race summary
Race
Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon 05 (Half Marathon)
Chip Time
2h: 25m: 30s
Analysis (based on Gun Time)
Placing in Entire Field: 37th percentile
Placing in Gender: 42nd percentile
Split Times: 6:54/km (11:06/mile)
Average Speed: 8.7km/hr (5.4miles/hr)
Event Average Time: 2h: 37m: 24s
Performance Rating
Average
Damage
1. Hamstring cramp on left leg
2. Sore nipples
3. Abrasion under right arm pit
4. Sunburn
(More to come surely in the next few days)
Observations
1. The longer you've run, the longer the kilometres become. This theory has been proven once and again. Ha!
2. Nicholl Highway is the worst part of the race for the half marathon - totally shadeless and the turnabout was nowhere in sight.
3. I saw so many different kinds of people completing the full marathon - from students and young people to uncles and aunties, to a few ah peks. Many didn't even look like serious runners. They're all great examples! With sheer determination (and legs holding up), I'm sure you can do it too!
Lessons Learnt
1. DO NOT take powergels before going to sleep.
I had a spare pack, so decided to try one just before I went to sleep the night before. Couldn't sleep later due to body heating up and increased heart rate (duh). In the first place, you're supposed to take them before/during/after the run.
2. DO NOT bring the race provided shoe bag (if you're using the baggage service, that is)
I'm so glad I brought my own red shoe bag. With the mountains of bags all identical, how to find?
3. DO NOT use the baggage service at all.
I'm sure the organisers will be getting a lot of complaints on this. I didn't get a sunburn from the run - I got it from queueing almost 2 hours under the hot sun to retrieve my shoe bag. (I've been warned about the possible long queue, but I didn't have much of a choice.) By the time I reached the front of the queue, the whole shambles had turned into a comedy show with people picking random bags and shouting their tag numbers. If the owner happened to be there, everyone cheered and shouted "strike!" or "dio beh pio ah!". This was taking too long though, so in the end many of us barged in behind the counters and went searching for our own bags. Result: pandemonium.
Joker of the Day
My friend, the one I took over from for the half marathon. He ran the 10km instead, finishing the race without any problems. But he twisted his ankle when we ran the final stretch to cheer zx on as he came in for the finish. Was that stupid or what, ha!
Mastercard Moment
Bus ticket to venue: $3.00
Cab ride home: $8.20
Finishing your first half marathon: priceless
Special Mention
A round of applause, please, to zx who turned full-fledged Marathoner. You're my hero! :D
Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon 05 (Half Marathon)
Chip Time
2h: 25m: 30s
Analysis (based on Gun Time)
Placing in Entire Field: 37th percentile
Placing in Gender: 42nd percentile
Split Times: 6:54/km (11:06/mile)
Average Speed: 8.7km/hr (5.4miles/hr)
Event Average Time: 2h: 37m: 24s
Performance Rating
Average
Damage
1. Hamstring cramp on left leg
2. Sore nipples
3. Abrasion under right arm pit
4. Sunburn
(More to come surely in the next few days)
Observations
1. The longer you've run, the longer the kilometres become. This theory has been proven once and again. Ha!
2. Nicholl Highway is the worst part of the race for the half marathon - totally shadeless and the turnabout was nowhere in sight.
3. I saw so many different kinds of people completing the full marathon - from students and young people to uncles and aunties, to a few ah peks. Many didn't even look like serious runners. They're all great examples! With sheer determination (and legs holding up), I'm sure you can do it too!
Lessons Learnt
1. DO NOT take powergels before going to sleep.
I had a spare pack, so decided to try one just before I went to sleep the night before. Couldn't sleep later due to body heating up and increased heart rate (duh). In the first place, you're supposed to take them before/during/after the run.
2. DO NOT bring the race provided shoe bag (if you're using the baggage service, that is)
I'm so glad I brought my own red shoe bag. With the mountains of bags all identical, how to find?
3. DO NOT use the baggage service at all.
I'm sure the organisers will be getting a lot of complaints on this. I didn't get a sunburn from the run - I got it from queueing almost 2 hours under the hot sun to retrieve my shoe bag. (I've been warned about the possible long queue, but I didn't have much of a choice.) By the time I reached the front of the queue, the whole shambles had turned into a comedy show with people picking random bags and shouting their tag numbers. If the owner happened to be there, everyone cheered and shouted "strike!" or "dio beh pio ah!". This was taking too long though, so in the end many of us barged in behind the counters and went searching for our own bags. Result: pandemonium.
Joker of the Day
My friend, the one I took over from for the half marathon. He ran the 10km instead, finishing the race without any problems. But he twisted his ankle when we ran the final stretch to cheer zx on as he came in for the finish. Was that stupid or what, ha!
Mastercard Moment
Bus ticket to venue: $3.00
Cab ride home: $8.20
Finishing your first half marathon: priceless
Special Mention
A round of applause, please, to zx who turned full-fledged Marathoner. You're my hero! :D
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2 Comments:
it's me again..
U so funny! power gel supposed to give you power before, during and after activities.. U took power gel before sleep to have power dreams?? =P
yah.. my colleagues were all complaining about the baggage counter too.. looks like the full marathon didn't managed to drain off all their energy.. think they can run some more..
a few of them got sun-burnt as well.. grumbling that the muscle ache is bearable, the sun-burnt is unbearable..
i really take my hat off the full marathoners.. heard that the most terrible routes were East Coast Park, Fort Rd and Esplanade..
anyway, whichever category the runners took part in, all of U deserved a pat on the back.. not on the sun-burnt area though.. =)
haha.. kudos to the runspirators and volunteers as well (yes, including the dimwit behind my baggage counter who pissed everyone off) ;)
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