishing a 36km run. Not use to runing 2 round of MR my feel. Will have to do it a few more times to prepare for SCSM & MR Ultra at the end of the year?

Conclusion? 1 loop is okay, enough to satisfy the taste for hill/leg/lungs. 2 loops mah...abit of mental involved. Haha....

Till next time pa....