Garmin Running Clinic

 

Garmin Running Clinic- tempo run of 3km loop (3 times) give me an excellent opportunity to decide the pace for upcoming Standared Chartered 10km run. I did 5'40 (over 9km) therefore my target for the run will be 5'30.

Plenty of good stuff. I get to try to run with Asic Magic Speed 2. Free Amino Drink and banana too.

KBS Trail

 Family outing- KBS Trail Run. 2km for family and 10km for myself.

Good job Hong Xin on the completion of Challenge Course

Yes I really struggle in this course. Who would have imagine that a 10km Trail Run is as hard as a half marathon or 30km run in the rain?

Piala Dato Bandar SJ

Better luck than good. 

Irrespective of number of participants, a medal is a medal. Well done Hong Yi in this "Piala Dato Bandar Subang Jaya" 4 x 2km relay race. 

Good job Puma Velocity Nitro 2. Thats' 2 bronze medal out of 2 races.

HY Cross Country

Hong Yi's first school representation is on Cross Country Racing and it is a great result. He came 3rd overall for Under 11, 2km category. 

Well done Hong Yi and well done his brand new Puma Velocity Nitro 2 Running Shoes!

 

PJ Marathon 30km 2022

The PJ Marathon 2022. Longest Run in a race - 30km. It turns out to be a nightmare. There is heavy rain about 80-90% of the journey. The road is flooding and we have to run through water pond in many occasion. There route is difficult with lots of up and down hill. Last but not least, it is my first ever 30km run therefore the fatigue is significant. 

Garmin Run 2022

My second real race- half marathon and its not a bad one at all. I finish at the time of 2hour 10min (and if I remove the additional 450m that organisor mistakely put int, I would have finish at  around 2 hour 8 min). The average pace is 6'04, slightly above my target of 6'00. The reason of not able to hit target is due to 'cramp' feeling from 16km onwards and slow me down for 4 km. Otherwise, I am ahead up to 16km mark.

The route is difficult in my opinion but overall the experience is great.

Puma

After having numerous Nike shoes, Brooks shoes, Saucony and Under Armour, next our family shall try Puma shoes!

To review soon!

VO2 Max - Runalyze

There are plenty of reason not truly believing in VO2Max by Garmin. The stats appear to be so high that its purpose has shift from being accurate to pleasing the consumer.

Figures from Runalyze appears to be a lot more accurate, or at least in my opinion. Figure showed that I was in much better shape last year around Sept-Nov and start to decline (probably due to left tight IT Band injury) and a sharp decline in Jun - August this year amid Covid and influenza. Figures rebound slightly thereafter and hopefully I can regain or even exceed previous peak. 

KL City Car Free Run

Its been a while since I last run in KL City, which is the Standard Chartered Run 2019. This feel very familiar except there are less runner, more cyclist and much easier route. There is no pressure since it is not a timed competition. There are some photo session during the run and met some friends, which makes it quite fun. Perhaps I should drag family over for the next run.