jogging and motivation thread

[xllms]

Completed my first ever marathon in 3.32.50. Will wait for official time but should be around there.

One toilet break at 7km. Around 1 min+ gone, bottleneck at 12-14km. Actually I did make up enough time to finish under 3.30 but from 37km onwards,I decided to listen to my body and just finish safely. My Coros HM and earbuds suddenly turn off at 10km.

Was anyhow refuelling also so that’s another thing to take note of for future races. Kop 6 packs of Amino Sarus Gels. Around 30 dollars saved haha.

amazing you can keep your heartrate below 150 throughout
pretty sure you will break the 3hr barrier in cooler places with better organised routes.

 

[Ender]

Completed my first ever marathon in 3.32.50. Will wait for official time but should be around there.

One toilet break at 7km. Around 1 min+ gone, bottleneck at 12-14km. Actually I did make up enough time to finish under 3.30 but from 37km onwards,I decided to listen to my body and just finish safely. My Coros HM and earbuds suddenly turn off at 10km.

Was anyhow refuelling also so that’s another thing to take note of for future races. Kop 6 packs of Amino Sarus Gels. Around 30 dollars saved haha.

Impressive and this is after the HM yesterday. Think I saw a F penner at the opposite direction that is well ahead of the 4hr pacers, probably closer to 3:45pacers. Must be you.

 

[Tudo88]

amazing you can keep your heartrate below 150 throughout
pretty sure you will break the 3hr barrier in cooler places with better organised routes.

No la my Coros HRM disconnected from my watch. No readings after 10km onwards. Definitely not below 150. I guess between 150-160 based on how I was feeling. 37km onwards maybe spike to high 160-170. That period I don’t feel too good,breathing was out of place so I just walk run.

 

[Tudo88]

Impressive and this is after the HM yesterday. Think I saw a F penner at the opposite direction that is well ahead of the 4hr pacers, probably closer to 3:45pacers. Must be you.

Thanks. Yeah I cleared the 4 hours pacers but I never meet the 3.45 pacers.

Did you all take the sarus gels? Actually I wanted to take more,they handing out like free but too bulky for my shorts already. If take 20 of them,it’s like 90 dollars saved hahaha

 

[Ender]

Didn't meet goal, but a very small PB, that could very well be just a variable. Means training for next year.
Lack of endurance, as legs gets heavy from 32km.

 

[Ender]

Thanks. Yeah I cleared the 4 hours pacers but I never meet the 3.45 pacers.

Did you all take the sarus gels? Actually I wanted to take more,they handing out like free but too bulky for my shorts already. If take 20 of them,it’s like 90 dollars saved hahaha

I brought 3 packet of gels home. Actually my plan was to use the Saurus 1 and 2 gel at 39 km for the final boost. But I think I ate too much gel, until very jelak. Any more might make me vomit. So I brought them all home.
Check @GlassDoor how many packs he brought home.

 

[GlassDoor]

uncle finish virgin FM in one piece

started slow (tons of people were like zipping pass me in the first few km). Managed to chase up to the 4h pace group around 7+km. Found a lady runner in the group with about the same cadence and followed all the way. Felt ok throughout , relaxed and still nasal breathing. Increased pace and left 4h pace group after 38km. Feels like a extended LSD

experience wise .. felt like 3div HM during my NS days. weather was nice water was plenty. And there were lots of gels!!! I ate like 6-7 and still had 5 left in my tights at the end.

 

[Tudo88]

I brought 3 packet of gels home. Actually my plan was to use the Saurus 1 and 2 gel at 39 km for the final boost. But I think I ate too much gel, until very jelak. Any more might make me vomit. So I brought them all home.
Check @GlassDoor how many packs he brought home.

Same. I stopped eating gels after 30km. Total I consumed 5 packs at unplanned intervals. Need a solid refueling strategy for FM. HM I know I will just take 2 at 7 and 14km.

 

[Ender]

uncle finish virgin FM in one piece

started slow (tons of people were like zipping pass me in the first few km). Managed to chase up to the 4h pace group around 7+km. Found a lady runner in the group with about the same cadence and followed all the way. Felt ok throughout , relaxed and still nasal breathing. Increased pace and left 4h pace group after 38km. Feels like a extended LSD

experience wise .. felt like 3div HM during my NS days. weather was nice water was plenty. And there were lots of gels!!! I ate like 6-7 and still had 5 left in my tights at the end.

Virgin FM, sub 4 and a handful of gels. Congrats.

 

[GlassDoor]

Virgin FM, sub 4 and a handful of gels. Congrats.

Good experience. But would I pay for it? Probably not.

The predominant feeling at the end is hungry... very very hungry
Maybe eat too many gels.

 

[xllms]

No la my Coros HRM disconnected from my watch. No readings after 10km onwards. Definitely not below 150. I guess between 150-160 based on how I was feeling. 37km onwards maybe spike to high 160-170. That period I don’t feel too good,breathing was out of place so I just walk run.

good run especially after yesterday's HM. A good start.

 

[xllms]

No la my Coros HRM disconnected from my watch. No readings after 10km onwards. Definitely not below 150. I guess between 150-160 based on how I was feeling. 37km onwards maybe spike to high 160-170. That period I don’t feel too good,breathing was out of place so I just walk run.

good run especially after yesterday's HM. A good start.

 

[GlassDoor]

Did badly this time. 4:25:55.

Cramped from 16km onwards. Had to walk jog from half marathon. At certain points cramped until cannot move

Under 4h30m is very respectable by any measure.
Rest well and eat well. Live to fight another day

 

[Kitaro9202]

Has any one join those virtual run like in sg or my?
I check MY the price is way cheaper though

 

[WussRedXLi]

This fella sub 2:30 this year, in tropical heat KL.

 

[basic___]

This fella sub 2:30 this year, in tropical heat KL.

Ni Jia quite fast and up and coming SEA runner. Think he is faster than SRY also

 

[WussRedXLi]

Ni Jia quite fast and up and coming SEA runner. Think he is faster than SRY also

Fwah...for real. But i heard from Youtubers this year KL terok warm, so that shd mean something.

Today really chilling, full cloud cover and relatively low temps till 9.30am. So heng for the runners today.
In fact when i hit LCK rd i had a bit of a spine chilling moment after i passed the PIE section on Jalan Bahar and entered the "forested area"........real sudden blast of cold wave, pre dawn also. I tot the cemeteries had a part in that....but heng not 7th month. NEA says 24 deg C.

 

[GlassDoor]

 

[WussRedXLi]

Ben ran really fast in Shanghai

 

[basic___]

Fwah...for real. But i heard from Youtubers this year KL terok warm, so that shd mean something.

Today really chilling, full cloud cover and relatively low temps till 9.30am. So heng for the runners today.
In fact when i hit LCK rd i had a bit of a spine chilling moment after i passed the PIE section on Jalan Bahar and entered the "forested area"........real sudden blast of cold wave, pre dawn also. I tot the cemeteries had a part in that....but heng not 7th month. NEA says 24 deg C.

There is another Indo runner that is faster than both of them. Probably will take Gold at SEA games marathon