The Pain and the Pleasure
Woke up at 330am today....to face the devastating news that Arsenal crashed 1-0 to Man City! Words fail me!!! The Gunners totally fell apart! Sigh..... Ah well, we will rise again and win the rest of our matches for the season and lift the Cup in May....
Yup, Heather is having oxygen deprivation. Blame it on the fact that I ran 21 klicks this morning.Oh yah, forgot to say that was the real reason why I woke up at 330am, as opposed to staying up to watch the Gunners' sad excuse for playing footie.... I was taking part in the annual Army Half-Marathon/Sheares Bridge Run. The big thing about this run is that it's the only time in the year that the Sheares Bridge is open to runners.....Apparently 60000 other runners were mad enough to wake up early to run through the streets of Singapore at that time too! Was an okay run. Weather was humid, so was a bit uncomfortable. Also, too many slow runners so I had to weave my way through them, which can be a bit complicated when they're all taller than me and swinging their elbows around like mad! Honestly, someone should teach these people how to run properly! And some people had absolutely no sense of runner etiquette....there was this guy who just pushed past people rudely, don't know why he's in such a rush since there's no way he would have made it to the top 3 finishers anyway!
But still, it was good to see so many people taking exercise seriously in Singapore....despite our famous love for all sort of unhealthy food like Chao Kuay Teow and Chili crabs and durians and beef kuay teow....we also seem to be paying attention to have a healthy-ish lifestyle by exercising!
Unfortunately, running long distances take its toll on one's body...I'm now having aching quads and my toes seem to be complaining about the torture I put them through this morning....and the worse thing is, I know I'll feel even worse tomorrow once the muscles really start to ache! Ah well, the pain is worth the joy of running and seeing the sun come up over the Bridge.....
Yup, Heather is having oxygen deprivation. Blame it on the fact that I ran 21 klicks this morning.Oh yah, forgot to say that was the real reason why I woke up at 330am, as opposed to staying up to watch the Gunners' sad excuse for playing footie.... I was taking part in the annual Army Half-Marathon/Sheares Bridge Run. The big thing about this run is that it's the only time in the year that the Sheares Bridge is open to runners.....Apparently 60000 other runners were mad enough to wake up early to run through the streets of Singapore at that time too! Was an okay run. Weather was humid, so was a bit uncomfortable. Also, too many slow runners so I had to weave my way through them, which can be a bit complicated when they're all taller than me and swinging their elbows around like mad! Honestly, someone should teach these people how to run properly! And some people had absolutely no sense of runner etiquette....there was this guy who just pushed past people rudely, don't know why he's in such a rush since there's no way he would have made it to the top 3 finishers anyway!
But still, it was good to see so many people taking exercise seriously in Singapore....despite our famous love for all sort of unhealthy food like Chao Kuay Teow and Chili crabs and durians and beef kuay teow....we also seem to be paying attention to have a healthy-ish lifestyle by exercising!
Unfortunately, running long distances take its toll on one's body...I'm now having aching quads and my toes seem to be complaining about the torture I put them through this morning....and the worse thing is, I know I'll feel even worse tomorrow once the muscles really start to ache! Ah well, the pain is worth the joy of running and seeing the sun come up over the Bridge.....
posted by Heather @ 6:57 PM
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