PS3 gaming update 3: MGS4.

Finally, finished the game at normal difficulty.

Run on 29 Nov - sengkang west side.

Time taken : 1 hr 01 mins 43 secs
Distance : 10.02 km
Avg Speed : 9.7 km/h, 6min 09sec per km.

Joined the punggol runners for the sunday run. Almost all runners are faster than me.

Run on 25 Nov - run to singapore flyer

Time taken : 1 hr 22 mins 03 secs
Distance : 12.43 km
Avg Speed : 9.1 km/h, 6min 36sec per km.

Billy, Soo, Yee Tat, Seow, Manoj, Eddie, and me turn out today. All the rest are better runners than me. Ran to end of F1 track. Stop at flyer to take some pictures. Then ran back taking the short cut through the penang road.

Run on 23 Nov - sengkang east/west LRT track

Time taken : 57 mins 54 secs
Distance : 10.31 km
Avg Speed : 10.7 km/h, 5min 37sec per km.

Did a really fast run around the sengkang east/west LRT track. Must be the fastest so far.

Run on 22 Nov - Swissôtel Vertical Marathon 2009.

Event Name ---- Swissôtel Vertical Marathon 2009
Date ---------- 22 November 2009, Sunday
Time ---------- 7.00am
Organised By -- Swissôtel The Stamford, Singapore
Venue --------- Swissôtel The Stamford, Singapore
--------------- 2 Stamford Road
--------------- Singapore 178882

Take up the challenge of climbing Southeast Asia's tallest hotel - Swissôtel The Stamford, Singapore! Challenge yourself to the gruelling 73-storey vertical race up the 1,336 steps.

Time taken : 15 mins 17 secs
Distance : 0.90 km
Avg Speed : 3.3 km/h, 18min 09sec per km.

Official result : 15 min 05 secs
Position : 93/169

Heart Rate : Max 179, Avg 167

Manual lapping every 10 storey.

Lap # : lap time, accumulated time, avg HR, avg speed, distance

Lap 01 : 1:59, 1:59, 146, 5.3, 0.18
Lap 02 : 1:53, 3:52, 166, 3.6, 0.11
Lap 03 : 2:07, 6:00, 165, 2.5, 0.09
Lap 04 : 2:07, 8:08, 166, 3.7, 0.14
Lap 05 : 2:00, 10:08, 170, 2.3, 0.09
Lap 06 : 1:55, 12:03, 172, 2.4, 0.09
Lap 07 : 2:10, 14:14, 176, 2.9, 0.11
Lap 08 : 1:02, 15:17, 178, 4.8, 0.09

Swissôtel Vertical Marathon 2009 race pack contents. - to be updated

Collected the race pack from Swissotel level 4 function room. Same as last year, totally no queue at all, GOOD!

Run on 20 Nov - u turn at esplanade

Time taken : 1 hr 06 mins 46 secs
Distance : 10.55 km
Avg Speed : 9.5 km/h, 6min 19sec per km.

Ran solo today after work. Cooling run today as the rain stopped before the run.

Run on 19 Nov - office gym treadmill

Time taken : 1 hr 0 mins 42 secs
Distance : 10.20 km
Avg Speed : 10.1 km/h, 5min 57sec per km.

Another run at the gym. This time with Eddie. Its was raining these few days.

Run on 17 Nov - office gym treadmill

Time taken : 1 hr 4 mins 59 secs
Distance : 10.67 km
Avg Speed : 9.9 km/h, 6min 05sec per km.

Wanted to go for CBD run, but it started raining and so i ended up ruuning at the office gym treadmill. It must be more than 1 year when i last ran at the treadmill.
I set a pace of 10km/h and my HR was much higher compare to running outside.

Run on 15 Nov - sengkang east/west LRT track

Time taken : 1 hr 00 mins 17 secs
Distance : 10.31 km
Avg Speed : 10.3 km/h, 5min 50sec per km.

Did a tempo run around the sengkang east/west LRT track.

PS3 gaming update 2: MGS4.

Just finished Act 2, this early morning.

Run on 11 Nov - run to botanic garden via chatsworth rd

Time taken : 1 hr 16 mins 31 secs
Distance : 8.99 km
Avg Speed : 7.0 km/h, 8min 30sec per km.

Billy, Seow, Soo, Yee Tat, Manoj, Eddie, Stanley, new member Chia Han Ghee and me turn out today.
Decide to run to Botanic garden (via short route) as they block off the way after Esplanade bridge due to APEC meeting.

Ran with Stanley today while the rest of the Cat 1 runners zoom off ahead. We turn into the Botanic garden to find toilet, that is why the total distance is around 9km.

Run on 10 Nov - CBD run, set E, Tanjong Pagar MRT up to Mount Faber

Time taken : 1 hr 38 mins 36 secs
Distance : 15.46 km
Avg Speed : 9.4 km/h, 6min 22sec per km.

Did 2 only loops at MF tonight.

Run on 8 Nov - 15km New Balance Real Run 2009.

Venue : Changi Exhibition Centre

Time taken : 1 hr 38 mins 36 secs
Distance : 15.46 km
Avg Speed : 9.4 km/h, 6min 22sec per km.

Heart Rate : Max 187, Avg 167

Offical Timing: 01:40:21
Nett Timing: 01:38:27
Position: 1077/2373

Did autolap at 1km interval.

Lap # : lap time, accumulated time, avg HR, avg speed

Lap 01 : 5:54, 5:54, 146, 10.2
Lap 02 : 6:10, 12:04, 156, 9.7
Lap 03 : 5:56, 18:01, 158, 10.1
Lap 04 : 6:13, 24:15, 160, 9.7
Lap 05 : 6:15, 30:30, 161, 9.6
Lap 06 : 6:12, 36:43, 165, 9.7
Lap 07 : 6:40, 43:23, 166, 9.0
Lap 08 : 6:02, 49:25, 169, 9.9
Lap 09 : 6:14, 55:40, 170, 9.6
Lap 10 : 6:51, 1:02:31, 169, 8.8
Lap 11 : 6:18, 1:08:49, 172, 9.5
Lap 12 : 6:28, 1:15:17, 172, 9.3
Lap 13 : 7:06, 1:22:23, 175, 8.5
Lap 14 : 7:04, 1:29:27, 175, 8.5
Lap 15 : 6:21, 1:35:48, 178, 9.4
Lap 16 : 2:47, 1:38:36, 185, 10.1





Race certificate received on 18 Jan 2010.

New Balance Real Run 2009.

This morning is New Balance Real Run 2009. Second time running this event. 4km Trail, 10.4 km Road and 600m Beach. Total distance 15km.

Not much change from last year.
Woke up at 0445 hrs. Left home at around 0520 hrs. Reach Changi Exhibition Centre at around 0600 hrs. Proceed to meet with the rest of my colleagues inside the aircon hanger.

Last year, only Stanley signed up with me. This year, we have Soo, Eddie, Sam, Yuen See, Stanley, Rama and me running the 15km. Tom and Yee Tat ran the 10km route.

10km runners were flagged off at 0700 hrs, while the 15km runners were flagged off at 0730 hrs (they actually started 5 minutes earlier).

As for the run, the trail portion seems to be much more forgiving and flatter this year. The hot sun only came out after i cross the 8km u turn point. Last year, it was hot from the very beginning. As usual, the last 3 km was punishing, facing the hot sun without any shade at all.

Managed a PB and completed it in 1hr 38+ mins. This time round, i did not stop to snap any pictures.

Ice cold 100+ is available at the ending point when i completed the race, but for the slower runner, there was no more left except plain water.

After the run, queue up to collect the goodies bag and finisher medal. Meet up with the rest of my colleague for photo taking and most of us proceed to Changi Village to have breakfast before heading back home.

Below are the results.




Photos from www.sportphotox.com

Run on 6 Nov - std 5km office run

Time taken : 31 mins 38 secs
Distance : 5.09 km
Avg Speed : 9.7 km/h, 6min 12sec per km.

Run solo for the standard office 5km route. Main purpose is to test out my old retired wave precision 7 shoes. Sunday Real Run is expected to be muddy as it was raining these few days.

Run on 4 Nov - u turn at esplanade

Time taken : 1 hr 06 mins 54 secs
Distance : 10.85 km
Avg Speed : 9.7 km/h, 6min 10sec per km.

Yee Tat, Billy, Irwin, Manoj, Eddie, Khoo, Yuen See and me turn out today. Last run was 1 week ago as we went to Genting from Sunday to Tuesday. Was quite happy to be able to maintain my pace.

Genting holiday from 1 - 3 Nov 2009 part 1. - to be updated

Price paid. $89 per person x 6. 2 night stay at First World Hotel.

$60 each for just the bus fare.

Total = $89 x 6 + $60 x 2 = $654.

At queens street bus terminal.





At Malaysia Ayer Hitam.








Hotel voucher.




Waiting to check in at First World Hotel.


Went to the wrong skyway.



Base of Awana skyway.



Hotel passageway.






Indoor theme park.




Hotel key card.











On the bus home.